Complicit-Stephanie Khuen

 

The novel is set in America, it is written in the first person., it is realistic fiction. The main characters are James Henry the protagonist and Cate Henry his sister. James is a normal boy that has a seizure every now and then, Cate is his sister that does many bad things, so she gets sent to juvenile detention. The plot of the story revolves around his sister being let out of detention. Some choices the author has made have allowed the novel fast-paced, and thrilling, sometimes even surprising. The novel doesn’t connect with me much in real life, in fact, I and the main character are exact opposites. The main character is somewhat disabled and has a crazy sister. My sister is a college student in Melbourne that is completely normal. The main character’s personality is about him hating his life sometimes, and being depressed 30% of the time. The novel has made me realize that life compared to James’s is great, so I should be very glad about what I have. My prediction about the novel is that the main character successfully dates the girl he likes, and eventually becomes great friends with his sister or sends her to jail again.