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strayfe_angel's review against another edition
5.0
I wrote an email to Steven Boyett many years ago telling him how much Ariel (the book) meant to me, and he wrote me back - and he was so supportive and wonderful and he was already a big favorite - so... Elegy Beach is - a wonderful book to start with - but added to that is the bonus that I get to be with Pete and Ariel again. And, ohmygosh did I miss them! More when I finish!
OK - I can't talk about it all yet - but I think this might be a perfect sequel - so I loved it.
OK - I can't talk about it all yet - but I think this might be a perfect sequel - so I loved it.
lizjane's review against another edition
3.0
Something big happened 30 years ago that stopped the existence of electricity, working motors and a large part of the world population. Some survivors were left with magical abilities. New creatures showed up...unicorns, centaurs. Now, in California, two teen boys are learning how to wield a more powerful magic than has been seen before. One of the boys will try to use his power for good, the other for evil.
battykat's review against another edition
4.0
I'm glad he wrote the sequel, even tho he never intended to. And writing a sequel nearly 30 years later- literally, not just in the timeline of the story- has got to be difficult.
I made some wry remarks about some of the tech mentioned in this book that didn't exist back when Ariel was created, but he addresses that in his afterward. Can't say I totally agree, but then, it's not my story!
I'm a little saddened by the end, both for what happens to characters, and that it's THE END of this particular world, this series, these books. But then, if it's a book you like, shouldn't you be a little sad when you reach the end?
Love love love the term, Generation Eloi. Makes perfect sense to me.
I made some wry remarks about some of the tech mentioned in this book that didn't exist back when Ariel was created, but he addresses that in his afterward. Can't say I totally agree, but then, it's not my story!
I'm a little saddened by the end, both for what happens to characters, and that it's THE END of this particular world, this series, these books. But then, if it's a book you like, shouldn't you be a little sad when you reach the end?
Love love love the term, Generation Eloi. Makes perfect sense to me.
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
I like Boyett's writing - it's very non-standard, so it takes a little bit to get used to. But once you do, it's intriguing, and it makes you like his book that much more. Elegy Beach was a follow-up to his previous book Ariel (written 25 years earlier), and it's quite a different take on the post-apocalyptic world. Worth reading - check into it. I'll have to check out Ariel next.еК
laurla's review against another edition
"later, grief would fill the empty spaces in my heart where my father and yan had lived. right now there were just empty spaces where my heart had been cored."
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