The Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks is a dark, violent story. It is the story of Ruben, a teen boy who is half Traveler or gypsy. He has special mental powers, so when his sister is murdered, he knows immediately. His brother Cole decides to travel to the remote village where their sister was killed to help find the killer and get his sister's body returned to the family faster. The two brothers travel from London out onto the moors together, discovering a village where there are secrets everywhere and people who are not afraid to kill to protect them.
The book is very violent, filled with a grim quality from the beginning, the book ends awash in blood. But the violence is written with a kind of poetic style that lends it a strange beauty as well. So here we have a gorgeously written book that is impossible to put down, but it is amazingly dark. I believe that many teen boys will enjoy this book. It captures the fear and uncertainty of their age and combines it with the explosive anger that many teens carry.
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this is one of the most best books i have eva read. i love it and when i read it, it comes to life. Ruben is one brave kid in this book and i read the part when jess's dog, tribe got hit and killed by Red and i felt so sorry. this is a fab book and i will be telling my friends about it.
This is my favorite book. I just read it about a week ago and it is now my favorite book of all time. I love the brotherly love between Ruben and Cole. It's weird but it's still easy to see.
I loved this book it was so awesome that I have read 4 times. It is my favorite book and I love it.
i found this book amazing! i really like it even though it is a "boy book", we're reading it for the carneige shadowing; its got my vote!!
I am not really a keen reader especially in english but when I found the story in the school librairy something attracted me.when i read the first lin e' when the dead man got rachel' i was preety amazed.I find this book the best I have ever read.
I am reading this book and it is one of my fav. books. he uses very good poetic writting.