August 16, 2004
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I just finished reading Orson Scott Card's "Lost Boys," and give it 4 and half stars. You should all read it. The beginning was so refreshing because it seemed so light. The first 350 pages are so true to life that it's hilarious and beautiful and ever so simple- its just the normal every day challenges of life (I laughed so hard). Then all of a sudden you realize all is not as it seems and everything turns upside down and you get really really scared (kinda sixth sense style) and it is so unexpected it makes you mad. But then you go back, and you realize that the ending was basically told in the first two pages, and the 350 pages after those first two were just to make you forget it. It's genius. And the characters . . . the main characters are so real you love them because they're so perfect, except they're so flawed that you get mad at them, and that's what makes them so real.
I want to tell you more about the book, but I already gave away too much.
Comments (4)
i <3 o.s. card. i think xenocide is my favorite.
I love Orson Scott Card! I think it's funny how he sticks in something about Mormons in all of his books. Well. . .all the books I have read (and I have read quite a few). I haven't read Lost Boys, but I think I might. If you are interested, he has a website. http://www.hatrack.com There is a RPG for battle school there. It's pretty fun if you're into writing stories.
*Juic*
I agree with ephemerous...I LOVED Xenoside. I loved all the books in the Ender series....I think they are my favorite of all time. I am definately going to check out Lost Boys. Thanks for the suggestion!
I think Orson Scott Card is so awesome. I'll have to read the Lost Boys.
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