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One adjective that comes to mind when I think of how to describe this book is "elegiac." Karen Thompson Walker combines two types of novels--a coming of age story and an apocalyptic scenario--and the result is love letter to life and the world. This is the story of Julia, a middle school girl teetering on the edge of teenagerdom with all the changes and drama that entails, whose life is interrupted by a strange "natural" disaster. The earth's rotation has begun to slow and though scientists have
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I really enjoyed this book. There are parts that I wasn't CRAZY about and there are certain aspects that you have to be willing to ignore, but otherwise, it is a great coming of age story. http://youtu.be/8zUW2iD1Ufo
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The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker was the December selection for the Partners and Professors book club. I did not know much about the book, but had seen the name on several lists for good reads. The best description I have came from a fellow book clubber who said that the book is both a coming of age and an end of the world story. Julia, the narrator, goes through some typical teenage stuff including her first crush and changing relationship with her parents. The unique part of the bo
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Reminds me a bit of the
series. This time, not the moon going out of its orbit, but the Earth is slowing down its rotation. Days became longer and more depressing. I love dystopia/post apocalyptic books, because it made me realized how lucky we are living in a normal world. The heroine in this book, Julia, is very likable - typical bookworm without being too cliche. And the ending, oh how heart breaking. Recommended book. And it's a debut!
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series. This time, not the moon going out of its orbit, but the Earth is slowing down its rotation. Days became longer and more depressing. I love dystopia/post apocalyptic books, because it made me realized how lucky we are living in a normal world. The heroine in this book, Julia, is very likable - typical bookworm without being too cliche. And the ending, oh how heart breaking. Recommended book. And it's a debut!
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Aug 01, 2012
Alison
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it was amazing
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Apparently this review did not actually save, which stinks because as I recall I actually wrote a good review for once. In any case, I quite enjoyed this. The basic conceit is that the Earth's rotation starts to slow, and so the days and nights get longer. The protagonist is a young teenage girl, and so we experience this change through her point of view, and it is intertwined with her own sort of normal teenage experiences. I quite enjoyed this - it was a very absorbing read.
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