NURJANNAH

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5C

NOVEL RESPONSE FORM

Book title

: Black Lightning

Author

: John Saul

Publisher

: Ballantine books

Date Published

: 1995

No. of pages: 352

Genre

: Mystery and Detective

Book Code: 43

In my opinion, there are 7 main characters of this novel. The first is

Richard Kraven. He is a murderer. He has murdered a lot of people. The second is Anne
Jeffers as the reporter. She was beautiful, respectful and workholic woman. The third is
Glen as Annes husband. He was handsome, patient and he has wavy hair and aquiline
nose. He was an architect. The next are Annes daughter named Heather and Annes son
named Kevin. The sixth is Mark Blakemoor. He is Annes friend. He was a detecive.
And the last is Shella harrar. She is Dannys mother. She was indian (native american).
She was a wise woman. Her son became a victim of Richards murder.
This novel is very interesting because it told about the mysterious
murder with spiritual energy. The interesting part of this story is when Anne Jeffers
knew that the murderer of many people was Richard Kraven. Then, the court decided to
execute him with electric chair. She also showed the execution of Richard Kraven. I
think the court decision to execute Richard was a wise decision and death must be paid
also by death.
The confusing part of the story is when Richards soul entered to the
Glens body and Glens personality changed became Richards personality. How could a
deads soul one moved a life person? I think its impossible. I think it must be Gins soul
not Richards. However, the part I dislike from this story is at the end of the story when
the policeman came late to the place where the soul of Richard Kraven in Glens body
wanted to kill Heather. Although they can safe Heathers life at the end, but they would
save many people if they move faster. And there will be little victims because of
Richards action.
Actually, I dont have personal exerience related to this story but it
remainds me about my friend in boarding school named Iling, who was possesed by Gin
and her personality changed like a scared grandmother. This kind of condition scared
everybody around her. But after the Ustadz prayed for her, she became cured and her
personality became normal.
If I were the author, I would like to change at the end of the story. I
would make the cops came earlier to safe the victims and I would like to change their
reactions to Shella harrars story about her sons death although she was indian. The cop
shouldnt differ the social status of their client because it is their duty, to safe all of the
citizen.

Larger issue dealth with this story is a supernatural or mysterious

world around this world or something like De Ja Vu that couldnt explained by rational
thnking. It is shown from the part when Glens body was possessed by Richards soul.
And the moral value I got from this novel is about life story of the murderer after her/his
death. The execution of the murderer couldnt make his/her soul in peaceful. So, we
have to be good one and we must always pray everywhere to be avoided from a gin or
Evils disturbance. The supernatural things must be happened around us and it has said
in the holly Qoran that mankind must believe that there is another life and creature
which cannot be looked by eyes. As a moslem I believe it.