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Alcatraz Versus The Shattered Lens (2010)

by Brandon Sanderson(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0439925576 (ISBN13: 9780439925570)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Scholastic Press

series

Alcatraz

review 1: This is a great installment in Sanderson's middle grade series. A couple things did detract from it, however. It lacked as much of the mystery which drives Alcatraz's actions forward as he solves puzzles. Instead the plot was mainly driven by political and militaristic conflict, however this was still enjoyable, just the switch left me missing the old element. It's hard to identify, but this novel wasn't as fun as its prequels. Again, this may be because of a shift in the tone of the story. Alcatraz is encountering more mature themes and the gravity changed the nature of the experience. One change was pretty interesting though, the end of the novel concludes in a very Sanderson epic style.
review 2: This is a book for young boys. Sure a woman like me can ... moreenjoy it, but I enjoy it because I get in a tween boy frame of mind.the Free Kingdoms are a Wonderland and Alcatraz is a boy Alice, believing in six impossible things before breakfast, but unlike Alice he is also a leader and a hero, so he triggers the events instead just flowing with the motions.I had a pet peeve with the Alcatraz series, because of all the winning and sidetracking that Alcatraz, as the narrator does. But somehow in this book it didn't annoy me as much. Sure I rolled my eyes every time he commented on writing a chapter that didn't exist, or some event that did or didn't happen in the previous books and said to go and read it (or not read it).This time the childish "I like you so I'll hit you" banter between Alcatraz and Bastille was dialed to eleven, to the point of the characters actually stating it.But in the end this story is unfinished, in a life goes on and what you want is another story kind of way, but still with a looooooooot of loose ends and references to future events that, if Sanderson keeps Alcatraz promise at the end of the book, we'll never see, as this is supposed to be the final book in the series. less

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alralr

I honestly don't know why I waited so long to read these books after having read everything else Sanderson has written! I love the style of narration and the humor that all of these books included. I about lost it when the characters decided that it would be fun (and Smedry-like) to rush enemy librarian lines providing "more matter" with "less art," reinventing the wheel by speaking solely in Hamlet quotes. My only regret is that the series is ultimately unfinished (that or Alcatraz broke his own book so much we can't even read it, but someone can still translate for us, right? [or did the librarians find them all? that would be the absolute worst!]) Eagerly anticipating the final book which I'm sure will prove to everyone just how "stoopid" we actually are for not finding the it sooner!

KarenB

We listened to these on a series of road trips and at first I was annoyed but by the end of the series I was a fan. They kept the entire family entertained, 4 kids 5-13 years old plus parents. And I loved how he was able to slide in all this random educational stuff that the kids thought was so funny they didn't even realize they were learning until we later talked about it. So many times I have said, "just like in Alcatraz...." And the kids reply with, "oh yeah!"

Hilde

The ending was interesting.Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

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