Ratings43
Average rating3.6
Just couldn't do it - gave it 6 hrs, but couldn't go on when I saw there were 15 to go!
Pretentious and slow.
A classic coming of age tale meets a conspiracy theory thriller roughly at its peak and the two spark an entirely new type of story. Compelling and shockingly good.
This book is rife with too many literary and pop culture references, a lead that is too self aware, and a supporting cast of adolescents and adults who cannot get their life together. At times it's almost a chore to read and other times I believe I'm reading some of the greatest prose ever written. What this novel has going for it, and what ultimately garnered it 4 stars was a payoff that you never saw coming and the ability to tie up loose ends with a fancy now. Even the questions you're left wondering about (provided so cleverly by the author) are gratifying enough that the answers don't even matter. Overall, a great read if you can survive the name dropping of every author known to man.
Die 16jaehrige und hyperintelligente Blue hat die letzten 10 Jahre zusammen mit ihren Professor Vater in cirka 39 verschiedenen Staedten zugebracht. Sie verschlingt Buecher und lernt alles von ihrem Vater. Fuer ihr letztes Highschooljahr bleiben die beiden in der Stadt Stockton. Dort trifft sie die faszinierende Highschoollehrerin Hannah Schneider, die einen elitaeren Kreis von Schuelern um sich scharrt. Blue wird aufgenommen, scheinbar widerwillig, aber auf Hannahs Wunsch. Sie erlebt ersten Alkohol, erste Parties, jugendliche Eskapaden, erste Crushs, erste Kuesse,... Und dann bei einem mysterioesen Campingausflug wird Hannah ermordet. Blue kommt der Verschwoerung auf die Schliche. Es stellt sich heraus, Hannah und Blue's Vater sind Mitglieder der radikalen Freiheitskaempferpartei the Nightwatchmen. Waehrend Blue's Vater an Universitaeten lehrt und neue Mitglieder wirbt, hat Hannah Menschen getoetet. Beide haben auch mit dem Tod von Blue's Mutter zu tun, scheinbar hatten sie eine Affaere. Als Blue alles herausfindet, verschwindet ihr Vater ueber nacht. Blue wird an der harvard University aufgenommen und schreibt schliesslich die ganze Geschichte nieder.
loooved this one ate it up......ugh so intricately put together......such knowable and interesting characters.....series of unfortunate events vibes ESPECIALLY taking into consideration the final chapter which (by the way) was also vaguely creepy haha
Taxing, tedious, the gimmick of the novel going on too long, but still not an awful read. The mystery of it did keep pulling me along, faster and faster to the end.
Man this one just sucked me in and never let go! I would have gave it a full five stars, but the ending was a bit of a let down for me. A fabulous read though!