Monster by Walter Dean Myers is about 19 year old Steve Harmon, who is on trial for murder while he is kept in prison. To keep himself from losing his mind Steve writes a fictional character who is also on trial. He writes his story as a screenplay and writes letters to himself about every day in prison. I really enjoyed this book because it was very realistic, intense, interesting and touching. My favorite thing about the book is the way he describes being in jail and when he speaks about his feelings. One of the quotes i like is when he says that he is a good person, he knows that deep inside but when you are in jail no one will ever know that. People will always just look at you as a criminal and will always judge you by the mistake you made. One thing i learned from this book is that we should always let people speak and explain themselves before we make a judgement. I learned this because Steve says that the worst part about being on trial is the fact that you don't matter at all, the case is about you but you have no say at all or cant make any decisions, you are just the subject while two sides argue and come up with something to do to you that will affect the rest of your life. I really enjoyed this book but i really didn't like the way it was written, it was sort of like a play but not really because it was more confusing to know whose speaking and who's who. The story was very interesting but the way it is written is very frustrating to read.