Status Updates From Code of Silence (Code of Si...

Right now the setting is at the hotdog shop. A quote from the book that describes this setting is, "BURGERS, FRIES, HOTDOGS, ITALIAN SAUSAGE & BEEF, and MONSTER SHAKES. Every window featured a different illuminated sign. Together they splashed enough colored light around the room to see clearly." These descriptions illustrate an image of a dimly lit casual bar-style restaurant in my head.

The narrator in this book seems reliable to me. The book is largely written in the third person so we hear about all the main characters in the group. However, occasionally we get direct insight into Cooper's thoughts despite the rest of the story describing him in the third person. There is a potential for Cooper's bias to leak into the overall narration but so far I have no reason to believe the narrator is evil.

Up to this point, the story is written entirely in 3rd person point of view. This means that all the characters' thoughts and actions have to be explained indirectly. Often, the characters' indirectly reveal their thoughts through conversations with one another. For example, in this chapter Cooper believes that the robbers are police officers. This is revealed when he asks his friends not to notify authorities.

Emotionally, Cooper is in a deep state of fear as he tries to escape from the armed robbers at the hotdog shop. Cooper is also injured physically likely with many scrapes and wounds as he flew off his bike trying to escape from the criminals. Psychologically, Cooper is scarred. This is definitely an event Cooper will never forget and it will likely haunt him for months, maybe even years.

The main character, Cooper is very influenced by his friends Hiro and Gordy. Gordy is a goofy kid and influences Cooper to be more childish, while Hiro is more serious and influences Cooper to act his age.

The characters seem kinda interesting so far. I can not wait to get to the plot.

Ughhhhh I gave up (not actually I’ll come back to it) it’s soooooo boring so far. A store is robbed in the first chapter and it feels like that goes on for like waaaaayyyyy too long