Matthew has loved Ariel from the moment he found her in the tunnels, her bee's wings falling away. They live in Safe, an underground refuge for tho...
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May 11, 2011
I have no idea why I want to have this book. I didn't even read the blurb. I guess the cover did it for me.. *ashamed*
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Feb 01, 2012
*Update:* Yep, we've determined that it is. HURRAY! And now...to wait for the launch party! *waits anxiously*
*Update:* Okay, shoot me for being wrong but isn't that Toronto, my home city, in the background?
*Update:* Okay, shoot me for being wrong but isn't that Toronto, my home city, in the background?
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Oct 02, 2011
Jake
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This is a beautiful, sad story.
Underneath the world is a place called Safe, where anyone Sick or Freak or Beast is given Sanctuary. Matthew, the Teller, was born there. It is his duty to collect the tales of Safe so that they can be recorded for future generations.
And then, on Sanctuary Night, the unthinkable happens. Suddenly Matthew finds himself in Above with a ragtag collection of refugees from Safe. He must use all the skills he has--for Telling, for Passing, and More...
Underneath the world is a place called Safe, where anyone Sick or Freak or Beast is given Sanctuary. Matthew, the Teller, was born there. It is his duty to collect the tales of Safe so that they can be recorded for future generations.
And then, on Sanctuary Night, the unthinkable happens. Suddenly Matthew finds himself in Above with a ragtag collection of refugees from Safe. He must use all the skills he has--for Telling, for Passing, and More...
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Jan 11, 2012
Kat
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Really strong debut from a Canadian author. It has great urban fantasy elements that reminded me of Neverwhere (at least in the concept of living above/below a city) but it's less fantasy than that, I think. The narrative voice is really unique which I appreciate these days, and just full of lovely turns of phrase.
The writing is really strong, as I've mentioned but it's worth mentioning that there is lots of showing-not-telling going on which makes the characters and emotions rea More...
Sep 04, 2011
Cheryl
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This gets the usual "I edited this, I'm biased" caveat.
And with that said: OH MY WORD this book is incredible. It is gorgeously imagined -- the story of an underground community where a man with electricity in his fingertips or a girl who can shapeshift into a bee can hide away, and what happens when those people are forced into the world, our world, Above. It is even more gorgeously written, with certain phrases used at certain times that will crack your heart wide open (es More...
And with that said: OH MY WORD this book is incredible. It is gorgeously imagined -- the story of an underground community where a man with electricity in his fingertips or a girl who can shapeshift into a bee can hide away, and what happens when those people are forced into the world, our world, Above. It is even more gorgeously written, with certain phrases used at certain times that will crack your heart wide open (es More...
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May 17, 2011
Agh! Why, goodreads, do you post such tantalizing reviews and covers, and then add, "Scheduled to come out in 2012"? Aaaaah!
Ok, is it just me, or is that the CN tower on the cover?
Ok, is it just me, or is that the CN tower on the cover?
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Aug 13, 2011
So,I've read the blurb and I am like What? I don't get what the hell is this book about. Is anyone else confused? O.o
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Feb 08, 2012
Molina
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This is a beautiful moving story with inspiring but believable characters and just the right amount of edgy darkness
Sep 27, 2011
Carter
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I'm jealous of my week-ago self because he still gets to read Above for the first time. I love this book.
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Jul 12, 2011
This book looks right up my alley! The cover is gorgeous too! Can't wait for this book to come out!
Jan 17, 2012
OK, I will admit that I'm adding it to my TBR pile because I heard it takes place in Toronto, CA.
Feb 19, 2012
Lindsay
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Wow....one of the most amazing books I have EVER read, with gorgeous mystical, lyrical writing, where every single sentence is a secret dying to be unlocked, and every paragraph is a clue to help solve the overall heart-pounding mystery. It had me breathless, and teary-eyed, and in complete and total awe. Leah Bobet is a master storyteller, and I will never forget the first time reading this book. Dear sweet Jesus, I wish I had read it years ago. That, or written it myself :) 5 stars, 1000 if I
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Nov 28, 2011
Rae
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Imaginative, sad, and beautiful. Spectacularly voiced. China Miéville for teens.
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