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Vítor Domício vitordomicio — I should really stop reading David Sedaris' books on the bus. More than once I have spontaneously erupted into laughter, resulting in glaring faces from fellow bus passengers.

William Baynard williambaynard — I was fortunate enough to get a copy of this ARC a few weeks ago from a book-reviewer friend. I've read a bunch of the other reviews for SHATTER ME beforehand, and several of them suggest that this is going to be a very polarizing book. I agree. You'll likely either love it or hate it. There's not a lot of middle ground. Juliette has been imprisoned for 264 days. She has not seen, spoken to, or touched anyone, and at the start of the book is very much on the edge of madness. Juliette has the power to kill with her touch - parallels to The X-Men's Rogue are easy and not entirely unwarranted here - and is kept captive by a shadowy totalitarian government known as The Reestablishment. It is sometime in the North American future, in a directly and aggressively dystopian setting. If you're familiar with Mafi's blog at all, you have an advantage as far as knowing what to expect. Mafi's prose is elaborate and lofty and lush, in ways that most other writers wouldn't dare to attempt - mostly for fear of being thought insane. It's a rare gift to manipulate words and grammar and format and prose so completely and to do so well, but it works here - at least it did for me. Early on in my reading, we established that Tahereh Mafi is the Headmistress and the English Language nothing more than her eager study. (I mean that less in a naughty sort of way than in the 'Miss Trunchbull will lock you in the The Chokey if you displease her' way.) The highly-stylized prose is a bit front-loaded. If you find it enjoyable, it's likely the first 50-75 pages or so will be an absolute delight - if you think it's tedious, it does simmer down quite a bit later in the novel. Something that may otherwise make a book like this feel uneven went unnoticed while I was reading, because I was so drawn in both by the writing and the characters; Juliette's at-first unconscious allure to Adam, who may be friend or foe (or both!), her interactions with Warren, her captor who she shouldn't find anywhere near as captivating as she does... The cast is fairly small for much of the book, which I think enhances the experience. Juliette's point-of-view is exceptionally vivid and having people for her to play off of is valuable, but the handful of characters are well-developed and keep the feel of the book intimate, even during rock-'em-sock-'em action sequences. (Of which there are plenty.) Another thing worthy of note here: I generally dislike romance and romantic subplots. I find them boring, and usually have to put up with them to get to The Good Parts of books. The romance in SHATTER ME, however, was absolutely sizzling. Seriously. Like, open-a-window-don't-touch-that-plate-can-you-get-another-log-for-the-fire-sorry-did-you-like-my-wardrobe-malfunction hot. Hot hot hot. The book takes a somewhat unexpected turn towards the end. It's worth noting that SHATTER ME is the first in a trilogy, and the last 50 pages or so steer it directly into setting-up-the-sequel territory. The plot turn here also has a much different feel, one that is a bit more incongruous with the earlier story, and is in danger of making it feel like backstory. I don't want to share very many specifics for fear of spoilers, but suffice to say it's very much possible to love this book while still side-eyeing the ending and wondering if you should approach it carefully for fear of disturbing it. I did. Final verdict: The first 50 pages and last 50 pages feel like they're warring over the middle of this book, and it ends in a very different place than it starts. I do have mixed feelings about the ending, but I still love love love this book, love Mafi's way with words, love the pictures and people and worlds she paints - all while managing to make it look effortless. I'm being a little hard on it, I know, but that's only because I enjoyed it so very much. I've turned the story over in my mind dozens of times in the week or so since I've read it. I will definitely be buying a copy on release day, and am eagerly anticipating the sequel. Would I recommend? Without reservation, though perhaps only to people I know to be more open to experimental prose, and sophisticated and highly descriptive writing. This is the sort of book not everyone will 'get'; it's a post-modern love note to the English language. If that idea makes you roll your eyes, this isn't for you. If it makes you the slightest bit curious, pick it up. It's worth the read. 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5 because in spite of my nit-picks, I was completely engrossed and read it in a single sitting.

Ataca Esquimal _taca_squimal — Over-the-top complicated, not the casual, breezy read the other Mr Monk books have been.