Search for Safety first test-run of book review

If you've read other books by this same author, how does this one compare? (You don't need to decide which one is better, although you can.)

What was the author's purpose(s) in writing this book, and how can you tell? How well was this purpose achieved?

The book that I am reading is Search for Safety by John Langan. Jhon Langan has a series of books that happen to have the same plot. I haven't read all of the books. I've only read one and the one that I am reading right now. I liked the first book that i read and sice i liked it, i would want to read the other books that he wrote. The thing about the books that he writes is that you can some what realte to the themes.

In Search for Safety, the main character is Ben Mckee. Ben Mckee is treated like shit by his stepfather who hates him. But of course, Ben's mom is blinded by love and at one point, Larry who is the stepfathewr of Ben beats her up for looking at anothe guy other than him. Rught of the bat, Larry is considered to be and aggressive and jelous man. And yes, Ben' mom is still in love with him. Ben cant really do much because he knows that he will be beaten. In the begining of the book allready Ben is being beatin by Larry for not ordering simple orders such as stay in room.

The only safe place that Ben has is school. In school, he has new friends and has a great time. But most of the time, he needs to hide his bruises that Larry leaves him after beating him. This here is similar to thae same situation with David and his mom in the book A Child Called It. I just think is what will Ben Mackee do.

Search For Safety happens to be the second book i read from the same author who is John Langan. The other book that i read from the same author is Brothers in Arms. Both of these books share many similarities. They both have the same plot, violence in the conflict and theres alawys the main character has a hard time staying safe everyday. I am not done with the book but what it seems like the theme of thew story is to stand up search for a better way to live. This theme is very similar to the theme in the book Brothers in Arms.

I think that the purpose of writing this book is to show the way some people are living in the same situation just like Ben. And yea, there are many families all over the world where the father especially tepfathers are very abuseive in many violent ways. And for those who have never experienced this situation in their live, this book gives a very good ideal of how it is. Also, this book has a lot of imegrey through very good details. That the thing about this author, he give a ton of sensory details.

"Whe i want you upstairs, you stay upstairs!" he yelled." But i-"Whap! Larry cuffed me hard in the jaw with the back of his hand, snappping my head back and splitting my lip...

This constantly happens through out the book and theres nothing he can do sinse he has no protection from his mom, theres nothing he can do. Maybe further in the book, Ben's mom will realize what she and got her self into and Ben by marrying Larry. Overall, this book seems good because of the way it was written and for the purpose of why it was written.