However, all the teens that I’ve given the book to have been satisfied and their expectations met. Darren’s motivation to play the super dangerous game of informing and risking his life while trying to get out of the game didn’t ring true. YA version of the Wire! But then I got bogged down. The first pages got me excited: Sick Puppy’s arrest is the beginning of the takedown. How much do our expectations influence our reading? I picked up Allison van Diepen’s newest book Takedown and was expecting a lot. I laughed hysterically and it became one of my favorite movies of all time. Another time, I walked into Exit Through the Gift Shop, a movie I knew nothing about and had no expectations. The movie had been billed as a comedy, and was anything but. Instead, we left completely irritated and depressed. I remember my expectations of the movie Muriel’s Wedding-laughing, having a good time, giggling with my friend over coffee afterwards.
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