As someone who's read the original trilogy obsessively, I both appreciated and was annoyed by the symmetry to the original book-the attacks on the campaign that often followed similar ideas and themes, and were timed to nearly coincide with one another. And sometimes, that's the book's greatest downfall. Feedback exists to answer that question, filling in the gaps not only on the Democratic side, but offering a view into lesser- or under-used characters from the Republican party as well. In that book, you would have thought the entire election process was a single-party race. One of the largest questions I had during the course of Feed (the original) was what was going on on the Democratic side of the fence. A great read, when it gets out of it's own way.
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In Blue Boy, author Rakesh Satyal covers a few months in the life of Kiran Sharma, a twelve year old gay Indian American boy whose parents immigrated to Cincinnati from India. All of these plot points are common but real, and it is up to the writer to put his stamp on such a story to make it his own. And because of all of these things there is almost always a desperate need for the protagonist to prove himself to others as worthwhile, to excel. Often there are many humiliating experiences, awkward attempts at friendship, budding sexuality, a desire to do things considered “girlie,” perhaps a clumsiness in sports. Many gay coming of age stories, in fiction and in real life, share some common elements: the lonely protagonist who feels isolated and misunderstood, a disapproving father, a doting but bewildered mother, and a mob of cruel, taunting peers. 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Novels Archives - Alan Gratz Novels Two Degrees In the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, Akira and her horse struggle to escape a massive wildfire. From the Civil Rights Movement, Gandhi’s nonviolent protest movement, the American Revolution, the Iranian Revolution, and LA riots, these 50 novels promise to engage the most reluctant of readers and keep students asking, “ What should I read next?“ĭisclosure: This post contains affiliate links to products. This list of historical fiction books, divided by grade level, includes selections from across time and location. For example, we could probably create an entire post on historical fiction books related to the Holocaust and World War II - a popular sub-genre among middle and high school students. 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It felt like a lot of things were resolved early on and then the rest of the story was fine-tuning - which might be realistic, but it didn't work as well as I felt it could have.Īs for characters, now, Adler I felt was perfect, but for some reason, it felt like Violet wasn't milked for all she was worth! For one, I literally didn't notice "her fault" until she did. I found myself getting a bit lost in the stage of character development for that reason. it isn't as annoying as it sounds, I promise - this was a pretty small thing, and it was done well. It was still pretty tight, but there were several partial resolutions between the main characters which ended in another disturbance which ended in them having another partial resolution. It seemed like the plotline spiraled about a bit. (I'm putting this in spoilers even though it isn't spoilery just because I know a lot of people like to know *nothing* about the book until they read it! And I know there's a low chance more than a scattering of people have read this hence far.) I felt like the pacing was a little weird, and the characters didn't have the same oomph I'm used to. Still a favorite, but not as favorite-ish as the author's other novels. I did love this book! It probably gets 4.5/5 from me. At this point, I must not care about my health at all, for I stayed up until 3+ AM to finish this book. One would be well-served to be near a computer while reading this deep novel, Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Mythica do wonders for adding further depth for the reader, to Duncan’s already rich story. Hal Duncan does a lot of interesting things through the course of the story, not the least of which is pack a great deal of resonance in each word, comprising each chapter of the book. Reality, or the multiverse of the Vellum, can be read in an archaic, little-know book called the Book of All Hours, which is something of a virtual experience to the reader of said book. To put it simply, Hal Duncan goes about re-imagining the conflict between Heaven and Hell, and in the process, he rewrites the conception of reality. By “easy” I don’t mean bad in anyway, good SF Literature should challenge readers. This is not an “easy” book by any means, Duncan goes to great lengths to challenge the reader, both on a structural level and a sense-of-wonder level. Here in Vellum, that same intelligence, imagination, and pure brashness shine through on nearly every page. Hal Duncan is a very vocal blogger who always has a lot of interesting things to say. Vellum has already garnered stellar reviews from the British publication, so I have to admit to high expectations on this book. |