I remember that there were some interesting twists in the final volume...but 6 months later, I don't remember what they were! But I do want to read itI remember that there were some interesting twists in the final volume...but 6 months later, I don't remember what they were! But I do want to read it again sometime....more
(Yet another overdue review in which I actually don't remember tons about the book. Sorry.)
Really enjoyable young adult book that I should really just(Yet another overdue review in which I actually don't remember tons about the book. Sorry.)
Really enjoyable young adult book that I should really just find a copy of. Great fantasy-ish setting. (Is it spoilery to note that a 40 year old book that's a trilogy starts out as fantasy and then turns out to be post-apocalyptic scifi?)...more
Picture book, which I knew that when I put it on hold, but totally forgot by the time it came in. :) Cute art, good visual inspiration for fantasy proPicture book, which I knew that when I put it on hold, but totally forgot by the time it came in. :) Cute art, good visual inspiration for fantasy project I'm working on....more
I read this one entirely online. (Yay for the Readability bookmarklet.) Found it immediately engrossing, loved the characters -- like Little Brother, I read this one entirely online. (Yay for the Readability bookmarklet.) Found it immediately engrossing, loved the characters -- like Little Brother, technologically-savvy but not always particularly aware teens for the most part. This one adds a couple of adults as secondary POV characters. There are a couple of lumps of info sections, mostly about economics, but I actually learned something reading them. (I swear, I actually understand inflation better now.) The politics are bracing in their forthrightness. But it also acknowledges, to some extent, the ambiguity of reality. Enjoyed a great deal, may buy a donation copy for a school....more
**spoiler alert** I loved this book -- great narrative voice in a genuinely weird and delightful story. I kept thinking of Pilgrim's Progress as filte**spoiler alert** I loved this book -- great narrative voice in a genuinely weird and delightful story. I kept thinking of Pilgrim's Progress as filtered through reading about it in Little Women; there was a odd sort of allegorical thing going on all the way through.
But damn you, Jackie, for recommending this! The ending kicked my ass, even though I knew it was coming, getting to the end without any sort of conventional happy ending was almost too much to bear. I had to go spend a little time in the sun to keep from weeping like a crazy person.
Recommended? I don't know. Bray is a fantastic writer, which is both a plus (enjoyable to read) and a minus (able to hit harder). Your call, really....more
**spoiler alert** One of those books where I was totally caught up in it *while* I was reading, but that felt off somehow after I was done. Not sure h**spoiler alert** One of those books where I was totally caught up in it *while* I was reading, but that felt off somehow after I was done. Not sure how much of that was due to the super-perfect BF she ends up with at the end of the book. (Sexy, nice, smart, and totally ok with her not being able to boink pretty much ever.) Or maybe it was just the whole virginity thing. But it was a fast read, and action-packed, as they say. :)...more
Roald Dahl meets Bill Nye, basically. Super-cute and engaging, plus plenty of science facts and photos. If I had a kid, I think it'd be a fun bedtime Roald Dahl meets Bill Nye, basically. Super-cute and engaging, plus plenty of science facts and photos. If I had a kid, I think it'd be a fun bedtime read....more
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