Alex Woods has had a pretty unusual life so far by the age of 17. He lives with his single mother with is clairvoyant and spends her time reading tarot cards for people. She predicts something horrible si going to happen and it does- to Alex. He gets hit by a meteorite at a young age and becomes som...
In life, there are no true beginnings or endings. Events flow into each other, and the more you try to isolate them in a container, the more they spill over the sides, like canal-water breaching its artificial banks. This was a very sweet coming of age novel. I enjoyed learning about meteors, tarot ...
Alex Woods is a remarkable boy who not only overcomes his obstacles but sticks to his beliefs. Certain things in Alex’s life set in motion, all starting with a fallen meteor knocking him unconscious . Whether it is the meteor or the way he was brought up Alex sometimes looks at things too logical...
Review: There is so much hype around this book. When I was able to pick up a copy at BEA, I was really excited. And they practically just shoved it in my hands. Redhook is a new imprint and it seems like they have a lot of good books coming out. The cool thing is they are only publishing one a month...
In case you didn’t know, in secondary school—especially in the early years of secondary school—diversity is not celebrated. In secondary school, being different is the worst crime you can commit. Actually, in secondary school, being different is pretty much the only crime you can commit. At one poin...
The best description that I can think of for this book is that it reminded me of "a mixture of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Up, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and The Fault in Our Stars." While that may seem like a strange combination, elements from all of these works ar...
When it comes to "coming of age" novels, the first one that comes to mind is always Catcher in the Rye. But that was written in the 1950s and one wonders if it isn't a bit out of touch with the times. Then along came Alex Woods, who could very well be the Holden Caulfield of the 21st Century. Read w...
It all started with a drive, thirteen grams of marijuana and an urn of ashes. This is the story of Alex Woods from the age of 10 to 17. Alex is one unique and complex character. His life was shattered into a new realm when at age 10 a meteor crashed through his bathroom ceiling and hit him on the he...
Originally published at Here There Be Books. (Goes live 7/8/13)I picked this up from BEA 2013 mostly because of the cover-- also I thought it might have some sci-fi elements to it, which turned out to be wrong. However, despite the lack of scifi, I'm still glad I picked up The Universe Versus Alex W...
Well, here's the thing, if a book has:*An introverted bookworm epileptic who loves learning about math, physics, astronomy, and who openly admits that his hobbies are definitely "gay" (in the high school context)*Unexpected friendships*Classical music*Book discussions*A dog*Questions about Life and ...
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