The Wall Book Reiew

THE WALL REVIEW

The Wall is an action-packed and adventure book written by William Sutcliffe was published on April 11,2013. It without doubt deserved to be shortlisted  for the Guardian Fiction Prize.

To summarise this exciting story, it is a book about a teenage boy called Joshua whose football gets kicked over -by his annoying friend David- into a site which Joshua thought was a building site. So Josh went to look for it due to the fact that it was a new ball. However, he was wrong in thinking it was just a building site; it was actually a tunnel leading him into the other side of the wall. The Wall is a wall that keeps Josh's side away from the other side. Both sides show immense animosity towards each other as they both are at war. Any one seen on the wrong side would be shot immediately. Nevertheless, Josh still headed down the tunnel and faced a colossal amount of dilemmas on the way: including being chased and Josh felt burned by a debt that he has to fight to repay. His Dad died when he was very young due to the same war that was going on when Joshua entered the tunnel. Therefore, Josh's Mum remarried to Liev, Josh's step-father. Josh hated Liev. He felt that Liev took too much credit for bringing him up and that Liev continuously acted as if he was Josh's dad, when he was only a step-father. Josh was forbidden to go anywhere near The Wall. Josh turned into a troubled and terrified boy as the days he was on the wrong side of The Wall passed.

It is a book that is not for the faint-hearted reader who isn't interested in adventure and action. It is a book that can actually be quite scary at times, mainly because the brilliant author William Sutcliffe hooks you in the book so much that it makes you feel that you are Joshua and you are experiencing the same problems that Joshua faces. 

This is why The Wall is a great book! It is targeted for young adults, aged around 13 years old.

William Sutcliffe tells the story in a lot of different ways, showing variety. The scene where Liev finds out that Joshua has been going to the tunnel to get to the other side of The Wall makes the reader feel so sorry for Josh and Leia's (the girl who Josh met on the other side of The Wall) father when Liev points at him and punches Liev's step-son on the face.

The Wall has affected Joshua in many ways, including a drop in grades. However, his mother always stayed at Josh's side despite whatever happened outside their house.

The Wall is a gripping and an action-packed book!