Reviews for Second Sight

The average rating for Second Sight based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-10-12 00:00:00 Wayne Garber Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, I intend to prove to you today that Second Sight by Gary Blackwood is an extremely compelling read. This story is told in a third person limited voice. It is about a boy named Joseph Ehrlich and his father, Nicholas Ehrlich, who are performers with a very successful mind-reading act. But then Joseph meets a girl named Cassandra Quinn, who really can read minds and becomes involved with stopping an assassination plot on President Lincoln. The main issue of this story is how to stop the plot, or even get people to believe there is a plot. The only problem with the book is the setting. There is almost no way to change the setting of this book, because then there wouldn't be horse-cars, telegraphs, and President Lincoln would not be in the book. This is not a huge problem, but it is kind of annoying. But, in spite of that problem, Second Sight is still a very compelling and enjoyable read. "Some part of him (Joseph) is still insisting that Mr. Booth would never shoot the president," says the narrator near the end of the book. This is just one of the many parts in this book where it keeps you in suspense and keeps you turning pages. I must admit, there are a few parts in this book that are a little boring and dull, but overall, this book is very intriguing. Another great quality about this book is that it teaches you history, but is not boring while doing it. The narrator really lets you get to know all of the characters, even the ones that are not extremely important, and many of the characters in this book are real, such as John Wilkes Booth, Davy Herold, Ward Hill Lamon, and of course, President Abraham Lincoln. It also shows you, mostly through Joseph and Nicholas's act, the technology they used, the things they did for entertainment, and other things. Finally, this book is excellent at not dragging out unimportant things. It sometimes skips several weeks at a time if there is nothing particularly exciting happening. Some people might look at this as a bad thing, but it keeps you intrigued and doesn't bore you with unimportant details. In conclusion, I believe that this is a book that makes you want to read. I believe that it is one of the books that could get people who don't enjoy reading to love reading if they could find more books like it. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves mystery, magic, history, or adventure.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-03-23 00:00:00 Craig Brandt Wait, only 22 reviews? I read this in, like 5th grade lol