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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
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
Lots of fun. Like Jumanji for a slightly older crowd. Plus the troll, Kalgrash, is a hilarious character, with some heartbreaking twists. Very cool book.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Zac suggested this teen thriller, which is like a more serious Fourth Tower of Inverness. Not bad.
Big M.T. Anderson fan but this one didn't live up to my (adult) expectations. It would have been pretty good if anyone else had written it, someone who hadn't written Feed, Octavian Nothing and Whales on Stilts. Fine for juvenile/young adult.
You know, I read this at the beach and it should've taken me no more than three hours but instead it took more than three days and I can't even figure out why, as it was entertaining enough, though I think it's that it just didn't grab me quite right. I'll read the others, though, as it was definitely not bad.
I read this in middle school and really loved it.
I found it to be a winding story that never seemed to reveal just everything you needed to know and the ending was really a "twist ending". I truly had no idea that THAT was what was coming.
I really love the whole "giant game o' death" theme. I find that all these kinds of choices of where to go, what to do, and the like was interesting. I just love thinking about all these different "variations" that a game could go.
I felt that the game wasn't completely revealed to the reader. Like, the main characters only traveled outward here and here this much, but on the map there is so much "shrouded in darkness" that could be waiting for them to find it.
I really had no problem with this book. I loved it. I guess I'll read the reviews as to why this was rated so low.
Hey, at least it isn't Twilight, right?
3-minutes-after-uploading-this-edit: Okay, so quite a few people are saying this book would appeal more to boys than girls. Okay? I don't really see how gender could factor into this. I mean, if this book was about a wrestling team or a book about racing go karts or something I would understand. I think the lack of emotional development or whatever was PERFECT for this book and me at the time, since I was like, twelve years old and didn't give a shit about people acting all "sentimental" and "weak" like a girl who's just pumping out hormones would be. Twelve year old girl, woo hoo?
I found it to be a winding story that never seemed to reveal just everything you needed to know and the ending was really a "twist ending". I truly had no idea that THAT was what was coming.
I really love the whole "giant game o' death" theme. I find that all these kinds of choices of where to go, what to do, and the like was interesting. I just love thinking about all these different "variations" that a game could go.
I felt that the game wasn't completely revealed to the reader. Like, the main characters only traveled outward here and here this much, but on the map there is so much "shrouded in darkness" that could be waiting for them to find it.
I really had no problem with this book. I loved it. I guess I'll read the reviews as to why this was rated so low.
Hey, at least it isn't Twilight, right?
3-minutes-after-uploading-this-edit: Okay, so quite a few people are saying this book would appeal more to boys than girls. Okay? I don't really see how gender could factor into this. I mean, if this book was about a wrestling team or a book about racing go karts or something I would understand. I think the lack of emotional development or whatever was PERFECT for this book and me at the time, since I was like, twelve years old and didn't give a shit about people acting all "sentimental" and "weak" like a girl who's just pumping out hormones would be. Twelve year old girl, woo hoo?
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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:
No
Maybe I will give this book another try later on, but for now it doesn't hold my interest.
I decided to read this book because I loved Feed, another work by the same author. This one was not nearly as good, but I still was entertained by it. It was very similar to Jumanji.