Have you ever imagined what it is like to be on an adventurous and mysterious mission? Well, you’re in for a great book! The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart & Carson Ellis is an intriguing novel that invites readers to join Mr. Benedict and his crew in a mission of life and death. The Mysterious Benedict Society enters the story of a young boy named Reynie Muldoon and his friends, who took a confusing test full of riddles and secrets that offer a chance of changing their life of being orphans, but what they don’t know is that this “chance” puts their lives in peril. The book opens with Reynie Muldoon, a young boy who lives with his legal guardian and tutor, Miss Perumal in an orphanage. One day, Reynie saw an unusual …show more content…
Mr. Curtain, the antagonist in the novel, is trying to manipulate the world by brainwashing humans. He uses The Whisperer, to brainwash and manipulating people to do what he wants them to. I learn that we should not try to manipulate people because humans are their own unique self. Manipulating isn’t a good way to make the world a better place (like what Mr. Curtain is trying to accomplish), instead, manipulation ruins the world. The world is a better place when everyone is free and not controlled. Whether we notice it or not, electronics nowadays are also manipulating us because we are so attracted to it, just like what Mr. Curtain did in the book. Every day we come home and watch tv, or play with our smartphones, and I don’t think that is a really good idea because it is slowly turning us into an “anti-social” person (communicating via electronics rather than face-to-face). These gadgets are manipulating us in a slightly different way from the book. Basically, I think that The Mysterious Benedict Society is trying to tell us that our generation shouldn’t be addicted to using a lot of electronic gadgets because it can slowly turn us into a different person. In other words, …show more content…
I personally enjoyed the book, I think the storyline is quite gripping. However, there are some parts that I am not fond of. Such as the part where they defeated Mr. Curtain just by resisting the soothing messages of The Whisperer, I think that didn’t really make sense. As the climax of the story, that part wasn’t epic and awesome enough. It didn’t really quite show how the whole story connected to that ending. In other words, it was a bit confusing. On the other hand, I liked how the authors included confusing riddles and puzzles in the book. It was very creative of them to do that since it can attract the readers to solve it as they read the book. Another thing I liked about The Mysterious Benedict Society is that they also included what it was like for Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance to take the test at Monk Building. They provided questions so that we, the readers, can also answer them. I took time answering those questions and I thought it was cool for them to put those in there. Also, the theme that I recognised from this novel was manipulation. Although they didn’t address it directly, I am pretty sure that they are trying to tell all of us that we should communicate with other people and not just with our phones. I learned that our generation is slowly being manipulated by electronic gadgets without us realising
The story itself was quite interesting. The characters are believable and some had obvious arcs, the plot seems well paced, and most plot points are memorable. The dialogue didn’t seem forced, and flowed fairly realistically. The conflict, Devine Corporations vs the Beanfield (well, really, it’s owner but…), ended well, with Devine not being able to do anything about it, not for a lack of trying.
Fans of the novel found that the way the novel is written, you never want to put it down and the action keeps things moving and is quite entertaining. The novel pulls you in and makes you love each of the main characters in it. This is a great series for anyone to read, and it is audience friendly for whoever reads them. There is quite a bit of suspense that will make the novel exceed readers 's expectations, and the twists and turns keeps you guessing and lets nothing be predictable. Some like the way this group of people bands together when they really need to and keep things together so they can all stop the
I found the book to be easy, exciting reading because the story line was very realistic and easily relatable. This book flowed for me to a point when, at times, it was difficult to put down. Several scenes pleasantly caught me off guard and some were extremely hilarious, namely, the visit to Martha Oldcrow. I found myself really fond of the char...
In my eyes I loved the book I rate it a 9/10, its had a good twist and turn to it. I loved this
The ending of this book was a cliffhanger. In my opinion that is the worse kind of ending, but that’s how that writing persuades the reader to get the next book in the series. Without giving too much away about the end of the story, it was very unexpected. To be
Once I get past all of the rambling I did in the past paragraphs, I honestly really enjoyed the book. Though it wasn't like most of the other books I’ve read (meaning I didn't cry during the process of reading it), the characters were just as provokingly interesting as the characters in other stories, it was a little edgy and made me want to yell at it, shouting at Sam when she wouldn’t let Tyler play video games with Danny, or Danny when he called to have Sam and Tyler taken to a separate facility. Overall, this book opened me up to something that just isn't a romance novel. This story really shows that there are people with a lot of difficulties in their lives, and that’s what I liked the most about it.
I did not like the ending of the story. I found that the ending was very predictable and anticlimactic, especially when all the tension was being built up throughout the rest of the book. When I was nearing the end of the book I was already starting to envision the ending of the book and when I got to the end I was disappointed to see that I was correct. I would have preferred if the ending was more of a cliff-hanger and ended completely different than anyone would have expected.
I have a few dislikes about the book. My first dislike about the book is that it was full of vulgar language. I did not like the use of vulgar language in this book. I see no need in having it. Another dislike about the book is that it did not have any pictures. Pictures help people visualize what is happening in a story better.
My overall opinion of this book is good I really liked it and recommend it to anyone. It is a good book to read and it keep you interested throughout the whole book.
Unlike the other books I have read, this book left out a lot of elements like ritual, prayer, clothing, and all of the trappings of religion. I really do not agree with this part of the book. I find this part of religion interesting and I was looking forward to reading and learning about it. I am still not disappointed, but I would have liked the book better if it was expressed.
I think my favorite thing about this novel was the realistic ending. Some books try to just give you a fairy tale but this book had an ending that mad you think in the end if I was in the same position would I do the same thing. I didn’t like the fact that the novel portrayed mental illness in a way to say that it needed to be hidden and protected. I thought this novel was very believable for the time period that it was set in. I think the ending to this novel was perfect it was an accurate ending to this
I didn’t not dislike much in the novel but the only thing I didn’t like was the language and the dialogues in the novel.I thought it was very hard to understand the African American slang.I had to read the text several times to completely understand it.
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.
In the story “The Veldt,” the author Bradbury shows that technology has caused people to become dependent on it. Children these days are using iPads, iPhones, and other various types of technology for constantly checking social media or texting friends. That is causing children these days to become more dependent on technology where they are not able to live for a second without it. This is a problem because Bradbury tells us that technology has taken over the way people are behaving in society in a negative way. He is telling us that it is affecting the youth and adults in their day to day life. In this short story George says, “We’ve been contemplating our mechanical, electronic navels for too long. My God, how we need a breath of honest air” (Bradbury 9). George in this quote is stressing on the point of how we humans have been too attached to technology; where it has changed us in the way we act. He is trying to explain that people are not spending enough time for an interesting activity, but using that time for using their phone or computer. George is trying to argue that life is for doing many adventures while technology is only focused on one aspect of life. Additionally, technology is taking away the way youth are interacting with others. “The Veldt” is trying...
“Milligan had said he would die before he let any harm to them.” Milligan, a character from the book The Mysterious Benedict Society, shows many wonderful attributes that make him an inspirational hero. Milligan, a once government secret agent, is a bodyguard for Mr. Benedict, the leader of a small organization that fights against his evil twin brother Mr. Curtain. Mr. Benedict creates a team of children to go behind enemy lines at his brother’s school, L.I.V.E. When this mission runs into unexpected complicated problems, trustworthy Milligan is always there for the team of children, or as the children call themselves, he Mysterious Benedict Society. Milligan was previously brainswept, due to Mr. Curtain’s experimental