For a MG book, I'm surprisingly intimidated by the prospect of trying to give a synopsis. That's probably a clue about the book. Brangwain Spurge is an elfin historian of moderate renown -- when (as far as he knows) an ancient goblin relic is found in his land, he's dispatched to present it to the g...
I have to say M.T. Anderson should be marketed as a George Saunders type author for adults. Teens don't appreciate him. This is like a shorter, more depressing, updated Feed (one of my favorite books)
I have to say M.T. Anderson should be marketed as a George Saunders type author for adults. Teens don't appreciate him. This is like a shorter, more depressing, updated Feed (one of my favorite books)
2.5 starsI think I was the wrong audience for this book since it's really for younger readers. Often I like those types of stories, but the characters in Feed were annoying to me. I do still recommend it to younger readers. Everything is so in your face which is really what the book is about. In...
Intriguing idea; poor execution. I was SO BORED. There's even a section toward the end made up entirely of letters to and from random characters no one cares about that only occasionally mention any characters we know. WHY??? I will not be continuing this series.
This seminal teen dystopia has been on my TBR forever (maybe since it was published?) and thanks to my book club I finally got it checked off!I always find it a little refreshing to read "old school" teen dystopias, before the formula of singular teen who realizes the evil of "the system" and vows t...
3.5 starsI never knew what the Soviet Union went through around WWII. This was almost like an apocalyptic read, with all the horrors they lived. And the kicker is that it’s true.
What an interesting aspect of WWII research. This historical novel looked at the war through the lens of music and its influence on entire cultures and nations. Not just any music, but that of the famous Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, peering into his entire tumultuous, revolutionary life in L...
I wasn’t sure if I’d like this book when I started reading it. It’s written in a futuristic dialect that’s slightly difficult to get used to, and the characters aren’t the brightest crayons in the box. In a futuristic world, almost everyone has a “feed” in their brain. The feed controls their bodi...
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