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Miss Entropia and the Adam Bomb
No other obsession strikes as hard as the love that hits a teenaged boy — especially if he’s the sort of kid who is no saner than he wants to be. From the moment Adam Webb sees Francine Haggard—in the van that is supposed to return them to the Institute Loiseaux—the two young mental patients are inextricably connected. Adam will never let this girl go.
From hiding her in hi...more
From hiding her in hi...more
Paperback, 336 pages
Published
April 5th 2011
by Unbridled Books
(first published April 1st 2011)
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At fourteen, Adam Webb is again sent back to Institute Loiseaux, a school-of-sorts for young mental patients, "clients" rather as the institute insists on using. Adam had already been there twice and is not surprised when he is sent there a third time - the hints have not been missed by his keenly observing mind. This time though, when Happy Harley, the van driver comes to get him, Adam convinces him to let him ride shotgun as they make their way to pick another client - a girl named Francine, w...more
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I really enjoyed this book. It has taken me altogether too long to get through it, but that has nothing to do with the book and everything to do with my crazy life. In fact, escaping my crazy life and entering Adam's was just the thing I needed.
The book starts off with a letter from the Director of Counseling Services at the institute. I thought this was a clever and well done intro to the novel. I was immediately intrigued and impressed with the author's presentation of this...more
I really enjoyed this book. It has taken me altogether too long to get through it, but that has nothing to do with the book and everything to do with my crazy life. In fact, escaping my crazy life and entering Adam's was just the thing I needed.
The book starts off with a letter from the Director of Counseling Services at the institute. I thought this was a clever and well done intro to the novel. I was immediately intrigued and impressed with the author's presentation of this...more
I grabbed this book out a free bin at my local bookstore and upon finishing it I have to admit: I'm not exactly sure what to think.
The book was good but it dives into the dysfunctional mind of a teenager and follows him with his obsession with Miss Entropia. Which means that if you can fathom this sort of psychosis the book was going to end with a certain someone having their house burned down to the ground. But it didn't go that route, instead it followed a different one -- the aspect of hiding...more
The book was good but it dives into the dysfunctional mind of a teenager and follows him with his obsession with Miss Entropia. Which means that if you can fathom this sort of psychosis the book was going to end with a certain someone having their house burned down to the ground. But it didn't go that route, instead it followed a different one -- the aspect of hiding...more
Adam is one of those boys people will look at and exclaim that he is too smart for his own good. After spending time in and out of a mental institution for improper behavior, he is finally home again. At eighteen, hopefully this time he will be able to adhere to the standards of those around him. Then, in an abrupt twist of fate, he meets a girl who calls herself Miss Entropia, and who is much more troubled than he is. Pia is unlike anybody Adam has ever met before, and he is instantly smitten....more
This book was both disturbing and funny at the same time. George Rabasa takes you deep into the minds of two mental patients. We get to take a look into the mind of Adam as he obsesses over Francine who calls herself “Miss Entropia”. Adam will go to whatever end is necessary in order to keep her as his own. However, Francine doesn’t agree with that. She has her own plans.
The book was written from Adam’s point of view, so we get to see more into his mind then Francine’s. This is one ride that wil...more
The book was written from Adam’s point of view, so we get to see more into his mind then Francine’s. This is one ride that wil...more
The cover says it's like an unorthodox Romeo-and-Juliet story, and it almost is. It's just that, when you first read the book, you get really exciting because it is funny and interesting, and the characters are fun, but the end disappoints you because none of the characters are the same as they were. The ending was sad, but good. Still, the character's personality changes really upset me. You fall for Adam and 'Miss Entropia' because of how they uniquely conquer new environments and make them th...more
A classic situation -- a book hand-picked off a shelf on the sole basis of the cover artwork and design. Those who say you can't judge a book by it's cover probably haven't tried it before.
My boyfriend plucked this off the new fiction shelf at my library. He read the back cover before handing it to me and demanded that I read it. Why not? Awesome design MUST account for something, right?
I tend not to read book summary's to keep some of the mystery alive while reading, so I was in no way prepared...more
My boyfriend plucked this off the new fiction shelf at my library. He read the back cover before handing it to me and demanded that I read it. Why not? Awesome design MUST account for something, right?
I tend not to read book summary's to keep some of the mystery alive while reading, so I was in no way prepared...more
I loved the title and the cover and was thinking it would be a YA romp about two kind of screwy kids that would be full of high jinks but ultimately poignant. Maybe they would become friends, and their families would be kind, and they would have rough spots but would be okay.
