Alex Rider has a wish, to go to school. Not your average English fourteen year old boy's dream. Quite a few probably want to be a spy. For Alex it is the opposite. Manipulated into being what he doesn't want to be by MI6, Alex must go to finish the work his uncle started.
Yes, he is a spy, but with no gun. Punching, hitting, giant crushers and jellyfish attacks; though Alex isn't given a gun, that doesn't prevent EVERYONE else from having one. A lot of people are trying to kill Alex. And their not trying to be nice about it.
Alex is a reluctant hero, but a hero none the less. Given the choice I would rather stay home with my family then go put myself in peril for and organization that doesn't care about me. Jack cares about Alex unlike everybody else and tries to do what is best for him.
Really it is hard to write about the book with the new movie's rep hanging over it like a bad omen. But really this is a well written book with action enough for anyone (I think). Alex has characteristics that we can identify with; maybe not the problem of being a spy, but being confused about the authorities of our country. Not just the public figures, but even the people closest to you. Who are they and why did they do what they did? These books are not for everyone, they are rather dark and frightening. Though not without funny one liners and clever gimmicks, these books are not about a young James Bond, thankfully for everybody.
Yes, he is a spy, but with no gun. Punching, hitting, giant crushers and jellyfish attacks; though Alex isn't given a gun, that doesn't prevent EVERYONE else from having one. A lot of people are trying to kill Alex. And their not trying to be nice about it.
Alex is a reluctant hero, but a hero none the less. Given the choice I would rather stay home with my family then go put myself in peril for and organization that doesn't care about me. Jack cares about Alex unlike everybody else and tries to do what is best for him.
Really it is hard to write about the book with the new movie's rep hanging over it like a bad omen. But really this is a well written book with action enough for anyone (I think). Alex has characteristics that we can identify with; maybe not the problem of being a spy, but being confused about the authorities of our country. Not just the public figures, but even the people closest to you. Who are they and why did they do what they did? These books are not for everyone, they are rather dark and frightening. Though not without funny one liners and clever gimmicks, these books are not about a young James Bond, thankfully for everybody.
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I can't wait until the movie comes out
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