Tim Johnson
Title: Invisible
Author: Pete Hautman
Pages: 160 pages
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Rating: First seven eights of the book, ten. Last twenty pages, zero.
Invisible is the touching story of a boy named Dougie who is not your average child. A very closed in kind of kid with a geeky glee clubby kind of reputation. But unlike other Urkel's, Dougie is friends with one of the top athletes in the school. Andy Morrow is his name. They have had the best friendship of anyone in all man kind. With their own secret handshakes and a tendency to get in trouble, they make a great team. As the book goes on, you see their relationship evolve along with their obsession with fire. An event happens that makes Dougie tweak out and gets worse as the chapters go on. Pete Hautman uses great description for these characters until a certain part of the book... He has a "special surprise" waiting for you as your heart pulses to finish this masterpiece! Unfortunately, the surprise is as amazing as what your Great aunt Edna gets you for veterans day. It's as if your reading a book by Steven King, and have the ending be a Dr. Seuss rhyme. "Can I read this in a boat? Can I read this and then vote? Yes I can! Now a tip for you then, do life a favor and end on 110."
Invisible is a remarkable book with great morals and fantastic detail. If Pete Hautman had ended the book 20pages early, It would be on Oprah In a split second. My friends, even after saying all that terrible nonsense, the fact of the matter is I do believe that you will fall in love with this book.
Dedicated to the health of Carter Hale. Get well soon ol' chum!
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