Review of A Prisoner of Birth

Title: A Prisoner of Birth
Author: Jeffrey Archer

The story starts off with a depiction of the main character, Danny Cartwright, proposing to his girlfriend, Elizabeth Wilson, and going with her and her brother to a bar to celebrate. Some customers at the bar provoke them, and they try to leave quietly but find their way blocked by the men, who kill Elizabeth's brother. Danny Cartwright is charged with murder of Elizabeth's brother and sentenced to twenty-two years of jail. His cellmate, Sir Nicholas Moncrieff dies, the assassin having killed the wrong person. Because they look alike, Danny passes off as Sir Nicholas and gets released early. After he was discovered, his lawyer cleared his name and he and his girlfriend were married.

I feel that this book is very interesting and I recommend it for readers of all ages.

Review of Treasure Island

Title: Treasure Island
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

The book starts off with a depiction of an old seaman going down to stay in the inn of the possession of the author's father, The Admiral Benbow, and the trouble and excitement he brings. Not long after, the old seaman and the author's father die of overdose of rum and disease respectively. It is later discovered that pirates hunting him and causing trouble at the inn were looking for a treasure map in possession of the old seaman, later identified as Billy Bones.

The author, a doctor and magistrate, and a squire decide to go on a voyage in search of the treasure depicted on the map, later discovered to have contained directions as to where the treasure of the most notorious pirate known at sea is hidden. One of the crew members, Long John Silver, who helped in the choosing of other crew members, was found to be the ringleader of a mutiny. The author, doctor, squire and a few other faithful hands work together to overcome all odds, and they got the treasure at last.

This classic is very intriguing andI recommend it for people of all ages.

Review of The War Of The Worlds

Title:The War Of The Worlds
Author: Herbert George Wells

At the starting of the book, there is a description of the Martians on Mars watching Earth closely, envying its inhabitants. Then the point of view changes to the author, who was on Earth. He and his astronomer friend were studying Mars, from which there was a succession of flashes from one part of the planet every night for ten nights. Then Martians came out of a cylinder that landed on Earth. They built a robot which had a heat ray equipped and began destroying the town they landed in, Woking.

Reinforcements came in every night after that, and brought stronger weapons with them. The story shows the author's adventure during the invasion, how he survived, and so on. Finally, the aliens die of disease.

I feel that this story was written to let us reflect on what we have done to our own planet and the war we wage on weaker animals such as ants and rabbits. This story is very realistic and it "absorbs" the reader into it, so that the reader can see the author hiding, running, fighting and so on. I recommend this book for people of all ages.

Review of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Title: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

The story starts off describing a major character in the story, Mr. Utterson, and his friend, Mr. Enfield. They are written as taking a walk through a deserted street and seeing the house of the antagonist of the story, Mr. Hyde. Mr. Hyde is depicted as a mysterious character, his background unknown and has an aura of undefined deformity. Later in the story, a certain Sir Danvers was seen murdered by Mr. Hyde and Mr. Hyde disappears shortly after.

As the story progresses, more and more of Mr. Hyde is revealed, until finally his true indentity is revealed and everything becomes clear.

I feel that the book is worth reading and the plot is very interesting and unique and it captures one's attention quickly. The description at the back of the book also arouses one's curiosity and attracts people to read it. I recommend this book for people of all ages to read.