Leshawn Ward

The book Hole In My Life was okay, but it could have been better. The part I like the most was we he got put out because he was getting drunk and throwing up all over the place. Jack Gantos life story has been very interesting, it has been an adventure. He could really go back and look at all the mistakes he’s made, but I guess without those mistakes he wouldn’t be who he is today. I believe he could have taken the easy way out and went to college when he had a chance, instead of waiting to get more money for a different school. I think at some point in his life, like while in prison he regretted not going to the University of Florida. You can tell by reading this book that he had the drive, and the determination of one day becoming a writer, he just went about it the wrong way. It all started in high school, hanging with the wrong crowd. Someone walked up to him and asked if he wanted to go to a weed party. Jack was unsure about going, but he accepted any how, even with all his doubts. He went, smoked a little and didn’t really enjoy himself. But something must have been good that night, because after that it was like he was addicted to the stuff. The hash had him constantly being paranoid; this should have turned him off. Jack just wanted adventure and I guess he had to be high to get it. Every time someone offered him a descent proposal, he jumped for it. Like Tim Scanlon, he offered Jack a job he couldn’t refuse. He was thinking it was going to be some easy money, but he was wrong. He was stranded on a boat with a complete stranger, the guy was crazy, and didn’t care that much for Jack. I know while he was sailing he was in fear of his life; Hamilton was stuck in the war. I knew at some point he was bound to snap, that’s why the trip didn’t end to well. When they got to New York they both ran into a lot of problems. They ran into navy territory, no where to tie up the boat, they were just paranoid all the time. They left the boat for a minute and later found out that someone had been on it. This left them shells shocked and very nervous. Then at the hotel the FBI showed and arrested Hamilton and the others, Jack saw and left undetected. He went back to Davy’s, in Florida