The songcatcher by Sharyn McCrumb continues to be an extremely exciting book to read. In chapters 7-9 the book picks up right where it left off. In these chapters the author really capitalizes on the suspense she left the reader in. With Lark still stuck in the plane and Joe LeDonne is stuck under the plane he found. Reading this was extremely difficult for me because I don’t handle suspense well. I found myself hanging on every word the author wrote trying to figure out how the story would play. In the new chapters my favorite story came to an end as Malcolm McCourry died. I found it touching that his son would come all the way to see his father one last time. I could not imagine how hard that would be for Benjamin after Malcolm abandoned …show more content…
The supernatural continues to be an important part of the story. I was shocked to learn that Bonnie Wolfe had died in a plane crash. This confused me as why she would be still looking for the same song. Joe Ledonne began hearing voices as he is trapped under the plane. This was kind of creepy to me because I have never like scary stories. I predicted as I was reading that this voice was the voice of the dead pilot of the airplane Joe is trapped under. Braid Christopher’s story was fascinating to me. He has traveled the world, yet he chooses to call the Appalachian Mountains his home. I was ecstatic when Lark was rescued for i was sure that she would not make it. The author really keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. The reader is always guessing what will happen next. Music is still a large and important part of the story. The author uses music to really represent the culture and the heritage of the Appalachian Mountains. “The Rowan Stave” Continues to be passed down through the McCourry family. This is revealed when Zeb sings the song for the ladies from boston. I believe that these ladies were the collectors that Nora Bonesteel mentions to Virgil Swift. The author leaves the readers with a cliffhanger with joe Ledonne legs trapped and no way to get