Baron Media Network Book Review - Week 11

Stephen King’s “In the Deathroom'' is another short story within his book, “Everything’s Eventual.” In this story, a man named Fletcher is trapped in an interrogation room, and is in need of escaping. He works for New York Times, and has ties to people that some others don’t like. He keeps himself aware of the mental games and torture that he is threatened with, and finds ways to overcome the pain hes going through. He splits himself into three different people, “Mr. Maybe I Can’t,” “Mr. Maybe I can,” and “Mr. Maybe I Will.” He uses these to compare his ideas for how to escape and how to give the “interrogators” a taste of what they’ve given him. While being offered a cigarette, he takes his chance to subdue the three to four other people in the room with him.

While this story is hard to follow at times, it still has its good elements. I didn’t find it to be the best story, but the meaning behind it is pretty unique, as King explains.

Rick Riordan’s The Son of Neptune is the second book in the Heroes of Olympus series. It is back with the beloved character Percy Jackson as he arrives in an unusual place with no memories, except for the name Annabeth. He ends up in a place called Camp Jupiter which is a safe haven for the children of the Roman gods. He first meets a girl named Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto, and Frank Zhang, who was unclaimed for many years but gets claimed by Mars. Mars issues a quest after claiming Frank for demigods to save the god Thanatos, the god of death, from the clutches of Giant Alcyoneus, who is hiding deep in Alaska.  He now has to go on a dangerous quest with Hazel and Frank to save Juno before it's too late, as well as, bring honor to their legion. During the trip, the trio learns that the goddess Gaea is awakening from several millennia of slumber with a plan to destroy the gods and the world along with them. Her seven Giant children are being woken, each of whom is matched to fight its counterpart god. Each Giant has the skills to oppose one god and can only be defeated if the gods and the demigods join forces.

This is a beloved book of the series and I thoroughly enjoy it. The comedic but serious narration with the fun and exciting plot makes it a fun read for anyone familiar with the characters.