O Ses Nedir?: Çiftlik Hayvanları (Sesli Kitap)-Kolektif itibaren Martı Çocuk Kulubü içinde LIT biçim

Somkeart Pisnok lahnphotograph — One of my students gave me the book to read, claiming it was "really good", so I took her advice and gave it a shot. I am a fan of paranormal lit, and being a teacher of teens, I try to keep up on the latest and the greatest in their literature. Not going to lie, when the book opened, I was definitely drawn in. I didn't mind that Ethan was not your typical fifteen year old boy being raised almost entirely by a woman named Amma. I liked their quirks. The whole "father in the study" was a bit much, and of course I regarded him as a selfish dirtbag, neglecting that fact that he was not the only person who lost someone when Ethan's mother died. (I'd hoped there would be more to this than him drawing insane circles, but perhaps in the next book?) The introduction of Lena was intriguing, the addition of the mean girl-mentality pretty regular in small town public schools, so I was in. As the book progressed, however, I found myself becoming increasingly bored. I felt like the same events just kept happening over and over again. Some parts of the book made absolutely no sense, and when Uncle Macon refused to let Lena attend her own birthday party and she ran up to her room in dismay, and then Ethan went to the party without her? Ridiculous. He was there to protect her and his easy abandonment seemed unbelievable and was only rectified when Lena "snuck" out without the knowledge of her Uncle and his spy dog. Even typing it, I feel a bit silly. In the end, I was unimpressed, and glad I hadn't purchased the book myself. Still, my students like it, and though I can't say I agree, I will most likely read at least the second installment so I can see if, perhaps, the writers will grow, as I hope they will.

Danielius Cukrus danielius — A promising start to a more grounded take on Tezuka's "Greatest Robot in the World" storyline. This version reads more like a detective story, but with much of the themes and philosophies intact. The odd jarring moment (I'm not sure the more primitive robots need to wear clothes), but overall well-told and compelling.

Dijana Janevski deejai — Okay...I started this book thinking "This book is about a gun and the Alaskan gold rush. Do I really want to read it? It is going to be the same old adventure story." And then the beginning was a bit slow even though it started off with the mysterious death of the main character's father. But by the middle of the book I couldn't put it down. You knew how it was going to end but had NO idea how it was going to happen. Even when you thought you knew what was going to happen, that is NOT what happens. And all that humdrum, boring stuff at the beginning, that is what is important to the plot. Good read. I liked it. You'll like it. Read it.

Brian Herman _rian_erman — This was an audio play rather than an audio book. The different format I didn't expect but definitely enjoyed as a change of pace. I will definitely look for more books like this. The voice acting was done well, and I definitely got a sense of the character of the 8th Doctor (Paul McGann), which was nice considering it was a relatively short story (about an hour's length?). That said, the story itself I found to be only okay. I think that it being so short didn't allow for a more interesting story to develop. Worth listening to, but not the highest on my list.