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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I liked the voices in this, and Lane's development from studious guy with one objective in mind, to someone who realizes the potential of the life he can live, even with a drug resistant disease. It did evoke a little "The fault in our stars" however.
Extraordinary Means is about kids who live in a world where a new strain of drug resistant TB becomes an international epidemic and while the search for the cure goes on, sanatoriums pop up all over the place. Sadie and Lane are sent to Latham House to focus on getting better, when they'd much rather focus on anything else. Together with their friends, they figure out all kinds of different ways to distract and entertain themselves. This book was incredibly heart wrenching as you will for these kids to get better and get what they want while you're totally unsure of the outcome, just as they are. This book is beautifully written from both Sadie and Lane's perspective and was definitely hard to put down.
What a sweet, heartwarming, heartBREAKING, humor-filled, touching read. This book was written so well, with the exception of a few minor cringe-worthy moments of stereotypical teenage behavior, that it felt very authentic and smooth. The characters were lovable and played off of each other superbly. It wasn't difficult to imagine the strength of their friendship. Along with their bond, their humor was impeccable and is easily one of my favorite aspects of the book. The jokes are only enhanced by the situation and setting of the novel and its characters. My other favorite aspect of the book is how the romance was executed. Sure, it was predictable and as expected, but unlike most other YA novels, it was developed differently. Instead of the classic "love/interest at first interaction" the relationship developed through friendship, which is much more realistic and refreshing to read about. Sadie and Lane's story is one that you root for even though you expect it to be doomed from the start. Some people may say that the sick, dying kids who find love and friendship is an overdone contemporary theme, but Extraordinary Means presents it in a way that makes it feel new and not immature. Overall, this book resonates with so much humor, love, and hope that it can't help but translate the characters' feelings onto the reader. Because of this, Extraordinary Means is a book that will remain in readers' memories long after putting it down.
Anfangs dachte ich, ich würde das Buch abgöttisch lieben, aber nach und nach wurden meine Erwartungen so hoch, dass ich ja nur enttäuscht werden konnte. Letztendlich wurde ich nicht emotional mitgenommen, aber zumindest sehr gut unterhalten.
Dann und wann habe ich ein bisschen gemerkt, dass die Autorin einige ihrer Sätze wahrscheinlich aus Tumblr kopiert hat, was man auch der Danksagung am Ende des Buches entnehmen kann. Das hat mich teilweise aus dem Konzept gebracht, ist aber auch kein Grund, die Geschichte negativ zu bewerten.
Kurz gesagt kann ich das Buch als Coming of Age Story sehr empfehlen und wurde zumindest dahingehend nicht hängen gelassen.
Kleines Update: Ich habe das Buch einem Freund von mir geschenkt und er fand es großartig. Also gebt der Geschichte einfach mal eine Chance:)
Dann und wann habe ich ein bisschen gemerkt, dass die Autorin einige ihrer Sätze wahrscheinlich aus Tumblr kopiert hat, was man auch der Danksagung am Ende des Buches entnehmen kann. Das hat mich teilweise aus dem Konzept gebracht, ist aber auch kein Grund, die Geschichte negativ zu bewerten.
Kurz gesagt kann ich das Buch als Coming of Age Story sehr empfehlen und wurde zumindest dahingehend nicht hängen gelassen.
Kleines Update: Ich habe das Buch einem Freund von mir geschenkt und er fand es großartig. Also gebt der Geschichte einfach mal eine Chance:)
Nice story, good ending, SUPER Interesting premise and medical stuff. I dug it!
It's a reverse Fault in Our Stars that is twice as sad
I literally cried after reading it! Loved this book so much!!
Over the summer I read a number of YA novels that deal with kids who are sick or dealing with some level of mental illness. I really appreciate when these novels do not wrap up the issue with a neat bow, but rather follow the reader to journey with the teenagers through their angst and uncomfortable journey. While there was plenty of sorrow and angst in this book, I did feel like the end was wrapped up a little too neatly. This book explores teenages who are battling drug resistant TB and how they deal and how society deals with them.
Interesting book about a boarding school for kids with TB.
I had such high hopes for this book. Having lived with medical problems my whole life, I usually enjoy books that revolve around illness. But this book was just so bland. The book lacked the emotion for it to be anything other than just 'meh'. I didn't feel bad for the characters who died. I actually had to force myself to even finish reading it.
Overall, not a great book. Not exactly terrible either. Did feel like I wasted my time on it though.
Overall, not a great book. Not exactly terrible either. Did feel like I wasted my time on it though.