a review from an 8th grader

The book is very frustrating because they hardly define the past from the present. They describe things very well but sometimes too much; this distracts the reader from the more important stuff. The main theme of the story is interesting but you really have to dig deep to get the message. I know that it's supposed to be improving our reading skills, but if we misunderstand one little thing the whole story gets messed up in our head. I think it would be a lot easier if we could do it with other people so that if one person is confused the whole group can go over it and understand it a whole lot better.