Steven C. (SteveTheDM) - , reviewed on 1/2/2010 + 204 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

This was a fun little book. I read it *after* seeing the movie, though, and so the visions in my head were all from the film. I wish I'd read it first, instead.

This won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2003, but I'm not convinced it was deserved. I expect a "SF&F" award winner, especially in short form, to explore some kind of interesting idea, and this book was really about plot, plot, and only plot.

There were themes that could have been better developed in the story as well --- the book really rushed itself to get to the end. Maybe that's a kid's book thing, but as an adult, I really sensed a lack.

Still: the story is good, and very original. An enjoying read, even if it doesn't make me think hard afterwards.

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