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| Original Title: | A Trip To The Stars |
| ISBN: | 0743203305 (ISBN13: 9780743203302) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Nicholas Christopher
Paperback | Pages: 499 pages Rating: 4.28 | 2201 Users | 321 Reviews
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| Title | : | A Trip to the Stars |
| Author | : | Nicholas Christopher |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 499 pages |
| Published | : | February 20th 2001 by Touchstone (first published February 15th 2000) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Magical Realism. Fantasy. Novels. Literary Fiction |
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this is then closest thing to a one-size-fits-all book that ive come across. whenever someone asks me "just for something good". "i dont know, just with a good story", "whatever", i just give them this. even when they are much more helpful with what they are looking for - i give them this. and i have had a number of people come back and tell me how much they loved it, and do i have anything like it. thats the problem. i dont. there are shades of it in other books - millhauser, harington, carroll. all are amazing authors who have elements of what is successful in this book in them, and are probably better authors overall, but this book has something im not able to pin down that just makes it so satisfying and engrossing. and he has not been able to do it again. stay far far away from veronica, because it is not good. the bestiary started out very good, but was not even close to the way this book gives the shivers.this book is strong on all fronts: character, plot, style. its a book i definitely need to revisit, and i think a good book for fall. and if you buy it from union square this month, lesley can win her own staffie!Rating Regarding Books A Trip to the Stars
Ratings: 4.28 From 2201 Users | 321 ReviewsJudgment Regarding Books A Trip to the Stars
With apologies to my friend who recommended this book, I hated it. After searching for the correct word or words to describe it, I think I finally hit on it: ponderous. Christopher spends page after page describing locations and surroundings in detail but in the end, you don't feel immersed in the scene.He also spends many pages telling us what each character is thinking or the meaning in each situation. But it never seems to get us closer to the next step in the plot. I would rather he spentLoved this story as it deals with the lives of two people lost to each other. Their stories are told in consecutive chapters and chart the adventure they both have in finding each other. The story telling is brilliant and as with all good tales it made me want to go out and buy Captain Cooks Journals and chart his adventure myself. What a journey I went on with both characters.
this is then closest thing to a one-size-fits-all book that ive come across. whenever someone asks me "just for something good". "i dont know, just with a good story", "whatever", i just give them this. even when they are much more helpful with what they are looking for - i give them this. and i have had a number of people come back and tell me how much they loved it, and do i have anything like it. thats the problem. i dont. there are shades of it in other books - millhauser, harington,
this is then closest thing to a one-size-fits-all book that ive come across. whenever someone asks me "just for something good". "i dont know, just with a good story", "whatever", i just give them this. even when they are much more helpful with what they are looking for - i give them this. and i have had a number of people come back and tell me how much they loved it, and do i have anything like it. thats the problem. i dont. there are shades of it in other books - millhauser, harington,
Oh! I love this so far... Now that I am finished I still love it. The last third got a bit slow for me, and I was left still peckish at the ending until a friend pointed out that perhaps NC was making room for a sequel. Harrumph. I still feel there was a key meeting missing, but I'd be willing to forgive this if NC delivers more of this world and its people. The story is imaginative and just plain fun. The bazillion star references mostly made me smile. Only a few were ill-placed, causing some
I absolutely loved Christophers The Bestiary so I was really looking forward to this book; this might explain why I was less than thrilled by it. I really enjoy his imagination and the unusual characters he creates but something in this book just fell flat for me. I kept thinking to myself, this could be amazing. And I dont think this review will be helpful at all because I cant exactly decide what was wrong with the book because on a lot of levels it was captivating and exciting (I loved the
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