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Angst and secrecy became a divisive factor among the characters, and then the addition of actual research on my part into the landscape of the town and surrounding areas set me off so bad that I couldn't bring myself to continue reading. It's a shame, because the idea behind the book was really intriguing.
It was cute. I really like how Cornelia Funke stays true to childhood and how kids react. Of course, it wouldn't be an interesting story if at least one of the kids wasn't extraordinary, but it was a jaunty little tale that helped me pass the time driving.
I just couldn't get into it. Maybe later I'll be in the right headspace, because the premise is interesting.
A friend lent me this book and even if I wasn't under the gun before I had more reading for school I would've stayed up obscenely late to read! So captivating and definitely encouraged me to put her other books on my to-read shelf.
As a Caucasian, I appreciated seeing some struggles and fears I'm not familiar with put so well into words and having the chance to discuss them with my friends and loved ones. As a woman I was able to sigh or groan in solidarity at the ones I am familiar with. As a mother I was - and still am - grateful for the sense of community I gained reading the attempts of a mother struggling to explain the world to her inquisitive son in a way he could understand without creating fear in him. Mira Jacobs, thank you for your book.
Ok, Mr. Sanderson, let's just stop making me incapable of getting stuff done.
The Rithmatist is a new YA novel by one of the few adult authors I enjoy, and despite the YA “dumbing down” (which it didn't feel dumb, just, more YA. Someday I'll be able to better define that) it was a fantastic read. The characters are very relatable, the settings intriguing (an alternate United States configuration with a completely different world empirical history. Fascinating!), and the story just keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time.
Definitely worth the time spent not napping.
I really did enjoy this book. It was a lot to force onto such young characters (roughly 14-18 were the ages of the three main female leads), but given their various talents and the socio-economic environments they'd grown up in, I wouldn't put it past them. Entertaining and when it came to the resolution I awaited with baited breath to see if it would all really work out!
This heartbreaking story was so good! I think I might even still have it in my garage somewhere...
I couldn't really get into this one and so didn't finish it. I've learned that if it takes more than a few tries to get into something, it's probably not worth my time, and this fell into that category. Two stars because it's a great idea, and it was probably more developed later, but I'd have to ask my sister-in-law (who finished it and the sequel at least) if it panned out well.
It wasn't quite what it sounded like in the blurb. A lot heavier than expected, but it turned out to be a very good thing. It's an interesting look in to the life of a typical teen put into atypical situations. I'm intrigued enough to try out the sequel.