Holes by Louis Sachar Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Holes
Book Review: We Couldn't Put it Down
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book to my 9 and 7 year olds. By the middle - we couldn't stop. We were at the beach with several older cousins who had both read the book and seen the movie and they were all sitting around listening. It made them all want to re-read it.
The plot is not hard to follow but is very intertwined. Amazingly so.
Enjoy this book with your kids
Book Review: What else is there to say?
Summary: 5 Stars
Good grief there are more than 3,000 reviews on here for this book. I'll add this one to say: I really enjoyed this book, as did my three young children (who read it independently). It's a quick read, accomplished over one airplane flight (with some weather delay . . .). The drama is gripping, and this is one of those stories, usually for young readers, where every element of the plot is connected to some other element of the plot, so that in the end we have a beautiful but ironically resolved tale of justice, friendship, and love. It's a feel good book.
Here's the synopsis: Misfit teenager is sent to a bizarre youth work camp for a crime he did not commit. He works his way into the social network of 'prison life' while enduring the physical and psychological rigors of this strange desert gulag. His personal history is revealed along with elements of his ancestry and the history of the region where the labor camp is located, all of which are relevant to his current situation. Through the inevitable climax, the reader sees all the plot elements come together as our hero and his sidekick effectively overcome the camp conditions, outwit the evil warden, and end up getting filthy rich. If that is not enough, they even gain acquitals for their trumped up crimes.
Recommended for readers "of all ages."
Book Review: Why has this book won so many awards?
Summary: 2 Stars
Was drawn to this book after hearing about the film adaptation and reading the positive reviews from Amazon readers. I must say I was hugely let down by this book and I'm dumbfounded by how many literary awards it has received. The writing style is fairly straightforward with cardboard cutout villains up against a motley assortment of kids at some type of correctional facility in the desert. The only highlight of the book was the Kissin' Kate Barlow backstory which I enjoyed. The ending was laughable, like something taken from an old Scooby Doo cartoon.Book Review: good book
Summary: 4 Stars
Holes is a very interesting and exciting book. It's about a boy named Stanley Yelnats, who is cursed by his no-good-dirty-pig-stealing great grandfather. Stanley is sent to a special camp for bad behaved kids, where he finds treasure. I like the book because it isn't boring and it gets you interested, so I want to read more. Also I like adventures. I recommend this book if you like adventures and if you have seen the movie Holes.Book Review: holes
Summary: 5 Stars
"IF you take a bad kid and send him to a camp and make him dig 5 by 5 holes everyday he is there it will make him a good".I thought it was a very good book my faverite part in the book was when he steels the sun flower seeds,because i love sun flower seeds and i think if you dont own it you better buy it because it is a good book.