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J’s Take on Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Let me start with a description of the book, for some context. Ellie and her friends live in a smallish town with a large rural area, so that she and a lot of her friends are ranchers. At least I think...
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Nebula Project: The Dispossessed
What follows is a spoiler laden discussion of the book The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Beware if you’re worried about such things. Physicist Shevek leaves his homeworld to join physicist...
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J’s Take on The Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner
I’m going to venture into spoilers for The Tomorrow Code, but I’ll try to do this chronologically, so the big spoilers won’t come until near the middle or end of this review. I’ll warn you when we get...
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J’s Take on Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson
At first this seemed like a typical dragon book. A orphan who’s about 10 is caring for some captive dragons. One talks to her telepathically. She escapes with him and this dragon stone. Yawn, ho-hum....
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J’s Take on In Lane Three, Alex Archer by Tessa Duder
Published in 1987, this novel recounts the fictional story of one young New Zealand swimmer as she tries to win a spot on the 1960 Olympic team. I’m going to save the spoilers for the end, so you can...
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J’s Take on Alan Turing: The Architect of the Computer Age
Today is the 100th anniversary of Alan Turing’s birth. I figured that since I’d procrastinated more than 2 years over writing my Turing review, I should do it today to make it look deliberate. Though...
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Nebula Project: Man Plus
What follows is a spoiler laden discussion of the book Man Plus by Frederik Pohl. Beware if you’re worried about such things. Facing mutual self-destruction, the major governmental powers on Earth race...
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J’s Take on Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
I believe the American title is Jellicoe Road and the original title is On the Jellicoe Road. This cover is the most unappealing cover to me. I’m not big on flowers as design elements and orange...
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J’s Take on Deepwater Black by Ken Catran
I read this book slowly over the course of what was probably months. It turned out to be the perfect book for picking up and putting down. The plot wasn’t hard to follow and the characters weren’t so...
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J’s Take on Dare, Truth or Promise by Paula Boock
I’m about over teen gay romance novels. Or perhaps all quiltbag YA that doesn’t have a speculative element. Well, okay, I’ll make an exception for ones that aren’t glb, just because there’s so few of...
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