Friday, February 18, 2011
Dark Song
Ames is not the person she was a few months ago. Her father lost his job, and her family is crumbing around her. Now, all she has is Marc. Marc, who loves her more than anything. Marc, who owns a gun collection. And he'll stop at nothing-even using his guns-to get what he wants. Ames feels her parents have betrayed her with heir lies and self absorption, but is she prepared to make the ultimate betrayal against them?
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Em tells Ames, "I've been trying to get this through your head since we were, like, ten. Parents lie. It's what they do." (p. 46) Do you agree with her assessment? Are there instances where a parent's choice to be dishonest to their children is the right thing to so? If so, share examples where a parents untruthfulness is justified.
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ReplyDeleteDark Song is a reminder that life can change in an instant. This novel sends a powerful message to teenage girls about the consequences of trusting the wrong guy.
ReplyDeleteI read Dark Song at the beginning of the year, thanks to Heather Brown. Truthfully, the beginning didn't draw me in all that much, but I stuck with it because it's a pretty short book, so it wouldn't have been a huge waste of time. I'm glad I stuck with it, though. The plot is fairly original, even though the base is of the plot seems a little cliche: " Girl picks her boyfriend over her family. Girl faces consequences." But the consequences of this particular case of badly-placed trust is extreme. The end of the book almost gave me a heart attack. "What! She's going to kill her parents?!?" Then the cops popped out and I sighed with relief. I'm glad I stuck to this book. In the end, it was definitely worth the short amount of time it took to read it.
ReplyDelete-Kristin