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Illuminae
by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman
Quite The Novel Idea ~ Words from the Clouds
EDIT AFTER RE-READ: Bumping it up to 5 stars. Because obviously. Also you should read this while listening to the audiobook. It's THE. ACTUAL. BEST. Oh and AIDAN is just the most precious, sassy, mass-murdering, psychopathic AI ever.
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What can I say about this book that hasn't been said already? Nothing. That's right. This review will be just me repeating what everybody else has already said. That this book is amazing and brilliant and you should read it.
I cannot possibly summarize this book anymore than the blurb so just read that and you'll know what it's about. Yeah, I'm taking the easy way out on this one.
Let me take a deep breath and think for a minute. Okay. Why isn't this 5 stars? Well, I'm not sure exactly. It doesn't really feel like a 5 star book to me because it did take a bit to get into it. Though I did enjoy it from the start. There's a lot of great humor in this book, which I just LOVED. Well, most of the time because I was reading this on the bus a lot and laughing out loud while reading gives me unpleasant stares from people that just don't understand. SIGH. Also the writing is brilliant. Does that surprise anyone, really? No? Good. Also, yes the formatting and storytelling is insanely unique and gives you a lot of gorgeous pages to gawk at.
Of course none of that would matter if the characters sucked. Which they don't obviously. I loved Ezra and Kady and I rooted for them! I loved their friendship/romance and I loved their friends! All of the characters were developed brilliantly, which isn't easy in this type of storytelling. And yes, AIDAN the AI is fantastic. I love him, obviously. I do have one concern here though. With this entire book I mean. This is supposed to be a trilogy I think? And seeing as how amazing this book is, it sets a certain standard. I'm worried and scared that the sequels won't be as great as this one. It'll be very hard to top this, just saying.
Overall, Illuminae is a must-read if you love Science Fiction. Though you might lower your expectations if you're not used to this type of storytelling because not everyone can get into it. Still, must read. If only to gawk at those beautiful pages.
EDIT AFTER RE-READ: Bumping it up to 5 stars. Because obviously. Also you should read this while listening to the audiobook. It's THE. ACTUAL. BEST. Oh and AIDAN is just the most precious, sassy, mass-murdering, psychopathic AI ever.
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What can I say about this book that hasn't been said already? Nothing. That's right. This review will be just me repeating what everybody else has already said. That this book is amazing and brilliant and you should read it.
I cannot possibly summarize this book anymore than the blurb so just read that and you'll know what it's about. Yeah, I'm taking the easy way out on this one.
Let me take a deep breath and think for a minute. Okay. Why isn't this 5 stars? Well, I'm not sure exactly. It doesn't really feel like a 5 star book to me because it did take a bit to get into it. Though I did enjoy it from the start. There's a lot of great humor in this book, which I just LOVED. Well, most of the time because I was reading this on the bus a lot and laughing out loud while reading gives me unpleasant stares from people that just don't understand. SIGH. Also the writing is brilliant. Does that surprise anyone, really? No? Good. Also, yes the formatting and storytelling is insanely unique and gives you a lot of gorgeous pages to gawk at.
Of course none of that would matter if the characters sucked. Which they don't obviously. I loved Ezra and Kady and I rooted for them! I loved their friendship/romance and I loved their friends! All of the characters were developed brilliantly, which isn't easy in this type of storytelling. And yes, AIDAN the AI is fantastic. I love him, obviously. I do have one concern here though. With this entire book I mean. This is supposed to be a trilogy I think? And seeing as how amazing this book is, it sets a certain standard. I'm worried and scared that the sequels won't be as great as this one. It'll be very hard to top this, just saying.
Overall, Illuminae is a must-read if you love Science Fiction. Though you might lower your expectations if you're not used to this type of storytelling because not everyone can get into it. Still, must read. If only to gawk at those beautiful pages.