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A Reader's Heart
A Reader's Heart rated it 13 years ago
I didn't finish this book. It just wasn't for me and, quite frankly, I found it horrible.There was info-dumping, terminology I didn't understand and I could relate to none of the characters. The plot was drawn out and I'm sorry to say this, but it was boring. The pace wasn't fast enough for my likin...
sixthreezy readsies
sixthreezy readsies rated it 13 years ago
The ending of this book is downright creepy. I'm still not sure whether I liked the way it ended (because I thought it was unpredictable, but kind of dumb at the same time in terms of ENDING a tale like this). I wonder if there will be more books written to turn this into a series or not, but it was...
Books of Amber
Books of Amber rated it 13 years ago
O_O---The beginning of the novel is very slow paced, as a lot of time was spent showing the main characters and their lives before going to the moon. I think less time could have been spent with these teenagers, and more time should have been spent with the teens as they trained with NASA in prepara...
Shelf Indulgence
Shelf Indulgence rated it 13 years ago
Alien is a classic sci-fi movie, but really, it’s just a horror movies that’s set in outer space. The same could be said of 172 Hours on the Moon; it’s about NASA sending three teenagers to the Moon to ostensibly revitalize interest in space travel, though the real reasons are a bit darker. It’s n...
Word to Dreams
Word to Dreams rated it 13 years ago
I looked forward to this book, couldn't wait to read it, but in the end I feel greatly let down. The story had potential. 3 teens, return trip to the moon, a great mystery. Now if it didn't take about 186 pages out of a 351 page book to get to any action. Ugh!The storyline of the teens were semi...
wordchasing
wordchasing rated it 13 years ago
2.5 starsI don’t feel great about this rating, but I’ve got to be honest – this book left me pretty cold. It’s possible that a large part of this was going into the book already knowing what was lurking on the moon. It’s hard to be completely creeped out when you’ve identified the bogeyman, you know...
Nicoleabouttown
Nicoleabouttown rated it 13 years ago
Holy Crap! I can't stop saying that enough.Review to come later this week.
Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud
Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud rated it 14 years ago
Rating: 2.5* of fiveThe Book Report: A stream-of-consciousness first novel recounting nineteen years in the life of Mattias, the kid who never wanted to be seen or heard. He got his wish all his life long, except that it cost him the love and affection of two women, the fame that could've changed hi...
Mark Books
Mark Books rated it 14 years ago
Meandering but poetic. I came for the title and stayed for Johan Harstad's sentences and his subtle humor. [full review]
The Library of Babel
The Library of Babel rated it 16 years ago
What I like and dislike at the same time in modern Norwegian literature is the straight and essential style used by young novelists such as Erlend Loe and Frode Grytten. It's a kind of writing that is a thousand miles away from most of the Italian literature I like.Where Italian authors try to be im...
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