Anthony horowitz never lets me down.
The name of Anthony horowitz was known to me one fateful year when i picked up a copy of alex rider in the library. That time,i was still in my teens. As the pages turned, i was caught up in awe. Soon i regard alex rider as a more relevant version of james bond. the high tech details in the book, coupled by spy agency, MI6. it was a highly action packed book. i remember thinking if only i was like alex rider, it would be so cool.
from the first book onwards, i had always kept a lookout for on coming books of alex rider. the books didnt come out as fast as i wanted it but nevertheless each subsequent book had uncompromising quality.
due to my own hectic schedule, i didnt realise the last book of alex rider was published in 2013. i only found out few weeks ago when alex rider suddenly came into my mind.
the last book, russian roulette mentioned nothing about alex rider.
instead, it talked about the killer, yassen who was trying to kill alex rider from the start.
there is something in the way yassen was written that for the first time i felt sympathetic towards a killer. nevertheless anthony horowitz described the minds of a killer perfectly well. compared with other thriller books, this killer didnt give me goosebumps, he wasnt creepy.
i have to admit its the perfect ending for a series i grew up with.
it gave me the impression that alex rider wasnt all that awesome as a spy. he was lucky because his father and yassen knew each other and that he reminded yassen about his past.
alex rider series ended but i will continue to keep a lookout for its author.
goodbye alex rider.
The name of Anthony horowitz was known to me one fateful year when i picked up a copy of alex rider in the library. That time,i was still in my teens. As the pages turned, i was caught up in awe. Soon i regard alex rider as a more relevant version of james bond. the high tech details in the book, coupled by spy agency, MI6. it was a highly action packed book. i remember thinking if only i was like alex rider, it would be so cool.
from the first book onwards, i had always kept a lookout for on coming books of alex rider. the books didnt come out as fast as i wanted it but nevertheless each subsequent book had uncompromising quality.
due to my own hectic schedule, i didnt realise the last book of alex rider was published in 2013. i only found out few weeks ago when alex rider suddenly came into my mind.
the last book, russian roulette mentioned nothing about alex rider.
instead, it talked about the killer, yassen who was trying to kill alex rider from the start.
there is something in the way yassen was written that for the first time i felt sympathetic towards a killer. nevertheless anthony horowitz described the minds of a killer perfectly well. compared with other thriller books, this killer didnt give me goosebumps, he wasnt creepy.
i have to admit its the perfect ending for a series i grew up with.
it gave me the impression that alex rider wasnt all that awesome as a spy. he was lucky because his father and yassen knew each other and that he reminded yassen about his past.
alex rider series ended but i will continue to keep a lookout for its author.
goodbye alex rider.
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