Book Summary: The Game By Terry Schott

The Game by Terry Schott, made me think about the meaning of live. He wrote a very thoughtful and interesting novel about what is live and what is our purpose is on earth. Danielle and Zach are the main characters. They take earth simulations instead of traditional schooling. This is their ideal norm. Zach and Danielle used to date until Danielle risked all of her play credits on a single play. She died in childbirth in her simulation and was sent to labor school. Zach’s mentor is the creator of the game so he has some tricks up his sleeve. He makes a raffle and somehow, Danielle is selected. What odds. So Zach and Danielle never plan on meeting each other in the simulation. Then again the odds are defied and they meet each other and end up getting married. Then Zach’s mentor ends up realizing that this is the game’s way of ending the game. The game hired someone to permanently kill Zach in real life. The person ends up killing Zach and his life is over. Zach went from the top to nothing in a matter of a …show more content…
I began reading this book independently just to waste time. But about 50 pages in I realized that this book made me think. I discovered that I questioned more. I found that I had to know what happened to Zach and Danielle. I began to read it at home and when ever I was on the road instead of playing on my phone or texting. That's when I knew it was something special. It was funny, I wanted to savor the book but at the same time, I wanted to use it for my book folder for english class. So I rushed myself a lot faster then I wanted to. I was disappointed with the time frame i put on myself I wished I could savor the book more. So I had to read it again. I read it chapter by chapter. Saving on chapter per day. I found I enjoyed it more the second time though. I found more details that I missed. There was many instances of foreshadowing involved throughout the