Rule of the Bone a novel by Russel Banks (1-70)

Summary:

The first chapter of the book is called "Don't Touch Anything." Story begins with a little introduction that actually was a pretty good hook and drove me right in the middle of the action on the same exact page. Narrator did not introduce himself but said that he is 14 years old and already have pretty big experience with drugs (weed). He lives with his mother who divorced his dad 10 years ago and no lives with stepfather. If you read "Go Ask Alice" by Anonymos it seemed real but it is fake. Here author began with saying that his actual life is much brighter and much more interesting that he can imagine or create in his mind. He is so addicted to weed but for me it seems different from many people. Okay weed - fun, high, enjoying. Go find a girlfriend! It will be much more fun and you will have better stories to tell people. In first 70 pages he describes smoking weed as something that will never change, like he has no other choice and it will be his faith forever. What are their parents like? People who caught their kids smoking weed and stealing goods from just say ok you can leave but anytime you have no place to stay overnight you are welcome to come back? BUSH! Also his friend does not have a place to live now but hi has Chevy Camaro. They both need to go to any other country where you have something more fun to do and can not afford Camaro not because you spend all your money on weed, but because it's like that! However still easy to read and pretty interesting. Reading this book is like watching a movie where shots are switching fast and you do not have time to become boring!

Quote:

"The fact is the truth is more interesting than anything I could make up and that's why I'm telling it in the first place" (Banks 1).

Reaction:

Great, great, great quote! It is true and it is what I am telling about most modern books, movies and music. If really popular rapper or RnB singer create a lyrics that is absolute true it will probably look like that : "I have that phone in my hands because my producer told me so

                                             He chose the place where me and my fake girlfriend should go

                                             HE signed a contract with BUICK as my car that even looks funny

                                             But I can not complain because it is not my money...."  Something like that

You have to live through a something in order to understand it!