Brooks, Kevin. Being.BROOKS, Kevin. Being. Scholastic, Chicken House. 336p. c2007. 0-439-89973-7. $16.99. SA When 16-year-old Robert goes into the hospital for a routine test, he wakes up on a gurney gurney /gur·ney/ (gur´ne) a wheeled cot used in hospitals. gur·ney n. pl. gur·neys A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients. to hear doctors exclaiming, "What the hell is that?" Inside him there are strange, moving plastic and metal parts, and a menacing man named Ryan is insisting the doctors cut him open. Robert grabs Ryan's gun and takes off. He's both puzzled and horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. by the mystery of what's inside him, and he's trying to hide from Ryan, who is pursuing him. Robert ends up in London at the flat of an acquaintance, an attractive young woman named Eddi. Eddi makes fake IDs, and while at first the two find it hard to trust each other, their experiences on the run from Ryan bring them together and they eventually fall in love. They hide out in a sleepy village in southern Spain, but even there Ryan hunts them down. There's no lack of suspense SUSPENSE. When a rent, profit a prendre, and the like, are, in consequence of the unity of possession of the rent, &c., of the land out of which they issue, not in esse for a time, they are said to be in suspense, tunc dormiunt, but they may be revived or awakened. Co, Litt. 313 a. in this gritty grit·ty adj. grit·ti·er, grit·ti·est 1. Containing, covered with, or resembling grit. 2. Showing resolution and fortitude; plucky: a gritty decision. , exciting thriller by the acclaimed author of Martyn Pig Martyn Pig is a thriller by Kevin Brooks, published on April 1, 2002 by The Chicken House and aimed at teens and young adults. Martyn Pig won the Branford Boase Award in 2003 and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2002. , The Road of the Dead, and other novels for YAs, but the ending begs for a sequel. We never find out what the mysterious stuff inside Robert is Robert I, duke of Normandy Robert I (Robert the Magnificent), d. 1035, duke of Normandy (1027–35); father of William the Conqueror. He is often identified with the legendary Robert the Devil. , nor who exactly Ryan is and what it is he wants. Violence and some adult language and sex (not very explicit) make this more suitable for older teens; in general, this comes across more as an adult thriller than a YA novel, but the age of the protagonist gives it YA appeal. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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