I picked up this ARC at ALA Midwinter and finally got around to reading it. I think I took it just because of the cover, and because it sounded like a good Little Brother readalike, and I'm always looking for those to recommend. But I wasn't sure that it was on my personal radar of likability. I'm...
A couple of times I wondered why the State didn't have helicopters, but overall this one really impressed me, bringing together hacking and djinn magic in a most interesting combination. Will expand on this review later, but in brief, the narrator was amazing with accents, genders, just wonderfully ...
¡Divertido! Escribo esta reseña luego de leer el libro dos veces en un par de días. Me gustó tanto que me costaba concentrarme en mi siguiente lectura y cuando me di cuenta lo estaba empezando otra vez.Lo primero que hay que saber es que es bastante original y fresco. Tiene toda cantidad de elemento...
YA meets middle east meets cyberpunk - not quite the genres I am used to but it's bouncy and energetic - it's two stars for me because I find it hard to engage with the plot (it's me, not you)
I loved this book! Alif's story of religion, romance, revolution and a reverse Thousand and One Nights flew by like grains of sand in an hourglass and as I reached the final pages I was mournful when the last few grains fell to the bottom of the glass.
I loved this book! Alif's story of religion, romance, revolution and a reverse Thousand and One Nights flew by like grains of sand in an hourglass and as I reached the final pages I was mournful when the last few grains fell to the bottom of the glass.
*Check out http://www.infinitereads.com for other reviews and sundry thoughts!* Known for her work in graphic novels, G. Willow Wilson (Cairo) uses the talent and imagination that garnered her an Eisner Award nomination for her series Air to great effect in her debut novel, an intriguing mix of fant...
...is a tour de force of storytelling!!Young computer hackers plying their trade in an unnamed Middle Eastern Police State...risking life, limb, and motherboards...all in the name of Freedom. Then....this book appears...an ancient tome that wasn't supposed to exist. The Thousand and One Days (as opp...
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