Pay It Forward

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Type: Book
Studio: Pocket
Release Date: 2000-10-03

It all started with the social studies teacher's extra-credit assignment: come up with a plan to change the world for the better, and do it. Twelve-year-old Trevor McKinney began by doing something good for three people. But instead of paying him back, he asked them to "pay it forward" by doing a favor for three more people, who in turn would help three others, and so on, each act a link in a chain of human kindness.

And no one -- not his teacher, his mom, or anyone in his small California town -- could ever have dreamed of how far Trevor's plan would go.

To make a difference... or perhaps not...
I saw this movie years ago, probably right about when everyone else saw it. I think I may have liked the movie better. Of course, it had Kevin Spacey in it. I love him...

Anyway, back to the book... I got lost several times in it and had to figure out who was who. Too many characters with too many things going on.

Having said that, it was very touching and it makes me want to go out and do random things for people. The big question is... will I?

... and therein lies the problem.

:)

One of My Favorite Novels
'Pay It Forward' is one of my favorite novels. Author Catherine Ryan Hyde does an excellent job of establishing the locale and the desolation surrounding the city of Atascadero, and the characters react to their environment in a way that I would consider authentic.

Arlene, Trevor's mother, is a little bit rough around the edges, and wonderfully written. Without spoiling the plot, let me just say that this is an exquisite story with a deeper meaning than one would find in most popular fiction.

Pay It Forward
This book is just awsome, I watched the movie several times and the book is just as good. I would recommand this book to anyone.It is not hard to read, but at certain times the author does jump a bit from one character to another.

Pay It Forward
The best book I have ever read- puts movie to shame (and very different from movie). I gave to all my family- it is life changing!

Pay it Forward
Book review by: Rahul Borkar
Pay it Forward by: Catherine Ryan Hyde is probably one of the best books I have ever read. It is a realistic fiction book. It is about a kid named Trevor who was given an assignment to do something that would change the whole world. Usually the teacher that gave this project his new and most favorite teacher Mr. St. Clair or Reuben not expecting whole world changing results. But Reuben soon saw Trevor really is going to change the world. Reuben was in the Vietnam War and had half of his face ruined and scared same with the rest of his body but not as badly. Later Arlene became very good friends with Reuben and they really got to know each other. Trevor was really glad because he really liked Reuben as a father although his father Ricky had been gone for a year.
Trevor's idea was very smart and considerate that it would change the WHOLE world. His idea (Pay it Forward) started as him helping three people. And after he helped those three people they helped three people and they help three and so forth. But bad things happened after Trevor helped his three people. One of them went to jail and one had died. Was there still hope left?
This could relate to anybody any day by doing small deeds. I really enjoyed Catherine Ryan Hyde's style of writing. She would build up a lot of suspense and let it out in a big event and start over. Her writing is not too descriptive and not too vague.
I really enjoyed this book because of the style of writing and because I found the story amazing. Many people have told me "That book is great, the book is too!" I took their advice and I am glad I did.