| Current Forum: Loch |
| Date: 20-Feb-2003 08:57:13 |
| Author: Guffey, Melissa <tl_mguffey@seovec.org> |
| Subject: Connector |
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Although I have done this part before, a discussion I was having with my husband last night has prompted my thoughts here.
This book, the Loch, has many similarities of the other books we have read lately by Zindel. They remind me of the Goosebumps series, yet with a twist. They seem to deal with more real-life-like creatures that could exist. In this case, it does bring up the Loch Ness monster that is said to live under the waters in England. The Goosebump books seem to be less realistic when it comes to the monsters presented in the series. However, they have the same action and adventure.
I also want to point out the connections we both made between the books Zindel has written; The Reef of Death, The Doomstone, Loch, and even Raptur (we have already read this one.) In each of this books, there is a young boy as the protagonist with a girl acting as his support. There is always an adult in the story that is the scientist working on some experiment in which a new creature is discovered or kept secret. We also made the connection that in each of these books, the creatures all make a certain sound. In the Reef of Death, the sound was EEE... EEE..., in the Doomstone, it was Click... Click Click.. and in Lock, it is a Click Clack Click, Click Clack Click. I guess this takes you back to the Jaws movie, where when you heard the Dah, Dum, Dah Dum, the shark was approaching, and the faster it became, the closer the shark was to attacking. I believe that this is a way to intensify your attention to the book and the fact that something gruesome is about to happen. |
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