false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170349074m/47970.jpg 47970 7 Davey lives alone with his father. But the truth is, it isn't much of a home. When things get so bad that Davey decides to run away, his big question is, Where? And how will he live? The magical answer: anywhere Davey wants! Davey discovers he has the power to "jump" from one place to another. Not just a few feet. But hundreds, even thousands of miles! And as Davey explores his new power he learns that the world is literally his for the taking. But there are consequences too, as Davey will learn. 3050557 book 1992 Jumper total:1055|5:267|4:379|3:298|2:82|1:29| 1055 3938 1568 224 4 5 false false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 20 12:57:53 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 24 11:49:49 -0700 2008 Jumper movie, for the love of God don't read the book first.

That's not a slight against the book at all; if anything, it's a slight against the film. Because it sucks. Steven Gould's original novel however, is very very ...more...]]> 5 4 false false Mon Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 01:19:46 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 15:23:10 -0800 2008
And I was very wrong. The book was awesome, but pretty much completely different from the movie. T...more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Jan 19 12:31:23 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 12:44:05 -0800 2009 Jumper is a tale of David Rice, who realizes his special ability to "jump" from one place to another, and his trials of life. It begins with his first jump, after escaping a drunkard dad, and describes his journey through New York as a 17 year old with ...more...]]> 3 5 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 08:08:02 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 09:10:34 -0800 2008 worst movie ever (hi Rachel!), but this is a quiet and strangely affecting little story. Far from being a tale about Hayden Christensen stomping around like a petulant jerk and fighting the Paladins (screenwriters, are you even trying anym...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Mon Sep 01 20:16:39 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 20:20:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Dec 05 05:00:53 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 05:01:41 -0800 2007
Gould does a great job with the young characters in all of his books, but he does a particularly good job in this one.

Jumper satisfies on all levels, and the author isn't afraid to go for the occaisional...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 18:24:07 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 17:11:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Jul 10 10:15:23 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 10:15:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 21:17:49 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 09:44:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 12:26:56 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 11:39:38 -0700 2008
The book is much better than the movie (whi...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 12:23:42 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 12:31:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Mon Oct 20 14:55:15 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 05 23:55:49 -0800 2009
So, when they announced there'd be a movie, I was exstatic! Then they started publicizing changes. Changes? Why!? It's PERFECT just the way it is. Regardless, I...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 11:52:22 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 12:02:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 18 19:35:35 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 19:35:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 20:20:12 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 20:56:15 -0700 2009 Jumper, by Steven Gould, depicts the life of one man, David Rice. From his birth, David had been blessed with special powers. These powers, however, aren't just special they are extraordinary, giving him the power to jump dimensions and travel from one end of the ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 02 10:46:49 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 16 14:00:26 -0800 2009 2 Jumper is a fantastic story about a boy coming to grips with abuse. Gould has a procedural, dry style, but still manages to wring emotion out of the growth of Davy, the jumper of the title, from adolescence into adulthood. You get to see the character of this man laid bare, to understand what's ha...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 04:31:46 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 21:10:21 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 10:33:43 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 10:36:37 -0700 2009
One's t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 15:00:42 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 22:33:40 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 15:07:27 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 15:36:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=47970