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Varada S. Drowning Anna by Sue Mayfield December 2nd, 2011 Pages 1-63

Drowning Anna by Sue Mayfield is so far an excellent book. There are some funny parts but most of it is very deep. The book seems to be about teen bullying and and what it can lead to. I selected this book after reading the synopsis. In the synopsis, it talks about how the book is about pushing someone over the edge and from the tone of the synopsis it seemed as though this book was sad and depressing. I know this may sound really weird but I like reading depressing books becasue they make me feel good about myself. For example, if I'm having a bad day and I read a sad or depressing book I feel happy about my life because it's not like what I have just read. Also, because I'm generally a happy and bubbly person reading a book in which there are mean people or people that feel like they are worthless it makes me see life through a differnt perspective for a while. So basically, it gives me a new insight on how others feel. The novel so far is based in England in the protagonist's house, in the hospital, and at the protagonist's school. I think that this setting isn't extremely important because bullying can happen anywhere around the world and it can happen because of anything. So I just basically think that the novel didn't have to be based in England it could have been based in Canada or even Africa for that matter. The only thing that would have to be changed is some of the language such as saying fancy instead of like and things like that. At the beginning of the novel only Anna is introduced and the author makes it seem as though she is telling the story through her perspective. Later on her mother is introduced and soon after you learn that Melanie (Anna's best friend) is telling the story from her point of view after she is introduced. I think that the point of Anna's mother and Melanie being introduced is to be able to see the story through many different points of view which adds a lot of interest to the story. Overall, after what I have read of Drowning Anna, it seems like a very intriguing book and I can't wait to read the next part!