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Neal Shusterman is amazing and only accidentally getting carburetor fluid sprayed in my eyes this evening could have made me put it down. And it was more of a "throw it down while screaming" kind of move. But my eyes are feeling better, so I'm about to put the kids to bed so I can get back to the book. I hope I don't go blind.
Not blind! My eyes aren't even damaged! So I finished the book, and it got more and more amazing right up until it was over, and I had to read all the author interview at the end so I wouldn't go into immediate withdrawal, and that was super interesting, too.
This isn't really a paranormal, exactly, but supernatural things happen. Maybe I need a supernatural shelf. Because poor Brewster (i.e. Bruiser) has this...condition...that requires him to keep a strong emotional distance between himself and others. But then Bronte and Tennyson - twins whose parents are English Professors - befriend him, and discover his...condition. That's when things really start falling apart. It's a very complex situation.
There were a couple of points where I thought it was on the verge of getting preachy, but because the characters' voices were so strong, the message came across loud and clear without that feeling that someone else just took over and tried to tell you something while you were enjoying a decent story.
This is my favorite of the 2013 Sequoyah list so far. I hope Oklahoma teens recognize its brilliance and vote for it! They voted for Unwind, which was also brilliant, so maybe they'll get this one right, too.
Not blind! My eyes aren't even damaged! So I finished the book, and it got more and more amazing right up until it was over, and I had to read all the author interview at the end so I wouldn't go into immediate withdrawal, and that was super interesting, too.
This isn't really a paranormal, exactly, but supernatural things happen. Maybe I need a supernatural shelf. Because poor Brewster (i.e. Bruiser) has this...condition...that requires him to keep a strong emotional distance between himself and others. But then Bronte and Tennyson - twins whose parents are English Professors - befriend him, and discover his...condition. That's when things really start falling apart. It's a very complex situation.
There were a couple of points where I thought it was on the verge of getting preachy, but because the characters' voices were so strong, the message came across loud and clear without that feeling that someone else just took over and tried to tell you something while you were enjoying a decent story.
This is my favorite of the 2013 Sequoyah list so far. I hope Oklahoma teens recognize its brilliance and vote for it! They voted for Unwind, which was also brilliant, so maybe they'll get this one right, too.