Just finished this one up yesterday, needless to say I liked it. I wasn't "wowed" by it, but it was good. It had more depth then most YA novels, with a few parts that were actually quite sad. One thing though...it had almost nothing to do with the movie! Not that I'm complaining, I liked the mov...
[Originally posted on tumblr on 15. August 2013] Did you guys ever see the movie ‘Jumper’ with Hayden Christensen?The book 'Jumper' by Steven Gould isn’t anything like it. According to some Goodreads users they actually adapted the second book. Either way, this book has nothing of the lighthearted...
Brilliant SF story, blending Davy Rice's exploration of his teleporting powers with the emotional fallout of his escape from an abusive father.It was also fascinating to read from a historical perspective of our attitudes towards terrorism and the NSA. The book was published in 1993, and Davy ends u...
This book had a very interesting (to me) premise as the main storyline of the book, the ability to teleport to anywhere the main character could picture in his mind. It was also quite a bit different than the movie of the same name that was apparently made using a similar premise. I liked the story ...
Obviously, based on the stars, I didn't like this. Why? Well, part of it was that I saw the movie first. And I LIKED the movie. The movie was a decent action flick, with an okay (not great) love story - albeit one where the hero and the heroine jumped each others' bones mostly based on nothing m...
Steven Gould's "Jumper" is a dark, fascinating story that's part character study, part hard sci-fi with realistic elements. My introduction to it came in a combination of someone recommending me books that were banned in some areas, and another person saying its title resembled one of my WIPs (thou...
3.5/5; 4 stars; B+I really debated how to rate this book. I was tempted to go to 3 stars because I didn't like it as much as I hoped, but on the other hand, I suspect it was because the author did such a good job of developing this wounded, sympathetic protagonist who I wanted to just SHAKE, repea...
Although I at times had trouble believing that a teenager brought up in a small town, living with an abusive father, could have so easily adjusted to living alone in New York City, not to mention learning to deal with his discovery of the ability to instantly teleport to any location he had previous...
Didn't like the movie, and I heard the book was much better. Well now understand what the movie writers were trying to accomplish -- add an antagonist! (No mention of anything like the Paladins in the book.)This was a story of a teen who learned to "jump" from one place to another instantly. We read...
I started reading this last year, when I first heard about the movie of the same title (but obviously not the same plot!)It's a decent story, but the background of the main character is a little depressing at times. His internal struggles play a large role in the greater plot - it's just a sad life...
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