Post 3: Informal Reflection

   I have finished the book Deadline by Chris Crutcher and my thoughts on this book are that overall it was a very good book. The plot is pretty well written and allows there to be some twists such as one of the football players and his girlfreind being killed in a car accident. Also there is  usual underlying love story involving Ben Wolfe the main character, and the love of his life Dallas Suzuki who may not give Ben the time of day in the beginning of the book. That is since she doesn't even know he exsist. The thing with Ben is, that he has a rare and incurable blood disease and is told that he has one year to live. And since Ben is 18, that means that the doctor can't break a code of confidentialality with Ben and his parents. Ben is then given the option of vigorous treatment that would only slow down the disease and make his life misreable, or to forgo treatment and live one last year. Ben decides to go against treatment and tries to fit a lifetime, into a year. Along with the good plot, twist, and love story, I thought that the author did a great job of developing the characters, and also finding a way to fit other less important characters into the story.