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readunderthestars23's review against another edition
2.0
I received a copy of Truthers from Walker Books Australia. I don't even know where to start with this review. I'm months behind with my reviews and this is the first one I chose to catch up with. So please bear with me as I muddle through this and try to remember what I thought about this book when I read it last year.
Anyway, Truthers didn't make a very good impression on me. I did manage to finish the book but the plot seemed so crazy I can't even remember why I wanted to read it. I don't want to go into all the ways the author talked about Muslims (like they're all terroists and extremists.) A lot of the people who read this book probably don't remember 9/11 and this will not help them understand what happened. it feeds into the conspiricy thoeries and then the way Muslims are talked about. I really just wanted to put it down but I felt I had to finish it as it was a review book.
I am so glad that I didn't pay for a copy of this book. And not just because of what I said above but the writing just wasn't for me either. I'm pretty sure this is meant to be a YA novel but it reads more like a book for younger readers. Not sure I'd want kids reading this though, with all the conspiriacy thoeries and the use of the phrase "radical Islamic terrorist."
I know it's been months since I read this but I can't find myself wanting to recommend this to anyone. Or wanting to read another book by this author. This book has really put me off any other books by Girard.
Anyway, Truthers didn't make a very good impression on me. I did manage to finish the book but the plot seemed so crazy I can't even remember why I wanted to read it. I don't want to go into all the ways the author talked about Muslims (like they're all terroists and extremists.) A lot of the people who read this book probably don't remember 9/11 and this will not help them understand what happened. it feeds into the conspiricy thoeries and then the way Muslims are talked about. I really just wanted to put it down but I felt I had to finish it as it was a review book.
I am so glad that I didn't pay for a copy of this book. And not just because of what I said above but the writing just wasn't for me either. I'm pretty sure this is meant to be a YA novel but it reads more like a book for younger readers. Not sure I'd want kids reading this though, with all the conspiriacy thoeries and the use of the phrase "radical Islamic terrorist."
I know it's been months since I read this but I can't find myself wanting to recommend this to anyone. Or wanting to read another book by this author. This book has really put me off any other books by Girard.
elephant's review
4.0
When Katie's drug addict father is put into a mental institute after ranting about 9/11 conspiracies, threatening Vice President Dick Cheney and beating up a co-worker, Katie begins to research the 9/11 conspiracies in order to help get her father out of the mental institute. She is aided by a 17 year old boy genius who she meets at the law library where she is doing research. The more she learns about the Truthers, the conspiracy theorists, the more plausible some of their theories sound. Katie, however, is in danger and is not sure who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. I found it interesting that the book ties the belief in conspiracy theories in with PTSD. The story is captivating and intriguing.
antimony's review
3.0
ok so like. the messages in this book are bad. but if you don't take it seriously it's very fun. everything is so unbelievable that it's funny -- no one is going to be gassed in their car for being a 9/11 truther and as scary as it would be for it to happen in real life, i'm pretty sure i laughed at the "you didn't cover your webcam fast enough" part
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