So, now that I have reached up to chapter twelve, I have found that I am starting to really get into the mystery and story behind Roderick Gordon's magnum opus. The characters are even beginning to grow on me, even after the brutal argument scene from last time. So let's start with a quick recap:
So, after the pointless trash rummaging-scene, the argument, and Will seeing his father digging near their house in the middle of the night, Will wakes up to his dad not being in the house. Will's father has completely dissipated from Highfield, with all traces of him wiped away. Trying to get his mind off of this, he and Chester go to their secret dig site, only to learn that their tunnel into the earth has been blocked off. Will thinks that this is connected to his father's disappearance, and believes that there is something going on in Highfield behind the scenes. After a brief talk with the police, Will can clearly see that nobody really cares about his secluded father's disappearance. Will then decides to convince Chester to help him break into the museum that Will's father worked in. Inside his father's office, Will finds strange notes in his journal talking about how he is constantly being followed by the mysterious pale-skinned men, and how they have blocked the entrances to mysterious tunnels and entrances that he has been discovering over the last few months. The journal entries end with Will's father saying the key to this puzzle is the construction company magnate from the 1800's, Sir Gabriel Marteneau, and incoherent ramblings on how he is about to do something dangerous and insane, exclaiming that 'he would be remembered'. This segment of the book ends with Will stating that his fathers digging equipment is also gone.
So what have I thought of this section of the book? Well, as I said before, I am really starting to dig this book (I am so sorry for that pun). Honestly, there is not many clever observations for this section of the book, but I do have some predictions. I think that Will and Chester are going to probably find some vital clue that allows them to follow Will's dad, and, judging by the title of the book and the fact that Will and his father have an obsession with digging, I have the feeling this is going to have to do with going deep underground somewhere (maybe a hidden city, looking at the cover of the book...).
Again, a stark lack of humorous moments in the bleak world of Highfield, with themes of abandonment being added in to the mix, as the already dysfunctional and spiteful family tries to struggle with even less income and the idea that the father of the family up and left. Throughout this section the mother is completely unresponsive to everyone as she watches her T.V. crying over last night's argument. Like, god. This is more freaking depressing than David Bowie's song Lazarus; I dont even know what to say to some of the scenes in this book...
Well, that is all I really have to say for now. I hope we get something even a bit lighter next time. So...
'Till Next Time Adventurers
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