Fizz: Nothing is as it Seems

Fizz: Nothing is as it Seems

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Fizz is a novel telling the story of the history of physics-mankind unraveling the universe-from the perspective of a young woman. Fizz revives the edu-novel genre made famous by Sophie's World, which sold 30 million copies worldwide. In response to environmental degradation, the Eco-community sect eschews science and technology, returning to an austere agricultural life
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Paperback, 520 pages
Published July 15th 2011 by Zedess Publishing (first published June 2011)
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L.E.Olteano
Originally posted on Dec 22 2011 at Butterfly-o-Meter Books:

This is a very smart idea, this edu-novel concept where you're reading a fiction that takes you on a cruise through a subject, in our case physics.

Physics for me is...how do I put this...there's a reason why after studying it and chemistry well enough in high-school I went for sociology in college and didn't become an engineer like both my parents. One of the reasons is I like physics when Michio Kaku is talking to me about it, for ins...more
J.L. Dobias
Fizz nothing is as it seems by Zvi Schreiber is the thoroughly enjoyable story of a young girl coming of age in a community that shuns technology blaming it for everything from war to global warming.

This is a great novel for anyone who loves physics and anyone who thinks they cant understand it. And maybe even a few who hate physics. It's also a great novel for anyone who loves historic novels. Though In both these cases I'm not sure I'm the best qualified to attest to the veracity of the conten...more
Zvi Schreiber
Jun 07, 2011 Zvi Schreiber rated it 5 of 5 stars  ·  (Review from the author)
FROM FOREWORD CLARION REVIEW - FIVE STARS by Holly Doering:

Not since Sophie’s World, to which this novel bears important similarities, has there been a book to do for the scientific world what the former did for philosophy—inform, intrigue, and entertain… Young girls who accompany Fizz on her journey will quickly discover how good it feels to satisfy their curiosity about how the universe works. Men and women of all ages who enjoy learning outside of school will also be enthralled with these adv...more
Sift Book Reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Fizz. It was not only entertaining, but it was also informative. Despite its extreme length, I recommend it for any person, young or old, interested in knowing more about how the world works and how we figured it out.

See the in-depth review at Sift: http://www.siftreviews.com/2012/01/fi...

Review by: Kevin of Sift Book Reviews
Sift Book Reviews received a free copy for review from the author. This has, in no way, affected the reviewer's opinion.
Steven Turner
Fizz is truly one of the most interesting concepts I have come across in quite some time. The first time novelist begins his story about 100 years into the future. In a time where the ecological community or Ecommunity has completely separated themselves from the rest of civilization and has gone back to an agrarian lifestyle, dependant on the land and manual labor to produce the necessities of life. Fizz is a girl that is coming of age and must make a decision about her future. Fizz's father le...more
Rosie
I wanted to like this book, a story of a girl from the future who learns about the world, and physics, by traveling back in time to learn from the great minds: Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, Einstein. Unfortunately, if fell short for me. I found Fizz unlikable and the interactions between the characters was too forced. The explanation of physics ideas was complete and clear, the highlight of the book. But, I honestly did not care enough to even finish.
Cindy
Im just 129 pages in...and intrigued...but...it feels a little forced for me right now...like Im reading a history book with some poor dialogue and "action" thrown in to keep me going. My dad recommended the book..so Im going to have to finish it. Hes says the ending is unexpected. I can see that its going to be a good book to get some basic history of science under my belt. I'll let you know more when Im finished.
Arron
Interesting as a high-level historical overview of physics/natural philosophy, less so as a novel.
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