[FUN WITH READING 2018-20211A] Crime Stories

20211陳加恩 (CHEN, JIA-EN)

[BOOK PROFILE]
TITLE OF THE BOOK: Sister Love and Other Crime Stories
NAME OF THE AUTHOR: John Escott
YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2008

ISBN: 9780194789219

Crime Stories

The book “Sister Love and Other Crime Stories” is about that in any time and any place, someone we don’t know will commit a crime because of different reasons. The author, John Escott, had an interest in crime stories. He wanted to write one and show it to everyone. The book suits everyone who loves crime stories, and the book’s tone is subjective, because the author just told what he imagined.

The book talks about three stories. First, one is telling two sisters’ fight. Marcia was an elder sister, and she had lots of things to do. One day she met Howard, but her little sister Karia got her boyfriend, so Macia killed her. The second one is telling a man, Joey. He had nothing, but he wanted to eat and find somewhere to live, so he got money by crime. He committed a crime successfully. But in the last time, he decided to go to New York to start a new life, but he died by accident. The last story is telling a woman named Rosa. She had a job, but she didn’t make much money. So, she asked people who became drunk and drove to give her some hush money, but one day she was caught. She ended up escaping too fast that she got hit.

I think the stories were interesting, but I did not think a crime is a right thing. People shouldn’t commit a crime even if they have a bad mood or some reasons.