Safe to say it was not what I expected. These two kid are really screwed up, really horrible for each other, and it ends badly (that is given away on the first page so don' be mad!). It was very sad, horrific in some parts,...more
Safe to say it was not what I expected. These two kid are really screwed up, really horrible for each other, and it ends badly (that is given away on the first page so don' be mad!). It was very sad, horrific in some parts,...more
I really loathed the protagonist by the end of this novel. Telling you why would ruin the book. I thought this started out as a decent Holden Caulfieldesque tale of a troubled young man, only to discover he is completely selfish and unlikeable. It also reminds me of C. D. Payne's, Youth in Revolt, but the main character in this book is even more self-absorbed and mentally unstable. Feminists will really dislike this book, as will anyone with an iota of human decency. The main character's resolut...more
(Really about 3.5 stars.)
Miss Entropia and the Adam Bomb is a love story, but a love story of the type that is born of something less than sanity. It begins on the way to a mental institute, winds its possessive and fiery way through the lives of Miss Entropia and Adam, and ultimately ends in tragedy.
Adam Webb is an odd kid. In fact, it’s on the way back to the Institute Loiseaux (essentially a mental insitution, though it has its quirks) that he meets and falls for Francine Haggard, better know...more
Miss Entropia and the Adam Bomb is a love story, but a love story of the type that is born of something less than sanity. It begins on the way to a mental institute, winds its possessive and fiery way through the lives of Miss Entropia and Adam, and ultimately ends in tragedy.
Adam Webb is an odd kid. In fact, it’s on the way back to the Institute Loiseaux (essentially a mental insitution, though it has its quirks) that he meets and falls for Francine Haggard, better know...more
This novel straddles the 2 and 3 star divide. There are elements that charmed and elements that creeped me out. I found myself compelled to finish the novel even as I dreaded its conclusion, which the preface reveals and the narrator confirms. For folks interested in therapists, depression, violence, and drugs aimed at directing, regulating or minimizing emotions, this book might appeal.
Eccentric and weird characters are a favorite of mine and Rabasa delivers. This is essentially a coming of age love story between two anti-social misfits. One, Adam, is a frequent visitor of a high-end mental institute and the other, Miss Entropia, is headed there when she meets Adam. They hi-jack the van that was suppose to take them to the institute and Adam falls for Miss Entropia only to be separated from her when they are found. He searches for her, finds her, and then the adventure of thei...more
This book is amazing: funny and really tragically moving. It captures a great teen voice.
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Copia is giving away this book for free (as an eBook)until Monday June 6. That's where I got it. You just have to make an account and download their eReader.
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I bought this book while browsing a local book store's closing down sale (TRAGIC). I didn't want to finish the book but I liked Adam the more I read on. The dysfunctional teen is in love for the first time in life... Some scenes are very disturbing but Adam meant well.
4.5/5
Absolutely brilliant and I highly recommend this book. My full review may be read on my book review blog.
Absolutely brilliant and I highly recommend this book. My full review may be read on my book review blog.
They're all too recognizable, that goddess girl, that too-smart boy. I used to put them on pedestals they never wanted. Now I'm old, and I know they're sadder than the most beautiful things.
Couldn't quite decide how to rate this one. Definitely an interesting subject and a book that I had no trouble reading. At times somwhat funny and quirky and at others disturbing.
A coming of age tale always gets me. I love how young adult characters develop and change over time. In this book, though, the crazy relationship of Pia and Adam kept me wanting more. It was worth reading but I won't be recommending it.
1. This reads like it was inspired by John Green, except terrible.
2. Manic Pixie Dream Girl gone so wrong.
3. I hate Adam. You don't have to like the characters to make a story good, but I didn't even like reading about Adam.
4. What the fuck was Pia's problem. Why did she go along with everything from the start? IT MAKES NO SENSE.
5. I did not like this book.
2. Manic Pixie Dream Girl gone so wrong.
3. I hate Adam. You don't have to like the characters to make a story good, but I didn't even like reading about Adam.
4. What the fuck was Pia's problem. Why did she go along with everything from the start? IT MAKES NO SENSE.
5. I did not like this book.
Pointless.tried to be confederacy of dunces for ya but ultimately fails and is annoying. Don't bother.
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George Rabasas collection of short stories, Glass Houses, received The Writers Voice Capricorn Award for Excellence in Fiction and the Minnesota Book Award for Short Stories. His novel, Floating Kingdom, received the Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. And his most recent novel, The Cleansing, was named a Book Sense Notable. His short fiction has appeared in various literary magazines, such as Story...more
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