Li's Book Review No.1 - The Smuggler

The Smuggler.

It’s a really interesting and cliff-hanging novel which talks about two gangs of smugglers and police. I enjoyed reading it again & again to really absorb some episodes in it. The plot of this novel is rather complicated and unpredictable. There are many peaks in this novel. Even I was sweating when I read it…

A 3000-year-old Egyptian gold head in the museum went missing! Harker had written a poem before he was killed. But he wasn’t a poet. He was a smuggler, a shrewd smuggler. He left a message in that poem. Another smuggler, Ezra, and his men, and even Inspector Roland wanted to get the poem, because the poem was about the place where the gold head had been hidden. But the mysterious poem was in Fame’s hand. Fame was also a smuggler who crossed the frontier many times a week by car. Ezra & the police thought Fame was the only man who could understand the poem and work out the message in it. So they wanted to capture him!

In fact, Fame wasn’t so interested in the gold head. He just wanted to continue his smuggling business and find out the truth of Harker’s death. He used his intelligence to fight against his enemies. At last, He escaped from his captives successfully and discovered the treasure! At that time, a gun was pointing at the back of Fame’s head, the gun was in Ezra’s hand......

It isn’t a cruel ending. As my favorite character in the novel, I wouldn’t want Fame to die.

To find the ending, read the book. You’ll also encounter someone’s greed and Fame’s intelligence, bravery & probity. In my opinion, doing an illegal job doesn’t definitely mean being a bad person. We need professional morals & righteous character, even in an illegal job like smuggling. And teamwork is also very important. If Fame hadn’t had those two good workmates, he wouldn’t have been so fortunate.

At the end of the novel, you may smile or laugh, for the delightful ending & the interesting truth; for smart Fame and the foolish customs officers.

Li
19-04-2008