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Review Date: 2/26/2009
Helpful Score: 1
I pulled the book off the shelf at the library and never thought I'd actually get through the whole thing. Not only did I get through it, I wanted a copy of my own, to keep, to read again and again. No, I am not a chess nut.
In The Immortal Game, chess history, myths, and all sorts of fact are wrapped around the commentary/replaying of a actual game of chess played in 1851. Like a master weaver, Shenk creates a stunning picture of a chess and of a classic game.
In The Immortal Game, chess history, myths, and all sorts of fact are wrapped around the commentary/replaying of a actual game of chess played in 1851. Like a master weaver, Shenk creates a stunning picture of a chess and of a classic game.
Review Date: 3/30/2009
Helpful Score: 1
I can't figure out why this book is not more popular. Set in 2036, it tells the story of an school where the students are referred to as specimens and are being bred to be the new elite. The "daily med cycle" keeps them in top shape, totally focused and their hormones in check.
On the cusp of a vote for government grant that would secure the schools future, alumni start dying. Two students, the valedictorian and the class rebel, bitter enemies join to solve the mystery.
It's a good book, and being made into a movie. I am glad I read this unknown work.
On the cusp of a vote for government grant that would secure the schools future, alumni start dying. Two students, the valedictorian and the class rebel, bitter enemies join to solve the mystery.
It's a good book, and being made into a movie. I am glad I read this unknown work.
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