Along with her twin sister, Morwenna Phelps always sought escape from her mad mother both in science fiction novels, and among the fairies inhabiting the modern ruins of post-industrial Wales. After an incident that left Mori crippled and her twin dead, she flees to live with her estranged father. N...
I know what I was expecting, before I had read this novel. I knew it had won last year's Hugo and I've been working my way through every hugo and runner up since they started. What I hadn't expected was an unabashedly delightful review of so many great science fiction novels from the last 75 years...
Actual Rating 4.5This book is literary fiction masquerading as fantasy for people who grew up reading science fiction and fantasy. It was beautiful and sad and heart-warming and not for everybody. I can't imagine this book speaking to anybody who doesn't connect with the worlds of SF&F at least not ...
To decide whether or not to read this book, answer this question: do you want to read about a 15 year old girl reading science fiction?In my case, the answer is no. Even if I did adore classic SF from the mid-20th century, I don’t think I would have liked this book. It’s a diary format, covering a y...
Among Others is kind of like a love letter to bibliophiles, especially those who fell in love with books as a youngster, finding solace and comfort between the pages of so many different stories. In some ways, Mor's character tapped me on the shoulder, reminding me of myself as a preteen. I went th...
Among Others tells the story of Morwenna Phelps. She’s a twin whose sister died and she herself was injured in a car accident. She loves to read and specifically she reads SciFi/Fantasy which she devours at a scary and intimidating rate (5+ books a week!). Oh and she sees fairies and can do magic.Wh...
"I care more for people in books than the people I see every day.”uh....kind of the truth sometimes.Morwenna Phelps is a fifteen year old who is a veracious reader, especially for anything Science Fiction, or 'SF' as she calls it. I was tempted to write down every book mentioned as this book moved ...
I wasn't one of the sci fi/fantasy geeks. But I was there, in the library, reading as much as possible, immersing myself in whatever I was reading. Not a different world, perhaps, or one with robots or magic, but early 19th century England and mid-19th century New England were almost as removed fr...
A love letter to science fiction and fantasy, to books and to librarians:"We never looked anything like anyone in our family, but apart from the eye and hair color I don't see anything. It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books."A support letter t...
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