I Never Loved Your Mind: Paul Zindel

I Never Loved Your Mind- Paul Zindel

*****

Based on the idea that no one of an advanced mind will be bored by this plot lacking and absolutely ridiculous book, I recommend it to all. It’s stupidly clever. Strangely funny and hilarious this book is. My sister asked in the why I was giggling and laughing in the wee hours of the morning. It was because of this book. Yes, I realize I have a few younger audience members for this blog so I will say this. For 15 and over only. Sorry kids. Not to say its graphic, just a little bit grown up.  I love this book with a passion. I can read it anytime and feel better. Feel happier and laugh at the historical footnotes that are at the bottom of most pages in the book. I hadn’t read this book for a while. I just recently got my hands on a copy and reread it, but before I did I flipped through and read some of the footnotes not knowing what there connection was to the story and couldn’t contain myself for the witty bizarre and smart retorts I found. You won’t ever forget this book and I recommend it 100% to anyone seeking wit and laughter within the next book they read.

Fragment: Warren Fahy

Fragment-Warren Fahy

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When I began reading this book I admit I had slightly high expectations because my friend was speaking verses about its superiority. Though I was slightly skeptical about its possibility to be original, mainly because it said on the cover, “Jurassic Park for the lost generation.” I got my hands on a copy and began reading to find a slightly hollow cast. I didn’t find many dense qualities about any of the characters. The actions were all noble that they carried out yet they were completely vague. I could tell one man wrote this book. I prefer for a book to seem written by all the characters together and the author only takes charge of the plot.

This plot felt sort of scattered. As though the exposition and the rising action fell into the same category. The middle of the book lagged on for to long and I understand it was in an effort to bring new characters in and help you still know them regardless of the fact that they were not in the original “crew” in the first place. The information was very interesting. That is mainly what kept me reading. I learned facts in science I never thought of before. I would have to peg Fahy as a science man due to the book containing pages of scientific banter and straying from the original plot. It was almost too detailed for a book, yet  great for a television series.

I will not reread this book though it is one of the memorable of the books I have read do to the unusual setting and the fact that just when you get to like a character, they seem to die. On a latter note, and perhaps it was my fault for not paying attention, but I found I didn’t know one of the main characters was African American until near the end of the book. Therefore my view was distorted through certain scenes and remained so until the end of the book because I had already created an image of this character.