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Apr 29, 2012
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
rated it
it was ok
Shelves:
fantasy-fiction,
children-ya
This had its moments. At times it reminded me of the setting in Fly Trap (aka Twilight Robbery), and the titular museum made me think of Crackpot Hall from the Flora Segunda trilogy. But it seemed insipid and predictable by the end. And the pot of message element was very strong. It is important not to constrain ourselves too much so that we can have safety, and this applies to adults as well as children ... but that dominated the story so strongly that it felt like it was almost the only thing
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The idea of a society where people are so afraid of being hurt and so protective of their children that they chain them isn't that big a stretch: pretty much everyone living in NYC has seen a pod of children holding on to a "leash", being walked by a nursery school aide or teacher. And our society is definitely heading in the direction of wiping out all germs, all diseases and anything that could possibly injure people (it's also heading in the direction of It's Not My Fault I Got Hurt and Who N
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An intriguing premise, great setting and good audio narration, but I never quite connected with the characters.
Dec 03, 2010
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
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to-read-jervis,
to-read-goodreads-authors
Jul 06, 2017
Natalie
marked it as to-read
