Comments on: Recent Great Reads

By: annastan

annastan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:19:20 +0000

Oh yes, I know exactly which scene you’re talking about. It was SO intense, and definitely had to be in present tense. I’ll have to reread the book at some point to focus more on how Shusterman shaped the story, but I don’t know if I can handle it again just yet!

By: PJ Hoover

PJ Hoover — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:24:02 +0000

Hey Anna! I read UNWIND back in November and it took me until now to get over “the scene”. Yikes. It stuck with me horribly. And the third person present tense was so necessary if for nothing else but that scene, wasn’t it.

By: annastan

annastan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:00:14 +0000

MG – The other two books aren’t nearly as dark as Unwind, but still very enjoyable reads.

Judy – You’re absolutely right. My husband just finished reading Unwind and we couldn’t stop talking about it. It’s one of those books that really makes you think.

By: Judy Palermo

Judy Palermo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:42:04 +0000

I loved Unwind. Dark, yes, but so ripe for discussion.

By: MG Higgins

MG Higgins — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:18:12 +0000

I read Unwind and completely agree with your review. The Lost Conspiracy and Fortune’s Folly sound great. I’ll add them to my list!

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:57:50 +0000

Hi Book Twin!

I’ve seen The Lost Conspiracy in the bookstore but never picked it up. It sounds very intriguing. Now I need to put on it on my TBR list since you liked it!

By: Tina Lee

Tina Lee — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:32:18 +0000

I also really liked The Lost Conspiracy. And I agree it really delved into serious topics. I’ll have to check out the Shusterman (I’ve herad of it before) and the Fagan (which I haven’t). Thanks for the book recs.