The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp

Have you ever wondered what a modern-day knight would look like? Well, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfredd Kropp by Rick Yancey answers this question. Within the pages of the book lies a amazing adventure story for the ages.

Yancey's novel portrays one basic theme troughout, no matter how bad you mess up, you can always fix the problem.

Rick Yancey does a pretty good job with his characters. Most seem like they could be real people, except the present-day knights. The characters do not all have great qualities, as is typical with some other books. Some are greedy, some are dumb, and some could care less about the problems of others. The characters do not make the book for me, but they do help contribute to the greatness of the novel.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp is set in many places around the world. The story shifts from the highways of the northeastern United States, to Montreal, to London, and even to Nashville, Tennessee. The places Alfred spends significant time in are described better than the places that appear only briefly. The well described places are easy to picture but not so much for the other places. However, this tends to happen in any book and does not take anything away from Yancey's novel.

The plot of Yancey's The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp has many twists and turns. Alfred Kropp, the screw up, has no parents and has been sent to live with his uncle. Eventually, Alfred's uncle is approached by a wealthy business man with a task. The uncle sees this as money in the bank but Alfred begins to question the legality of the task. Reluctantly, Alfred agrees to go along with the plan, hoping not to mess up, as he has done with the rest of his life. What happens next, launches Alfred into a modern-day tale of knights, fast cars, and magical swords.

The theme of taking a stand fits very nicely into the plot of this novel. Alfred Kropp has to overcome fear, jealousy, and anger to stand up for what he believes is the right thing to do. Alfred Kropps' stand, like so many others, completely changes history. His example of taking a stand is the kind that everyone wishes they could do, but few people have the oppurtunity or even courage to do.

This book is like no other I have ever read. The plot is completely orginal and very different from other books in the same genre. I can not really relate to this book on a personal level, but mostly because I have never been on an awesome adventure like Alfred Kropp.

I would recommend The Extraodinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp to anyone and everyone.

This book is 339 pages.