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I'm still letting this book settle in my mind, so I'll just write a few random thoughts for now.
I've put off reading this for years, but because one of my GR groups was doing it as a monthly read, I decided to give it a go. I'm glad I did.
This is a story of lost innocence, of war and peace, and of grief. Like most good speculative fiction, it raised some important questions (ones I'll be chewing on for a while). I had a few issues with the narrative structure (issues I'll try to get into when I ...more
I've put off reading this for years, but because one of my GR groups was doing it as a monthly read, I decided to give it a go. I'm glad I did.
This is a story of lost innocence, of war and peace, and of grief. Like most good speculative fiction, it raised some important questions (ones I'll be chewing on for a while). I had a few issues with the narrative structure (issues I'll try to get into when I ...more
Weirdly enjoyable book about a 10-year-old being raised to save humanity. I think it was originally published in the 70s or 60s, but it didn't have that feel. It feel a little more modern. Maybe 80s 🤣. Sort of reminded me of War Games. Wait, maybe that movie was based on this...🤔🤔🤔 I highly recommend it. Very fun.
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So, I wrote a review for this when I read it but accidentally deleted a whole bunch of reviews when I was reorganizing my shelves... So I guess I just have to read them all again so I can give accurate reviews :D
Not since Frank Herbert's Dune has a Sci-Fi book so intrigued and enthralled me. I should enjoy reading others in the series.
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Oct 26, 2013
Kaity
rated it
did not like it
Shelves:
series,
young-adult,
science-fiction,
read-in-2013,
1985,
tor-books,
macmillan,
not-continuing-series
Dec 22, 2013
Chelsey
marked it as to-read
Aug 18, 2014
Ninix
marked it as not-for-me
Sep 29, 2014
Karissa Talks Books
marked it as to-read
Nov 25, 2014
Cecile Grudzinski
marked it as to-read
Nov 03, 2015
Raluca
marked it as 1__tbr
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review of another edition
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young-adult,
science-fiction,
fantasy,
classics,
aliens,
dystopia,
war,
adventure,
science-fiction-fantasy,
science
Jan 12, 2017
Arielle Vanessa
marked it as to-read
May 03, 2018
Ashley
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Apr 24, 2019
Shivam Tiwari
marked it as to-read
Jun 20, 2019
Jess Penhallow
marked it as to-read
Dec 17, 2019
Catherine Mulcahy
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Dec 25, 2022
Viji
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Jul 20, 2023
LaReinabuena
marked it as to-read
