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kirstysbookishworld's review against another edition
3.0
Never been so scared reading a middle grade book. Honestly felt a panic attack coming on when reading
nicolesnotreading's review against another edition
1.0
didn’t realize this was a children’s book when i bought but i still liked it suprisingly although i would have liked it better when i was 8 or 9
victoria80's review against another edition
4.0
This was a read for my son and I to share. It took us a long time. Mostly because he was wanting to read other things , the book was a little demanding for him (he has ADHD and can get bored easily) I really enjoyed it and I learnt a lot about the Universe and Quantum Physics in a very simple way.
Would recommend to space geeks - adults and children alike.
Would recommend to space geeks - adults and children alike.
odettebrethouwer's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Ten eerste: dit boek vind ik heel eng, heel angstaanjagend. Hopelijk heb ik vannacht geen nachtmerries over dit plot.. Niet heel erg middle-grade geschikt dus haast.
Ook wist ik de eerste 2/3 van het boek niet goed wat ik ervan moest vinden. Wederom heeft Christopher Edge heel mooi natuurkunde in het boek verwerkt, ik zag het plot nog niet.
Maar zodra dat eenmaal in elkaar klikte.. wauw.
Ik heb wel een traantje weggepinkt. En het boek geknuffeld, even, toen ik hem uit had.
Ja, ik ben wel dol op het werk van Christopher Edge, gelukkig heb ik nog twee ongelezen boeken van hem in de kast staan!
Ook wist ik de eerste 2/3 van het boek niet goed wat ik ervan moest vinden. Wederom heeft Christopher Edge heel mooi natuurkunde in het boek verwerkt, ik zag het plot nog niet.
Maar zodra dat eenmaal in elkaar klikte.. wauw.
Ik heb wel een traantje weggepinkt. En het boek geknuffeld, even, toen ik hem uit had.
Ja, ik ben wel dol op het werk van Christopher Edge, gelukkig heb ik nog twee ongelezen boeken van hem in de kast staan!
bethhhhhhh's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bitterseason's review
adventurous
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Dementia, and Death of parent
candicemariereads's review against another edition
4.0
I’m a science nerd and this middle grade book called to my always-looking -up soul. Maisie is such a great main character. I love to see a science/math loving female as our center focus as well as the dynamic of her older sister who is a typical teen who has a genius for a little sister. The story takes on this crazy plot and at first you trying to piece it together, but it puts you with Maisie and her confusion as she herself tries to rationalize what is happening
Full Review: https://beachwoodschoolhouse.com/the-infinite-lives-of-maisie-day-review/
Full Review: https://beachwoodschoolhouse.com/the-infinite-lives-of-maisie-day-review/
bluewithstars's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent. Christopher Ege is a master story teller and I am currently catching up with any I have missed!
sharonrose's review against another edition
4.0
This was not what I expected at all but it was short, exciting and kind of trippy. It almost reminded me of some of the less scary episodes of RL Stine’s the Haunting Hour or like the Twilight Zone but with some solid science behind it.
babbity_rabbity's review
3.0
Full review can be found here, but here's what you need to know:
Other reviewers mentioned that there’s an awful lot of science in this book, and I didn’t really take them seriously… but wow. There’s a TON of science in here–I mean that in terms of quantity, not density.
This is obviously what the book is going for– a riff on the major breakthroughs of the last 50/100 years in physics, seen through the eyes of a 10-year-old prodigy having the weirdest day. It’s a great idea, and some of it is executed very well. Edge does a great job boiling down some of the more complex and theoretical concepts to a paragraph and using MG-appropriate language.
In my opinion, however, there are just too many different concepts crammed into this one book. The story would have been much stronger if he had picked two or three of these ideas (say, relativity, infinity/Mobius strip, and black holes) and given them more room to breathe. The book jumped to a new major idea every couple of pages, and if I weren’t already familiar with these terms, I wouldn’t have had the stamina to follow them.
This book will likely be appealing to a young reader who is on the verge of jumping right into adult sci-fi but would just as soon read something with a more relatable character. I worry, however, that many will be turned off by the protagonist (why is she a next-level prodigy? wouldn’t the story work just fine if she were a garden-variety genius?) and the sheer volume of mini science lessons.
I also want to mention that the story has a dark edge that I wasn’t expecting. There’s some emotional weight to the last quarter of the book that will probably fall on readers who aren’t ready for it (in fun twisty ways and in jarring, horrifying ways). By the end, however, it’s all come together into something rather sweet and uplifting.
A final note: This book might have gotten four stars from me if it weren’t for a baffling scene of street harassment inserted halfway through the story apropos of nothing. While walking with her young teenage sister, Maisie sees some boys catcall her sister. One even goes to far as to physically block their path until the sister obeys his demand to smile. Maisie is taken-aback by the incident, but her sister doesn’t really discuss it; the implication seems to be that Maisie is getting a glimpse into growing up and that capitulating to bullying and sexual harassment is just the price of doing business. The incident is never addressed by the book. I was floored. This single scene brought the book down a whole star for me, and I wavered about going all the way down to two. In 2019, I don’t understand why this is acceptable.
I received a free eARC of this book from Delacourte Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Other reviewers mentioned that there’s an awful lot of science in this book, and I didn’t really take them seriously… but wow. There’s a TON of science in here–I mean that in terms of quantity, not density.
This is obviously what the book is going for– a riff on the major breakthroughs of the last 50/100 years in physics, seen through the eyes of a 10-year-old prodigy having the weirdest day. It’s a great idea, and some of it is executed very well. Edge does a great job boiling down some of the more complex and theoretical concepts to a paragraph and using MG-appropriate language.
In my opinion, however, there are just too many different concepts crammed into this one book. The story would have been much stronger if he had picked two or three of these ideas (say, relativity, infinity/Mobius strip, and black holes) and given them more room to breathe. The book jumped to a new major idea every couple of pages, and if I weren’t already familiar with these terms, I wouldn’t have had the stamina to follow them.
This book will likely be appealing to a young reader who is on the verge of jumping right into adult sci-fi but would just as soon read something with a more relatable character. I worry, however, that many will be turned off by the protagonist (why is she a next-level prodigy? wouldn’t the story work just fine if she were a garden-variety genius?) and the sheer volume of mini science lessons.
I also want to mention that the story has a dark edge that I wasn’t expecting. There’s some emotional weight to the last quarter of the book that will probably fall on readers who aren’t ready for it (in fun twisty ways and in jarring, horrifying ways). By the end, however, it’s all come together into something rather sweet and uplifting.
A final note: This book might have gotten four stars from me if it weren’t for a baffling scene of street harassment inserted halfway through the story apropos of nothing. While walking with her young teenage sister, Maisie sees some boys catcall her sister. One even goes to far as to physically block their path until the sister obeys his demand to smile. Maisie is taken-aback by the incident, but her sister doesn’t really discuss it; the implication seems to be that Maisie is getting a glimpse into growing up and that capitulating to bullying and sexual harassment is just the price of doing business. The incident is never addressed by the book. I was floored. This single scene brought the book down a whole star for me, and I wavered about going all the way down to two. In 2019, I don’t understand why this is acceptable.
I received a free eARC of this book from Delacourte Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.