Rewind

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Summary: Rewind
Review: Rewind is a very good book. It has very good description (example: "...a very prominent nose. I had to make very emphatic movements..."). It had very good sequencing. I could follow along with the chapters, knowing were Peter was at the ending of the chapter to the following chapter's begining. The book was very realistic in its science-fiction genre. I could understand how Peter got his second chance and how he tried to change his parents beliefs and his own actions.The ending of Rewind was very disappointing in how I could predict what was going to happen next. It didn't tie up the events in a nice "bow". It didn't quite squence smoothly in the ending. In my opinion you would wan't to read this book. It is very descriptive and sequences along pretty well. The ending, though, wasn't written the same as the rest of the book. It steered off of the sequencing just a little by jumping around form one place to another. It was a little hard to follow but is a very good story overall.

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Summary: Rewind
Review: Rewind is a very good book. It has very good description (example: "...a very prominent nose. I had to make very emphatic movements..."). It had very good sequencing. I could follow along with the chapters, knowing were Peter was at the ending of the chapter to the following chapter's begining. The book was very realistic in its science-fiction genre. I could understand how Peter got his second chance and how he tried to change his parents beliefs and his own actions.The ending of Rewind was very disappointing in how I could predict what was going to happen next. It didn't tie up the events in a nice "bow". It didn't quite squence smoothly in the ending. In my opinion you would wan't to read this book. It is very descriptive and sequences along pretty well. The ending, though, wasn't written the same as the rest of the book. It steered off of the sequencing just a little by jumping around form one place to another. It was a little hard to follow but is a very good story overall.

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Summary: Rewind to live
Review: Rewind is an awesome book to read. It's about a boy who gets hit by a car and dies. Then he is given 3 chances to go back in time with his memory of what happened to change the outcome. He can't just stop himself form running into the car, he has to go back farther and figure out how to make things right. Along the book he has to deal with things like, finding out he's adopted, his mother is about to have a baby and when he does a project in art, his parents think it's a waste of his time. It maybe be kind of short but worth reading. Enjoy!

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Summary: Rewind's Book Review
Review: Rewind was a pretty good book, in most ways. The author is William Sleator. Rewind is mostly about a boy named Peter who is given a chance to relive his life. I liked the way Peter had to do certain things with his parents to keep himself from dying. This story makes you wonder do you only get one life to live? Rewind is a type of scientific story. So if you like scientific stories this one is a pretty good one to read. There were only a few things that I didn't really like about the book. I didn't like how Peter's parents talked to him. To me the story isn't as long as most books I have read. I read the hardcopy and it only had 120 pages. The book's ending also had me hanging. I learned to respect and treat your parents the way you would want to be treated, from this book. This book also shows you not the be so lazy at times. I recommend it if you really like scientific stories or if you just like stories that are about a kid, his life, and his family. The book is good if you read it all!

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Summary: best book I've read
Review: Rewind, by William Sleator, was one of the best books I've ever read. Peter is the main character, he dies three times in this book. Peter's parents adopted him knowing they couldn't have a baby of their own. Then all of a sudden they find out she's pregnant, then the parents reject him because he's not their own.The only thing he can do is try to fix it,and live once again.

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Summary: Different and interesting!
Review: The actions starts right away. Peter, who's 11, has just been hit by a car and killed. He's taken up to heaven, and the "Bright LIght" tells him he has 12 hours to go back and try to change the events leading up to his death. If he can make significant changes, he'll live. Peter makes one attempt (that only takes up an hour), but he had the same result. He's then told he can make multiple attempts, but he only has the original 12 hours. He makes a 2nd attempt, but no luck. Time is running out, and he has one more chance. I liked the basic plot--I've never seen this story line before. I just didn't care for the way Peter's adoptive parents treat him. I didn't think it was realistic at all. Then again, this is FICTION, and SCIENCE FICTION to boot! If you've read any other Sleator books (The Duplicate, Singularity, The Boy Who Reversed Himself, Interstellar Pig, Others See Us, The Beasties, The Boxes, etc.), I'd give it a try. The book is really short--120 pages--it only took me a couple of hours to read it. If you haven't read any of his books yet, DO IT! They're great! However, I'd start with one of the other ones I mentioned before picking up this one.

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Summary: Rewind to live
Review: There's no denying the suspense of this story. It caught me on the first page. The whole idea of a "second chance" puts you on the edge of your seat right away. It invokes a lot of questions about the inescapability of a person's fate and how the choices you make affect your life. However, one of the most irking things about this book is the boys relationship with his parents. He feels the need to "fix" something within himself even though the parent's belittling treatment of him is bordering on verbal abuse. Sleator uses the excuse of his mother being a "practical farmgirl" to account for her calling his artistic efforts a "waste of time". And then there is his father who thinks less of his son for not doing "manly" things and criticizes everything. I ask you, what kind of a parent constantly makes their child feel that they are on charity? In the end the main character is made to feel that because he tried harder on his storybook and his puppet show, and pleases his parents better, he has changed his life and deserves to live. I find this kind of thinking flawed. It almost condones the parent's right to disparage their son and says that his death is his own fault. The whole future predicting thing is a funny twist for which I applaud the author. His relationship with the bully is quite interesting and adds some texture to the story but I agree that more character could have been given to Eloise, the best friend. Advice to the reader: An interesting read, but will leave you unsatisfied. Save your money. Advice to author: Keep writing, but rethink the message you're sending to your audience.

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Summary: Suspensful but flawed
Review: There's no denying the suspense of this story. It caught me on the first page. The whole idea of a "second chance" puts you on the edge of your seat right away. It invokes a lot of questions about the inescapability of a person's fate and how the choices you make affect your life. However, one of the most irking things about this book is the boys relationship with his parents. He feels the need to "fix" something within himself even though the parent's belittling treatment of him is bordering on verbal abuse. Sleator uses the excuse of his mother being a "practical farmgirl" to account for her calling his artistic efforts a "waste of time". And then there is his father who thinks less of his son for not doing "manly" things and criticizes everything. I ask you, what kind of a parent constantly makes their child feel that they are on charity? In the end the main character is made to feel that because he tried harder on his storybook and his puppet show, and pleases his parents better, he has changed his life and deserves to live. I find this kind of thinking flawed. It almost condones the parent's right to disparage their son and says that his death is his own fault. The whole future predicting thing is a funny twist for which I applaud the author. His relationship with the bully is quite interesting and adds some texture to the story but I agree that more character could have been given to Eloise, the best friend. Advice to the reader: An interesting read, but will leave you unsatisfied. Save your money. Advice to author: Keep writing, but rethink the message you're sending to your audience.

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Summary: Travis Lane likes it!
Review: This book is a great book. It's for everyone, and is just the right length. William Sleater is a great auther, and the way this book was writen is great. It's storyline is great! It teaches you the value of friendship, and the value of having good parents. I love Peter, all his friends, and William Sleater!

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Summary: First rate
Review: This is a terrific short book. I was immersed in Peter's problem of having to change his life so he would be spared death as a child. I also enjoyed the depth of characterization of the book's villian.

The narrative moves briskly and confidently. People can change. This book reminds us that it can be done. Possibly the best thing about this book is that it drew me in and I didn't want to stop until the book was finished, and because of the short length, I didn't have to.