Book report/review -- 'WINTER' by John Marsden

The book 'Winter' was written by John Marsden. He had won a number of awards for his books. His novels range widely in topic and subject matter, from war to school life. However, a number of similarities can be noticed in many of John Marsden's books, which help to make his novels different from other authors. 'Winter' is a remarkable and touching story which is about 16 years old Winter, came home to find out her …

…natural to be discussing emotions on a female character then a male character which books written from a female viewpoint deals with emotions more. John Marsden wrote the book in a very simple language, he used many adjectives, and used imaginary to express situations. What John Marsden is different from other authors was his style of 'showing things instead of telling things' which is very powerful and straightforward. Overall, John Marsden's books are very enjoyable.