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The Perpetual Motion Club

by Sue Lange

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Jeanne Izzy said: " This could be the best futuristic/young adult book I've ever read. I got this as an ARC via Netgalley, so totally pumped, but after a reasonably bad experience with the last ARC, I definitely procrastinated on this one.

On the surface, the book seems This could be the best futuristic/young adult book I've ever read. I got this as an ARC via Netgalley, so totally pumped, but after a reasonably bad experience with the last ARC, I definitely procrastinated on this one.

On the surface, the book seems silly and shallow. The girls are hormonal and naive, the main character Elsa especially. The storyline seems cheesy and the characters are cliched. It's altogether a typical teenage coming-of-age type of novel.

But upon a more profound reading, the real story is spectacular. As an education system rebel myself, I, like Elsa, despise condescending teachers, hate elitists who base all their success on, say, getting selected for the best club in school, or get the best grades in the sciences. I loved how this book brought up all the issues about how in Norsemen society, success in science is considered more prestigious and important than success in the arts and humanities, being a full arts supporter myself. And I loved how the book pointed out the narrow-minded ness of the subject scope for the sciences and how it might alienate those who prefer different types of science and wish to explore instead of simply being taught. Because that is my problem exactly. Love science, hate the subject. I loved the character of her mother, being an idealist who preaches about non-conformity, but when it comes to her own daughter, tries to force her to conform, follow the rules, get somewhere in life before trying to do anything. Because the is exactly what my parents are trying to get me to do. And I hate it.

Basically the parts of the book that were important basically summed up my views on school and the education system of the here and now. This is exactly what futuristic writing should be used for. I absolutely loved it.

And upon further reading, I realized that the 'bad' parts of the book, the shallow-teenager nonsense, was actually intentional. The mistakes the main character makes, the stupid, shallow, naive mistakes she makes are fixed through her own character development and experiences, making you realize that this book is really getting it right. I mean, how many times have you been embarrassed for using a word incorrectly? Especially if you've used that word once too often? (Actually, don't answer that. I don't want to know how lucky you people have been if you've never gone through that.)

Even the silly, annoying guy she fell for--despite being that overly cliched, manipulative jock, his character, placed in the context of the book, reminds the reader that this sort of person really exists. And her infatuation with him was awkward and realistic and I completely loved it.

Aside from all this the futuristic writing was also incredibly good. The casual use of technology as well as the subtle developments on real-life current issues and all the little details that helped to convince me that this could be our future were just brilliant.

All in all I loved this book. Completely, utterly, loved it. The themes of this book are certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but if you hate the education system you should find this book just perfect.

Grade: A+. <3 ...more "

Sep 06, 2013 09:41AM · see review

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Surfacing (Swans Landing, #1)

by Shana Norris (Goodreads Author)

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Jeanne Izzy said: " This was originally posted on my blog
Well I gotta say this was the first book that I received via Netgalley, so I was pumped. Totally pumped.

If you actually follow me on twitter, my first reaction when I started reading was:
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Aug 19, 2013 06:48AM · see review