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From the synopsis, I thought this would be a science fiction story where the world goes through a catastrohpe told through the eyes of a young girl.
Instead, this was a coming of age story set around a family and town in which the catastrophe is a slow burn on the edges of the tale. The writing was engaging, but the story didn't interest me. ...more
Instead, this was a coming of age story set around a family and town in which the catastrophe is a slow burn on the edges of the tale. The writing was engaging, but the story didn't interest me. ...more
I'm conflicted about this book. On the one hand, I really enjoyed the writing in this book. It was clear, easy to read and had some pretty passages. But on the other, this almost YA feeling book doesn't really live up to the potential of the plot.
We're told the earth's rotation has become to slow down and how this affects everything from making the days & nights longer to animal life, to plant life and to human life. It's an interesting large idea. What the author chooses to do with this is try ...more
We're told the earth's rotation has become to slow down and how this affects everything from making the days & nights longer to animal life, to plant life and to human life. It's an interesting large idea. What the author chooses to do with this is try ...more
This one is a slow burn, but I think that made me appreciate it all the more. There isn't some big disaster, zombies or disease outbreak, but rather a sense of foreboding that grows as the world in this book slowly changes.
The science is sketchy as best, but that isn't why you read this book. You read it for the characters who are real with real problems. You read it to see how life goes on in the face of adversity and you read it for the lyrical writing:
"The Ferris wheel stood only partially er ...more
The science is sketchy as best, but that isn't why you read this book. You read it for the characters who are real with real problems. You read it to see how life goes on in the face of adversity and you read it for the lyrical writing:
"The Ferris wheel stood only partially er ...more
Mar 25, 2013
Diana S
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It was OK!
Dec 13, 2012
Taleisin (Tales of a Bookwyrm)
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An interesting concept. What if the Earth's rotation slowed down. I liked how she showed the various different ways people handled it. The story was told from the perspective of an elementary school aged child which offered a unique perspective.
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Dec 31, 2012
Amy :)
marked it as to-read
May 21, 2013
Megan the Vegan
marked it as to-read
Jun 27, 2014
Jirrine
marked it as wishlist
Jul 07, 2014
Diane L
marked it as to-read
Feb 19, 2015
Lee Johnson
marked it as to-read
Sep 20, 2015
Katie
marked it as to-read
Feb 09, 2016
Veronica
marked it as to-read
Oct 02, 2017
Claire
marked it as to-read
Aug 21, 2018
JackAttack
marked it as tbr-pre-2025
Sep 03, 2018
Sumana
marked it as to-read
