The Wild Things by Dave Eggers, Dion Graham (Read by)
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- Pub. Date: October 2009
- 10pp
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- Pub. Date: October 2009
- Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- Format: Audio, 10pp
- ISBN-13: 9781433297328
- ISBN: 1433297329
- Edition Description: Unabridged
Synopsis
The Wild Things — based very loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay cowritten with Spike Jonze — is about the confusions of a boy, Max, making his way in a world he can’t control. His father is gone, his mother is spending time with a younger boyfriend, his sister is becoming a teenager and no longer has interest in him. At the same time, Max finds himself capable of startling acts of wildness: he wears a wolf suit, bites his mom, and can’t always control his outbursts. During a fight at home, Max flees and runs away into the woods. He finds a boat there, jumps in, and ends up on the open sea, destination unknown. He lands on the island of the Wild Things, and soon he becomes their king. But things get complicated when Max realizes that the Wild Things want as much from him as he wants from them. Funny, dark, and alive, The Wild Things is a timeless and time-tested tale for all ages.
Biography
Dave Eggers is the author of What Is the What, among other books. He is the editor of McSweeney’s, an independent publishing house in San Francisco, and is the cofounder of 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for youth with locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Boston, Ann Arbor, and Seattle. With his high school students he edits The Best American Nonrequired Reading, a yearly anthology, and with his brother Toph he cowrites the Haggis-on-Whey series of semi-informative books, which includes Giraffes? Giraffes!, Animals of the Ocean (in Particular the Giant Squid), and Cold Fusion.
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Truly amazingby Clarice_B_Spiderwick_28
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December 05, 2009: I will admit that I did think this was a bit strange at first. (I'd seen the movie two days before I started to read it, so I was expecting it to be exactly like the film.) But about halfway through, I couldn't put it down, it was that good! All of Max's endeavors at home made me think back to when I was a little kid and when I'd get in trouble, and Connie's boyfriend was absolutely hilarious. And when Max was on the island and feeling alone and upset, I found myself truly feeling sorry for him and wanting to comfort him. Same goes for when he was running through the forest with the Wild Things - the way it was written, it made me want to join them. Dave Eggers writes so beautifully, and he truly did an amazing job with this book.
I Also Recommend: Where the Wild Things Are, Where the Wild Things Are, Neverwhere, Heads On and We Shoot, Where the Wild Things Are.
The Wild Things: Success!!by KKM95
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December 03, 2009: Max, a young boy, is very adventurous. As everyone does, Max makes mistakes. One mistake too many throws his mother off the edge. Max runs away to the island of The Wild Things and declares himself their king. Some of his ideas help them, while others do not. Finally, he needs to make a final decision, stay and be king or return home? A strong theme shown throughout this whole book is togetherness. Max feels he's not loved at home because of the lack of togetherness in the family. He feels out of place with The Wild Things because they don't understand the concept of togetherness. This book promotes togetherness in a community. I really liked the length of the chapters. They were short, so it broke up the length of the book nicely. I didn't like how undeveloped Max's character was compared to The Wild Things. Eggers never gave a physical description of Max as he did with all the monsters. If Max had been described it would have made my whole reading experience better. I think people should read this book because it was a very cute and relatable topic of feeling out of place. Eggers did a wonderful job of capturing a child's mind and putting onto paper. I would recommend also reading Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, which is the children's book that this novel was based off of.
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