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All the Birds in the Sky

Charlie Jane Anders

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Feb 15, 2017 Guillermo added it

There was much to admire in this book. I loved the story of two young outsiders - one dabbling in magic while the other gravitates towards science and how they struggled to belong. I loved the ambition of trying to bring the two worlds of science and magic together and in having the balls to then move the story to our two protagonist's early adulthood...but unfortunately, that's where this book changed to me from a sure 4 or 5 star rating to a respectable but not great 3 stars. I just didn't enj ...more

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Apr 26, 2017 Alexa rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, sci-fi-fantasy, book-perk

Very imaginative and unique world building, but seemed a little bogged down by pacing and characterization issues. To me at least, the tone felt a little uneven? Sometimes things were very jokey and played for laughs, and sometimes I felt like I was supposed to take things very seriously. Overall an enjoyable read, I liked the blend of sci-fi and fantasy and the magic system was fascinating. A satisfying ending and definitely a few laugh out loud moments.

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Jan 25, 2017 Adam Armour rated it really liked it

You know how bookstores have a section called "Sci-Fi/Fantasy" even though those two genres aren't really alike? That way, when you browse this section, novels like "Robot Death Kaiju Gun Metal Apocalypse" are in the same general area as "Dragon Fairy Wizard Riders of Yyyyyrvrrrnerrrn: Book XXI: The Awakening of the Dreamers of Dawn" despite those books anything little in common except massive page counts? Well, "All the Birds in the Sky" would actually fit in that section.

It's sci-fi novel. It ...more

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Jan 26, 2016 Stuart Hodge rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sci-fi, fantasy, modern, 2016-read-harder-challenge

Fantastic. i love it to pieces. read it.

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Shelves: fantasy, humour, magical, horror, science-fiction, dystopia, genre-smasher

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