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Adaptation (2012)

by Malinda Lo(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0316197963 (ISBN13: 9780316197960)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

series

Adaptation

review 1: This book had potential if you forget about the aliens. This book could have been a great story about a young girl who is trying to figure out who she is when she realizes she is in love with two different people, Amber who is suddenly thrust into Reese's life, and David, who Reese has had a crush on for four years. But instead we get a convoluted story about aliens, birds who are dying, a government conspiracy and paranormal abilities. When the author focuses on the story of Reese she is stellar, but the sci fi parts move this from a 4.5 to a 3.5.
review 2: This was interesting, and better than a few of the YA efforts I've read recently. The narrative energy suffers somewhat from a coming-of-age/coming-out plot supplanting the science-fiction/fantasy plot; the... more first is, of course, entirely admirable, but sucks up a lot of literary real estate and slows things down a little. It's still refreshing, though, to see gay characters introduced fairly matter-of-factly. Reese is an engaging non-stereotypical character, and the plot has some original elements. less

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