Ok, well, this book had me hooked at first. It was weirdly beautiful and I kept thinking "this would make an awesome movie". However, about half way in it lost me, I had no desire to go any farther, but I guess I felt obligated. It just lost all that it had going, and occationally it would pick it back up, for a sentence or two, but it would quickly dissipate again. It almost seemed like the author just stopped caring. Sad really.
My love for Garth Nix is undying. Yes, he is technically a "young adult" author- but that characterization does nothing for him, nothing! The whole concept of his books is what makes them so amazingly great- you have never, ever read anything like them- I promise. I cannot describe their uniqueness and beauty, and so I won't even try. But if you're like me and desperatley need something interesting to read, anything, anything by Garth Nix (wellllll.... there are a few little chapterbook things for really young people that I would avoid, but other than that...) will blow you away. And Abhorsen did a wonderful job of tying his previous books together, yay! Although, don't you hate it when your favortie character dies?!?
+ Stalking TenderPrey By Storm Constantine: 3... flat
I couldn't even finish this one. It was that terrible. The story was interesting, I suppose, but Constantine seemed WAY too interested in writing cool sex scenes than developing the characters, or plot for that matter, it just kinda rambled on and on and on until I had to throw it across my room in DISGUST!
+ The Wraeththu Trilogy by Storm Constantine: 10.312
The only reason these books score this high is because of the first one, The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit, is amazing. Gorgeous, and perfect, and the whole time I was reading it, I was completely in awe of the general greatness of the story. I was in love! And then the second book... well, its interesting, not as well written nor does it have the emotional aspect that I liked in the first one. And The Fufillments of Fate and Desire, ack!!! I hated this book! The story Constantine had going was wonderfully origanal and enthralling, and then it all just sort of crashes into a cheesy fantasy. Tisk Tisk.
+ When Worlds Collide and its sequel After Worlds Collide by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer: 9.34
An interesting story only because of the fact that it's a spacey piece of sci-fi written in the '30s before that kind of thing got to be cliche. A classic, none the less. (Interesting side note: You know that song called "When worlds Collide" by Powerman 5000? Appearantly its based on a cheesy 1951 film version of the book. I love this song....)
+ Tonguing The Zeigeist by Lance Olsen: 11.569
I love this book! Its set in the future, everyone has neon eyes and awesome hair, and the main character is a porn salesman turned rock god ^-^
+ The Wildwood by Charles de Lint: 11.356
Its a beautiful story, gorgeous imagery. Its really cool though beacause it was written around a set of paintings done by Brian Froud (you know, the guy who made all the creatures in the Dark Crystal). I would give it a 12, but its set in Canada.