tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post23956273874640700..comments2024-02-19T00:31:41.443-06:00Comments on Books in the Spotlight: Out of DarknessRummanah Aasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-64114376532625414432016-03-02T08:34:33.076-06:002016-03-02T08:34:33.076-06:00That is quite the way to start the book but I'...That is quite the way to start the book but I'm glad that it worked and lived up to the explosive (bad pun) beginning. Kindlemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-76014509907678749412016-03-02T00:41:00.380-06:002016-03-02T00:41:00.380-06:00I must admit I've never heard anything about t...I must admit I've never heard anything about this historic explosion... I do enjoy learning about real life events from well researched fiction books though. "Enjoy" may not be the right term here, of course... But I do think I would appreciate what the author did here with the story, like you did.Ayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639250102446794830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-80891458250610228122016-03-01T17:10:33.980-06:002016-03-01T17:10:33.980-06:00I spend a lot of time previewing potential books f...I spend a lot of time previewing potential books for our Mock Printz Workshop. This year I read over 50 YA novels published in 2015. This one didn't even make it onto my radar until a week or so before the Printz Awards were announced in January, so I didn't have a chance to read it ahead of time. When the awards were announced and only three books were selected (not the usual five) I was pretty miffed since I felt the committee didn't do due diligence in their selection process leaving Challenger Deep, Most Dangerous, and Symphony for the City of the Dead off the list completely. Then I read this book and my anger doubled. Though good and heart-wrenching, there are some real clunky parts, and, like you said, some very one-dimensional characters (I thought all of them were with the possible exception of creepy Henry.) Because I was reading the book through the Printz-Award-Lens I may not have enjoyed it as much as if I had just picked it up. Sigh. One thing I did feel was lacking was more concrete details about the explosion. Oh well, it forced me to do some independent research.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1211090800803751472.post-68585912235317112962016-03-01T12:29:25.129-06:002016-03-01T12:29:25.129-06:00Whoa. This sounds like a dark, powerful read. I am...Whoa. This sounds like a dark, powerful read. I am curious about it especially since I know nothing about the actual event. Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984216720423826256noreply@blogger.com