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All the Birds in the Sky

Charlie Jane Anders

Why we're reading this: It's crazy, topsy-turvey fantasy/sci-fi mash-up with the complete annihilation of the human race at its c…more
[close] It's crazy, topsy-turvey fantasy/sci-fi mash-up with the complete annihilation of the human race at its core. Keep reading past the first third of the book if kids aren't your thing.

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Mar 03, 2016 Mitchell Friedman rated it it was ok

Shelves: science-fiction, fiction, author-a, two-star, library, liked-reviews, published-2016, fantasy

No. That was disappointing. And pretentious. And annoying. I suppose it is/will be considered funny or witty or insightful by some. And it's not that the situations and settings and characters aren't somewhat interesting. And the book was readable. But neither Patricia nor Lawrence was as developed as the author thought they were, instead they came across to me as cardboard. And neither the magic world nor the technological world rang true. And yet Patricia doing small magic in San Francisco wou ...more

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Apr 18, 2016 Alison rated it it was amazing

This book hit the perfect sweet spot for me of magic and techno-futurism. It was a great apocalyptic, end of the world story. Bonus: set in San Francisco by someone who clearly lives here and knows the city! Totally loved it.

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Oct 20, 2017 Rift Vegan rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2017

meh. This was a GR Deal of the Day, and the premise intrigued me (talking to birds!)... but from the very beginning, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it after all. The parents were so over-the-top ridiculously horrible, it was painful to read such bad um story telling. But then the assassin comes along, and I decided that's just how the story is. I went with it, but never really enjoyed it. ...more

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May 11, 2017 Donna rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, sci-fi, book-club

The early chapters felt awkward and choppy, and I'm not sure I'd have read any further if this hadn't been a book club pick. After that rough start, I ended up liking it a lot.

The characters were easy to care about, and I loved the way they could talk about anything and everything without their musings dragging down the plot. There were times when the prose got a little too cute for me though. ...more

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