Kissing the Rain

By James Corrigan 3-7-10 KISSING THE RAIN By Kevin Brooks 320 pgs. Push/Scholastic Inc., New York 2004 I am a student in a middle school not unlike the one that Michael "Moo" Nelson goes to in the book Kissing The Rain, by Kevin Brooks. And the kids in my school are not unlike the bullies in the same book. If the kids in my school were to find out that there was someone who spent every day at a bridge and was fat and nerdy, they would make fun of him too. With that in mind, meet Michael "Moo" Nelson, the star of this book. As I have described, he is fat, and nerdy, and spends all his time at a nearby bridge. Then one day, at the bridge, he witnessed something that would change his life. There was a car chase, straight from the movie screen. Then he witnessed an apparent murder. Days later, he was interviewed by the police, and then, his world goes crazy on him from that point on. He was thrown into a battle of what is right and what is necessary. Moo even said on pg. 100, "There was just one time, one place, one thing, one STUPID LITTLE MOMENT, and the next thing I know I'm smack in the middle of something MENTAL..." Not a great situation to be in. Then, it gets even more complicated when he is getting blackmailed by the prosecutor, and the man accused of the murder. And then...you'll have to read the book to find that out. When you get down to it, this novel really makes you think. You find yourself thinking, "what would I do if I was Moo?" And, when the book ends, you will find yourself thinking, "WOW, did that just happen?" This book gives you insight on a whole different world that some of you may never know. It also gives you an insight of the investigation of a crime and the interrogation of a witness. In the end though, Moo must make a decision between right and wrong. The narration of the book in first person by Moo was tremendous, and gave the audience a whole different perspective of the way stories are told. The possibilities in this book are many. It shows you what can happen if you get caught between a crime. One flaw of the story was that during the scene with the murder, Moo says that the victim was never touched. If that's the case, how did he end up dead? That part was unclear but the rest of the book was brilliant and achieved its goal of entertaining the reader. Overall, Kissing The Rain is an entertaining, exciting story that I would definitely recommend. James Corrigan is a regular student in Mrs. Crowley's 7th period English class.

I loved this story. The plot is twisty, and once you're finished it makes you stop and think. The wording and characters also suck you in, and make you turn every page- You HAVE to know what happens to Moo

Okay, I admit that when I first read this book, after a few chapters' reading, I found this book was really BORING and regretted buying it. But as I moved on to the last chapter, the kissing-the-rain thing hit me. Kiss-moo-or-die, I had never thought of it could be changed into the kissing-the-rain way. That was when I started to find this book AWESOME. And though in the end we do not get to know Moo's decision, the ending isn't bad. I am currently recommending this book to all my friends.=)

When I read every page I LOVE the capitalized words like when Moo's thinkin: "DUHDUHDUHDUHDUH.... what-the HELLS THAT????? Dad probably fell out of bed- KABOOM!!- wake up the whole damn village." I find Moo's thoughts amusing and HILLARIOUS! Although I'm only on the 8th chapter, I can tell anyone whos likes funny books and loves a good mystery should read this book!

Kissing the Rain was an amazing fictional book by Kevin Brooks. While reading this book it's like living a different life, understanding exactly how the main character is feeling: all the pain and the anger. You can really relate to the main character in one way or another, by getting to know him page after page. This book makes you want to read on and find out what is going to happen next, "What is Moo going to do?" "How is he going to react?" It really makes you want to know how the story ends-even after you have finished reading it.