Taylor's The Cay

The book The Cay is my favorite action/ Adventure book because the action is never ending. It is also a great book because the book is filled with detail. The Cay, by Theodore Taylor is an adventure book that was originally published in 1969. The protagonist in the book is Phillip. He is a nice and kind boy. He can sometimes be very rude. He is relatable because I know how it feels when you have to move from one place to the next. This story was written in the 1st person, which means that the main character, Philip was narrating. It affected the overall mood of the story because the reader could only know Phillip’s emotions and not anybody else's, so if Phillip was really mad you would only feel the tense tone of Phillip’s scratchy voice.
The setting affects the plot because it is hard to find water and food without civilization. So, if you get stuck on an island it will be hard to survive and thrive for a long period of time. An example of a Simile was on page 43 was “ The grains of sand felt very fine, almost like powder”. A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. I really liked this book, but the only dislike of the book is that the plot was overused a bit, because it got really predictable. This review was on the back of one of the copies of the book. “Anyone who liked the cay, would like to read this stunning prequel- sequel.” I can agree because I liked the genre of the Cay and feel like that genre is the best suited to me. I would compare this book to “Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief” because they have numerous things in common. For example, the main characters Philip and Percy both have to move away due to a danger and both books have wars or a bug battle. The difference in these stories are that one is fictional and one is historical adventure fiction. All in all, The amazing action adventure “The Cay” is one of the best adventure books that I have