Choice Book Report: Kyle’s Island

Kyle’s Island Book Report

Part 1:

There are a lot of words to describe the main character Kyle in Kyle’s Island. He is not ugly because his sister says “” you (Kyle) two have always been the good-looking one...””  Also he is also introvert because he likes to be by himself some time when he fishes. Another word to describe Kyle would be affable. Kyle is affable because he hangs out with his little brother even if he doesn’t was to; he also doesn’t let josh (his little brother) see him win he is snickering at him.

Kyle’s cottage is very important to him. He has a twin so his mom said they could each pick a day to have all by them self. Kyle picked one in the summer so he could celebrate it at the cottage. And his mom is trying to sell it because she won’t be able to pay to bills for the cottage and their original house, so Kyle is sad that that summer would be his last summer there at the cottage.

At their cottage Kyle likes to do different things. He goes fishing. In the book he established that his grandmother and his father were the two main people who had taught him how to fish when he was a little boy. Kyle got two jobs while he was at the cottage. One was taking his neighbor out every morning to go fishing (except on Saturdays and Sundays), and the other was for digging up night crawlers and worms. He also had been wanting to explore this one island in the lake that his dad said was never really explored much, so he did. He found a little log cabin in the middle of that heavily wooded area. He also did the other things you would normally do at a cottage by the lake. He went swimming, played board games, and went  out on the boat. Things like that.

In the beginning of the book Kyle’s stated that his dad left his mom. Kyle seemed like he was wrestling himself with his own emotions. All throughout the book he tries to shut his dad off from his life. He says to himself, if he cared about us he wouldn’t have left. Stuff like that, but inside he knows that he misses him and wants him to still be there. He used to write to his dad he said in the book, but his dad never wrote him back. That was a contribution to Kyle wanting to shut his dad off.

Part 2:

            The book Kyle’s Island was a great read and I liked. To me it was one of those books that didn’t get boring after the first couple chapters. It wasn’t one of those books that you don’t even know what they are talking about. This book was much different, well at least to me it was. It was my favorite kind of genre (realistic fiction) and that’s probably why it wasn’t boring to me. I liked this book because it has a lot of relatable things kids our age know and feel. His parents are going through a tough time with their marriage and I bet there are kids our age that have the same problem. One of the things I liked about this book is when he takes his little brother over to the island with the small log cabin. Josh his little brother seemed like one of those little kids you would think is the coolest kid ever.  Another one would be the part where Tom (Kyle’s neighbor) and Kyle go out fishing and Kyle learns from Tom where fish will be on curtain kinds of days. I think that Kyle learned a lot that summer especially from Tom.  It’s a great book to just slip away to their cottage and it seems like you right next to them of watching from a distance. The writing in the book creates a mental picture in your head. That’s another thing I liked about this book. One thing I didn’t like about the book was that it seemed a little babyish because Kyle would have said “” hi butthole”” and who really says that? It had a couple of moments like that in the book but don’t let that discourage you from reading it. The book seems pretty new so I don’t think anyone else has read this book but they should.

            This book Kyle’s Island would be a great book to read. You could read it on a cold rainy day when you need something productive to do. It’s also good for reading in bed. While sitting up and semi covered, and your lamp above your head.

            I would highly recommend this book. I would recommend this book to people who like reading about stuff that could be real but hence the genre realistic fiction. Even if you like just plain old fiction you might like this book as well.