Reviews and Comments

A fun little jaunt, and resonating with a wider experience base than most YA fantasy novels (eg divorce, abandonment, , estranged family), as well as typical inclusions like "doesn't fit in." A fun quick read that was recommended by my 11-year old daughter.

The movie by Studio Ghibli was incredible. I hope the book lives up to it.

Beautiful, toughing, and a masterpiece of depicting a troubled teenager without trivializing the story and a strong emotional pull right through to the end. The movie was Ghibli at its best, and I need to read the book to see if it shines as well. I expect them to be different, as Howl's Moving Castle was almost completely different from its literary parent.

Approachable and insightful

A good perspective piece thinking on the life of someone brilliant but with cerebral palsy. I stand it in contrast to the story told by Wonder; I've only seen the film of Wonder, and the disability of that one was entirely aesthetic, but the masterpiece of the storytelling was the way the narrative considers the lives and reactions of those AROUND the handicapped. This story is entirely from the perspective of Melody, so is probably more complimentary than any of those around her. This was a real loss; still, it gives a chance to splash perspective upon those who have been around the profoundly disabled and to consider the minds that may be betrayed by their bodies.

Began this book after reading a good review. I am enjoying it.

Frankenstein is a marvelous book, so badly construed by every film rendition. Victor was weak of character, and so quickly regretted his playing God -- but not quickly enough, and guilt never became responsibility.

It is a story less amount the horrors of strangled victims and more about the insanity of hopeless loneliness and being victim to universal spite.

Fun idea; contrasting Batman and Superman and their complementary world views is a good premise. But it turned out to be just an adventure fling without much in the way of lasting thought.

Exploitative fear-mongering, recommending buying solutions without mentioning any of their drawbacks. Not balanced, aiming at cowing the lowest denominator.

His points of concern are on the mark -- passwords bad, watch out for phishing and snooping, digital literacy good. But his recommendations drove me up the wall; it seems like a big ad targeting the "for dummies" crowd and taking advantage of their fear. There was little mention of the counter-arguments against any of the software he is pushing. This is not a balanced rebuttal of poor security practices, and struck me as exploitative.

Begun as some "light reading" after finishing the horrowing 1984. My librarian laughed at me when I called it "light." Maybe I was too much relating it to Young Frankenstein, and Munsters, and Adamms Family.

Terrifying dystopia that is only strengthened by the digital age, elucidating a complete plan for domination of the individual.

Serving to lay out a well-told plan for complete cultural dominion via "thought police."