Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Granny - Book Review

Grannies are always gentle, kind and caring, right? But not for Jordan Warden. Jordan, rather known as Joe, is a boy starring in the horribly funny book by Anthony Horowitz. He is unlucky enough to get uncaring parents, but worse still: a harsh, cunning and evil granny.
Through this humorous novel, Horowitz takes you through a string of events depicting how Joe escapes from the grasp of his evil granny, more evil grannies and last but not least: The Grannymatic Enzyme Extractor. What makes the book more entertaining is the funny quotes, actions or remarks Horowitz includes in his novel (e.g. Granny went to the drinks cabinet and grabbed a bottle of brandy. She pulled the cork out with her teeth [although she very nearly pulled her teeth out with the cork] and took a large swig.)
Character Analysis
Now I shall do a brief character analysis on the main characters Joe and Granny.
Joe
-Hates being treated like a child
-Clever; the only one who knows that Granny is evil
-Feels lonely because nobody believes him

Granny
-plain evil, horribly nasty
-plots to kill Joe in order to become young again
-deceiving; tricked Joe 's parents in believing that she means well for Joe
-cunning; plotted to kill Mrs Jinks (the nanny) and Mr Lampy (the gardener)

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