Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass and The Scuttle Knife are a few of his
dark novels. The White Mercedes is more true to our world without all the dark
material that you would find in other books he has written. The author uses the
same settings in most of his books like it takes place in Oxford. The book is
set in modern time. I have read most of his dark material novels and not much
can compare with this specific story to the others he was written.
The theme to this book is, don’t trust everyone you know
well. This theme is tell Chris that he should not trust people before he has a
chance to get to know them better.
This story is about a boy and girl that fall in love with
one another after meeting at the Oxford Collage summer ball. The boy is named
Chris and he discovers something while searching for Jenny. He found out that trusting
the wrong person can lead up to a tragic endings. Jenny is killed by Chris’s boss. Carson kills
her due to a mistaken identity.
The plot of this book was confusing to me through out some
parts. I don’t understand how Jenny was mistaken for an identity. The book was
week in explaining the crime and mystery part. This book also had a part with a
graphic sexual scene.
I could tell by the first sentence I read in the story that
someone would get killed at the end. The story overall was okay to read if you
like love and romance with a tragic ending.
Book Review by Lena B.
Book Review by Lena B.
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