The She post #2

     The She post #2. I just finished the book The She by Carol Plum-Ucci. Evan his brother and his friend, Grey, decide to go out o a boat because they hear a physic say that the She will be "hunting" today even though the weather is clear. They decide to visit the place where Evan's parent's boat was supposed to have sunk. So that both of them could get closure and prove that the She doesn't really exist.  They get to the canyon and wait all till night. The boat is attacked by the She, and Evan realizes that he was right about how his parents died. However when Grey contacts the Coast Guard and tells them what happened they don't believe her. The book then tells how Evan thinks of the She. It is no longer a "hag" but a lady. He understands the sea better than he did before. In the epilogue It's Evans graduation day and he is still trying to figure out where Grey vanished to. She sends him a letter that proves his parents were not drug mules and that they really did die out on the sea. The story ends with Evan opening up a small boat renting business and him being at peace with the sea after everything he has gone through.
       I really liked the idea of this story it was interesting and unique. However for me it was hard to stay interested in in the story. I really enjoyed the beginning and the ending but the middle of the story was kind of boring. There were certain parts in the story where it was interesting and I didn't want to stop reading and there were some really good details and unexpected surprises. But overall the middle lacked intense acton and was dull and just filler information. I sort of just wanted to skip the middle pat of the book straight to the end.
      I think one of the reasons that  Carol Plum-Ucci wrote this book was to say that there are some things that science can't explain. Just because you don't have hard evidence to prove something doesn't mean that it doesn't exist or it can't possibly happen. There are some things in life that people will never be able to prove but that doesn't mean that it didn't happen. Another reason I think that she wrote this book is to say/show that even if something bad happens to someone they are strong enough to get over it. You shouldn't let the bad things in life control your life. Evan was terrified of the sea, he hated it because his parents died he refused to go boating or to even look at the sea. He let the anger and fear of the sea take over his life. Then after the She attacks he finally looses that fear and he starts to understand the sea better.
      I still think that Evan is the best character. I like how he changes from the beginning of the book to the end. When he first goes to visit his grandpa near the sea he hates it he can't wait to leave and he can't even look at the sea without being sick or freaking out. After spending a few days at the boat house and learning more about his parents supposed death he starts to loose that fear and it turns into determination to prove his parents were innocent. At the end of this book his fear of the sea is gone completely he understands and respects the water. I really like how the author made Evan grow. He has changed a lot from the  beginning of the book to the end.
     One quote that was at the end of this book was "Well maybe divinity just isn't that artless." Evan was talking about the She when he said this. I think that this is a cool quote because it's basically saying that not all things are black and white. There is more to things than meets the eye. This quote is specifically about the She in this book. It tells how the She is a woman not a witch, she acts and feels human. She has emotions and "She takes whom she will, but doesn't eat."
     Some questions that I have after finishing this book are what happens next? The epilogue didn't really sum things up very well she didn't say what happened to Evan what he does next other than start up a boat renting business. Another thing that I'm wondering is does Evan ever find his parents remains? He knows that they were not on a small ship trying to escape the D.E.A. So where are they? Are they in the bottom of the canyon where they were attacked by the She or are they somewhere else? And finally where is Grey? What ever happens to her after she enters Witness Protection Program? Does she ever come back? I really wish that she would explain more and give more details about what happens to everyone else after the attack.