The Book of the Dead

This title only sets the reader up for a huge let down. When I read the title, I thought that the story would include adventure, action, and maybe even a little violence. I also thought that the title may have set it up for a character to make a trip to the underworld. The pictures also suggest that it would have something to do with some sort of action or adventure. As it turns out, the story had absolutely nothing to do with any of these themes. This was a huge disappointment. The story was rather stupid. Not as dumb as The Life You Save May Be Your Own, but it did come pretty close. I thought that the whole story was rather stupid. It all revolved around a perverted sculpture of her father naked on the floor. The biggest question that came to my mind is, why is anyone in the right state of mind making a naked sculpture of his/her naked father in great detail. I don't blame Annie's father for throwing the sculpture in a lake. If one of my children made a sculpture of me naked I would say, "Thank you so much," and then throw the sculpture into the furnace so that no other human would konw of its existance. What really freaked me out was how the famous actress was willing to pay great money for the sculpture because it reminded her of her own father. You can't tell me that they are not completely insane. I also don't blame the dad for running away for a while. Once again if my child made a naked sculpture of me and we were on the road together for an extended amount of time, I too would run away. I liked how Annie and her dad went to the actresses house anyway. They completely just wanted to meet the lady but if I drove for two days to California just to give away a sculpture I would like to meet the actress too. This story is just really really wierd. The dreams that he was having were better than the actual story line. I wish that the author would have expanded upon the dreams. This book just goes to show you how messed up some people can be.