The analyst, post 6

I’m not a book worm, but I don’t dislike read. I only read book from time to time, because I don’t have too time to read, I prefer play video games, draw, dance or listen music, but when I don’t know to do, sometimes, I read a book. When I was study in the school I read more books than now, because in these times I have many free times.  Now I read more than in my school’s times, but I don’t only read books. I prefer a fiction books, because it surprise me with new realities, new worlds, and make me imagine every detail of history, and this is very funny. Now, I read many articles and chapters of books, but don’t read a complete book. In my free times, I like read comics because it is very funny, and have it pictures. Is the perfect blend!

I recently read a book called “The Analyst” by John Katzenbach. On his fifty-third birthday, Dr. Ricky Starks receives a letter, in which the writer, who calls himself Rumpelstiltskin, threatens to ruin his life in revenge for something Starks did years ago. The plan is simple - if Starks can guess his tormentor's identity within a fortnight, he will go free. If he does not, Rumpelstiltskin will attack his family and kill one of them - unless Starks kills himself. With the game started and the clock ticking, has Starks got a chance?

"The Analyst" has a very innovative plot. Taking the original nursery rhyme and adapting it to a modern setting seems to have paid off for Katzenbach, as the fast pace and the plot twists come together to form an excellent thriller. The novel is centrally character-driven, as the author uses the character of Ricky Starks to show the reader the world through his introspective and analytical eyes, putting him through the emotional mill and eventually changing him entirely. Some will argue that Starks' transformation is ridiculous and unbelievable, but although it may be necessary to slightly stretch your credulity, the novel works and it makes for great reading.