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King of Marbury (The Marbury Lens #1.5)
by
Andrew Smith (Goodreads Author)
Marbury is another world, a dark world that best friends Jack Whitmore and Conner Kirk have fallen into before. A stranger had given Jack a pair of glasses – it’s through the lenses that the boys get to Marbury. Told through Conner’s point of view, THE KING OF MARBURY asks whether Marbury is only in Jack and Conner’s minds, or if it might actually be real. You decide.
ebook, 32 pages
Published
October 2nd 2012
by Tor Books
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Haha, couldn't resist reading this already, as it's a freebie on the Tor.com website. I knew that Conner would be an interesting narrator and I wasn't wrong. He seems more subdued when he's not with Jack, which backs up my theory that he's not a homophobic tosser but, rather, has no idea how to be emotionally close to Jack without appearing gay - regardless of whether he actually is or not (I happen to think he is attracted to Jack, from what I've read) - so he hides all that beneath a fairly ob...more
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My Thoughts: King of Marbury takes places in between The Marbury Lens and Passenger. It is told from the perspective of Conner, Jack’s best friend. It was interesting to be in Conner’s head, though he did not remind me of the Conner in The Marbury Lens. Of course, we saw Conner through Jack’s eyes. I think Conner is more subdued than we originally thought and probably showing off most of the time, as guys often do. In this novella, Conner is seeking out answers to t...more
My Thoughts: King of Marbury takes places in between The Marbury Lens and Passenger. It is told from the perspective of Conner, Jack’s best friend. It was interesting to be in Conner’s head, though he did not remind me of the Conner in The Marbury Lens. Of course, we saw Conner through Jack’s eyes. I think Conner is more subdued than we originally thought and probably showing off most of the time, as guys often do. In this novella, Conner is seeking out answers to t...more
Nice little bridge to wet the appetite, it was 3 years since I read Marbury Lens and I just discovered the Passenger has been released. Now reading this make me want to look back into the world of Marbury.
Great short story from Andrew Smith. I wanted more, which makes it the perfect story to whet my appetite for Passenger. Also, Connor as a narrator is pretty great, and the cover is bad ass.
First read: 29.01.13 - 29.01.13 ♠ 5 Stars
Diesmal versetzt man sich nicht in die Lage von Jack Whitmore sondern von Conner Kirk. Diese Tatsache hat mir schonmal gefallen. Die Kurzgeschichte ist wie der Hauptteil verwirrend und zugleich interessant gestaltet worden. Am besten fand ich die Stelle mit dem Jungen und der ekelhaften Ratte, so schön krank. Ob man nun schlauer ist oder nicht erfährt man anscheinend erst wenn man Passenger gelesen hat, worauf ich nun definitv Lust habe!
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So this is 1.5, which you will figure out after passenger... you will need to reread this when you finish Passenger for some AAHA! moments...
I missed this one before Passenger came out, but it was nice to go back and read it afterward and get the opportunity to see things from Conner's point of view for a bit. And, as always when it comes to Marbury, interesting things occur, though in a much more understated way than in the full-length novels. Certainly worth a read if you enjoyed The Marbury Lens.
Woah.
Amazing insight into the question of whether or not Jack and Connor are totally nuts - or being manipulated and pulled back and forth by forces they don't understand. It's like the Pandora's Box of multidimensional theory.
Amazing insight into the question of whether or not Jack and Connor are totally nuts - or being manipulated and pulled back and forth by forces they don't understand. It's like the Pandora's Box of multidimensional theory.
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Andrew Smith is the author of GHOST MEDICINE, a 2009 ALA/YALSA "Best Books for Young Adults," and IN THE PATH OF FALLING OBJECTS, a 2010 ALA/YALSA "Best Books for Young Adults."
In November, 2010, Andrew Smith's THE MARBURY LENS will be released by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan.
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In November, 2010, Andrew Smith's THE MARBURY LENS will be released by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan.
I won't rate books by other authors here on Goodreads. I think there are obvious reasons why an author might...more
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