Book Review: Mortal Engines

Book: Mortal Engines

Author: Philip Reeve

Rating: 8.5 out of 10

This story is set thousands of years in the future, where towns and cities have moved onto large mechanical bases and have become mobile. Towns eat tows and London is no exception, it's merciless jaws eat and harvest other towns for parts.

This book is written very well and does not get boring on any page. The different world idea is similar to His Dark Materials and is written as well, so for this reason, I have awarded Mortal Engines an 8.5 out of 10.

Book Review by RH, 8E

Website: http://www.mortalengines.co.uk/

Marx for Beginners: Book Review

Book: Marx for Beginners

Author: Rius

I picked up this book so that I could make my mind up about communism ideas. This book must be read from beginning to end in chronological order to be understood. And there is a very useful glossary in the back for any words you are unsure of. I don not recommend reading this book all in one go, to avoid a collosal brainache!

The reason why I have only given this book a 7/10 is the bias that we encounter throughout the book.

Review by: RH, 8E

The Zombie Survival Guide: Book Review

Book: The Zombie Survival Guide.

Author: Max Brooks

This amazingly written book is written in a non-fictional way and goes into so much detail that at the end of it, you suddenly feel quite vulnerable and begin to plan your defence!

Brooks even goes into detail on the science of zombies and answers questions that would make zombie movies un-realistic. E.g: How do they moan if they do not breath?

Advice is given on weapon choice, how to defend your home, how to survive on the run, how to survive in numbers and of course how to kill un-dead assailant.

Review by RH, 8E

Book Review-Easy Peasy Chinese

Book Review: Easy Peasy Chinese

This book written by Elinor Greenwood is a very easy to read introduction to Mandarin Chinese. The bright and interesting pages reveal lots about Chinese culture and language.

Both characters and pinyin are shown clearly with memory aids, pictures and vocabulary lists.This is an interesting book for not only those beginning in Mandarin but anyone interested in foreign culture.

The book comes with a CD which is very useful for listening and learning pronounciation.

Review by RH 8E. Thanks to RH for trying to teach and explain to a few of the Pupil Library Assistants. Very interesting!