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The December Rose

Leon Garfield

Garfield, Leon, The December Rose. Penguin Books Ltd. New York. NY 1986.

The December Rose is a terrible book hated by all people who read it. This book is not recommend for anyone.There is a joke about this The December Rose, that even the most patient person could not sit though this book because it is so bad. It was written in 1943 by a very poor writer, Leon Garfield, who in 1948 tripped over his own beard into shark infested waters. The December Rose was only worth reviewing to show people how bad this book is.

The December Rose is about a boy named Rosey, a boy with a girl’s name. Rosey was a orphan at the time, and he really wanted to get adopted. Months passed, and Rosey was feeling very alone. He did not have many friends in the orphanage. One day, a sailor man named Joe came in. He was looking for a good strong lad. At this moment Rosey walked in the room. Immediately Joe said, “well it looks like I found my lad.”

Over the next few weeks Rosey and Joe got ready for there voyage. One day, Joe told Rosey he should get some patching lumber. Rosey ran down to the lumberyard, and while he was there, he found a package. When he was done gathering patching lumber he asked the sales man if he could have the package. The sales man said “Sure sunny boy.” As Rosey walked away he muddered “I wish that where my name.” When Rosey got back to the docks, Joe said “you are not Rosey any more. You are Boy.” “Yay, my name is Boy” said Boy. “Yes, I thought long and hard about it but that describes you the best,” said Joe.

In the next few weeks Boy and Joe where off on their voyage. One day, Boy showed Joe the package. Joe said “Let’s not open it now. Keep it as a life line if stuff goes wrong.” Months past and everything was going smoothly. Boy, fell out of his bed onto the hard floor. The ship was swaying back and forth so violently that Boy thought it would tip over. He ran up to the top of the deck. Joe handed him the package and said “Open it. It’s our last chance.” Boy opened the package only to find it was a big slab of lead. They were doomed.

The December Rose is a terrible book. The fact that they get a slab of rock in a package is horrible, and what kind of person would pull that on them? What kind of person would ever like this book? The December Rose should not be read or read to children, man-eating sharks, giant spiders, or Count Dracula.

0 out of 5 stars

Contributed by G. Sperry

October. 3th, 2011