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aasplund 's review for:
Spoonbenders
by Daryl Gregory
I haven't read a book this hilarious in quite awhile, so this was very refreshing and fun.
Spoonbenders follows a family with various psychic powers and how they try to blend into the world in the 1990's, plus how they use their powers for good. It's fun, it's light, and it also has characters experiencing very real and complex emotions. It's a great read.
My favorite part was honestly the characters. In some ways, they are stereotypes. But the story is written from everyone's points of view - so everyone gets a turn to talk about their desires and motivations and part in the story. So you quickly get past the stereotypes and start understanding the deeper motivations and feelings of the characters.
You also get pretty deep into their family dramas and traumas and how these experiences affect the family's ability to get along and see eye to eye. It's a well-developed family drama that also happens to have a bunch of psychic powers thrown in.
Highly recommended for lovers of goofy fantasy or sci-fi.
Spoonbenders follows a family with various psychic powers and how they try to blend into the world in the 1990's, plus how they use their powers for good. It's fun, it's light, and it also has characters experiencing very real and complex emotions. It's a great read.
My favorite part was honestly the characters. In some ways, they are stereotypes. But the story is written from everyone's points of view - so everyone gets a turn to talk about their desires and motivations and part in the story. So you quickly get past the stereotypes and start understanding the deeper motivations and feelings of the characters.
You also get pretty deep into their family dramas and traumas and how these experiences affect the family's ability to get along and see eye to eye. It's a well-developed family drama that also happens to have a bunch of psychic powers thrown in.
Highly recommended for lovers of goofy fantasy or sci-fi.