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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
I loved the mix of magic and technology in this book... the mix of history with the future. It reminded me of if Harry Potter met Steve Jobs! Such a good book with interesting characters, a love story and a great storyline. The type of book my husband would enjoy just as much as me. A great read.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I always wondered if anyone would ever write a book which had SciFi as well as magical elements and how it would turn out. Now that I've read this book, I am awestruck.
Everything about this book, the characters, the story, the funny part, the tragic part, the magic, the science, everything was great. This book is one of a kind, and one of the best I've read if not the best. I won't forget Patricia, Laurence and Peregrine for a long time.
I will read more of Charlie Jane Anders, that's for sure.
Everything about this book, the characters, the story, the funny part, the tragic part, the magic, the science, everything was great. This book is one of a kind, and one of the best I've read if not the best. I won't forget Patricia, Laurence and Peregrine for a long time.
I will read more of Charlie Jane Anders, that's for sure.
Icky start with both protagonists on the receiving end of horrid parents and atrocious bullying. But the eventual science vs magic showdown manages to be unique despite how formulaic it sounds.
I picked up this book solely based on the beautiful cover. This scifi/fantasy story was certainly whimsical, unique and unlike anything I've read before.
I struggle to find the words to describe this book for me. It centres around two characters: Patricia and Laurence. Patricia is a witch who can cast spells, heal people, fly, and talk with animals. Laurence is a tech geek who can build incredibly complex machines and AI. The two should have absolutely nothing in common but they find each other as outcasts in school. When Laurence learns of Patricia's skills, they drift apart but reconnect as adults. Meanwhile, the world around them is turning to shit and it could be on them to fix it.
In a book of science fiction and fantasy, I expect some realism to ground the story but there were things that just didn't make sense. For example, in school, Patricia is made to look like she is cursing and throwing a dead animal at the guidance councilor. She runs away from the school and the entire town groups up to find her. Excuse me? Why does a town care enough about a school kid an a supposed curse to hunt her down?
There's also the trained assassin sent to kill the kids. He has a heavy presence at the start of the book, completely disappears for a while, then pops up again with an incredibly quick and unsatisfactory resolution to the point where I dont even understand the purpose of introducing this character at all.
The book was riddled with weird problems like the two described. I liked Patricia and Laurence as characters and the premise of science vs nature was a good one, but the execution just wasn't satisfactory for me.
In a book of science fiction and fantasy, I expect some realism to ground the story but there were things that just didn't make sense. For example, in school, Patricia is made to look like she is cursing and throwing a dead animal at the guidance councilor. She runs away from the school and the entire town groups up to find her. Excuse me? Why does a town care enough about a school kid an a supposed curse to hunt her down?
There's also the trained assassin sent to kill the kids. He has a heavy presence at the start of the book, completely disappears for a while, then pops up again with an incredibly quick and unsatisfactory resolution to the point where I dont even understand the purpose of introducing this character at all.
The book was riddled with weird problems like the two described. I liked Patricia and Laurence as characters and the premise of science vs nature was a good one, but the execution just wasn't satisfactory for me.
All the Birds in the Sky is the kind of book that's at home with absurdity. But it's the kind of absurdity that reminds me of my life and the people (human and non-human) in it, so I really enjoyed it.
This book was not overwhelming. I had to will myself not to abandon this book more than once. Not sure i'd recommend.
A parable about rebalancing technology and natural forces with characterization and plot development that I found disconnecting and occasionally annoying.