Why I chose
this extract…
Spy Society
– Robin Benway:
‘Maggie Silver likes her unusual life; travelling the
globe with her spy parents, cracking safes, beating the bad guys…what’s not to
love?’
Living on the edge, a frequent change of identity, this book has
it all. This lively quote reflects the crazy life of Maddie – a teenage spy-
whose character is portrayed with a young vibe to suit the teenage audience (i.e.
me)!
The long sentence with constant commas, connotates how mad,
rushed and different her life is and gives an insight to her world. I chose this
extract as it is a so called unique life style, which the majority of people won’t
get the chance to live, so it instantly grabs the reader’s attention.
The rhetorical question used at the end of the sentence ‘what’s
not to love?’ sends a powerful meaning to the reader, a message about her hidden
doubts and about the possible negative side to being a spy – leaving the
audience in suspense.
It is an exciting read, which will get the heart pumping and
adrenaline rushing...
I think the use of "what's not to love?" is not only a way to incise readers and foreshadow problems ahead, I think it can also be the writer's way of showing that, even though she lives an extraordinary life, she is still an ordinary girl who sees all the good without thinking about the consequences which also links to what may lie ahead.
ReplyDeleteYeah could be, good point.
ReplyDeleteThe extract really looks like an enticing piece. ''what's not to love?'', I believe, is both a way to draw in readers but also gives an atmospheric sense of disbelief - what if it isn't all it portrays itself to be. I agree in that it definitely leaves the audience in suspense.
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