Ready Player One By Ernest Cline (Crown, Hardcover, 9780307887436, August 2011, 384pp.) The Short of It: An entertaining romp down memory lane, but in the end its potential for “geektastic-ness” was never fully realized. The Rest of It: It’s the year 2044 and the real world is apparently a place where no one wishes to [...]
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The Map of Time By Felix J. Palma (Atria Books, Hardcover, 9781439167397, June 2011, 624pp.) The Short of It: Victorian goodness with some sci-fi and mystery thrown in for good measure. The Rest of It: First, a bit about the story itself. Andrew Harrington has fallen in love with a prostitute by the name of [...]
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe By Charles Yu (Vintage, Paperback, 9780307739452, June 2011, 256pp.) The Short of It: Time travel is an entertaining subject in and of itself, but at its core, this book is a collection of moments. Moments of realization, moments of disappointment and moments of loss and regret. [...]
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Across the Universe By Beth Revis (Razorbill, Hardcover, 9781595143976, January 2011, 416pp.) The Short of It: Across the Universe has a lot going on in its pages, but teen readers will have a hard time putting it down. The Rest of It: Amy, her parents, and a host of others are frozen in a type [...]
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The Wikkeling By Steven Arntson (Running Press Kids, Hardcover, 9780762439034, May 2011, 224pp.) The Short of It: The world that Arnston creates is both scary and magical but most of all…fun. The Rest of It: Many of you following me on Facebook or Twitter have probably heard me say (more than once) that The Wikkeling was [...]
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