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Title: Thirsty by M. T. Anderson ISBN: 0-7636-2014-9 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I haven't seen a book like this in a while...
Comment: Wow, this book was good. For once, I found a book that wasn't completely cheesy. I loved how Chris sticks with his ethics all the way through, assuming he doesn't kill a family member after the book ends. Also, I really liked his confusion on what to do,it's so sweet that he has some crush on someone he couldn't possibly have, and in the end, like in real life, he doesn't always get the girl. I just loved the dramatics in the story, it was filled with a lot of emotion, I don't see that enough in books. Especially the feeling of horror. The ending was abrupt, but I still liked it. It reflected a more realistic view or life.
Rating: 2
Summary: "Thirsty," like, missed the BITE
Comment: Hmmm, raging hormones, the gorgeous crush, the battles with the parents, the name-calling older brother, rock music... all the familiar aspects of adolescents... but on top of all these traumatic life-threatening problems, vampirism isn't quite the usual one. However, Chris just happens to be one of those unlucky "unusual" people. Strange things are happening to him that just can't be explained away as "some teen thing." Odd cravings... sleeplessness... disappearing from mirrors... how do you work THAT into a conversation with Mommy? And to top it off, Chris is being asked to take part in stopping a plot that could send an ancient Vampire Lord to ruin the world.
"Thirsty" had a lot of really great possibilities, but like the title, I was left at the end of the book with that dry throat feeling unquenched. Something about the novel never just quite clicked 'real.' The dialogue was a bit hard to sort through sometimes. "Just because, like, teens, like, use, like, the 'like' word, like, a lot" doesn't mean it's easy to read on paper. In fact reading the consistent use of 'likes' and stereotypical 'teen' colloquialisms really started to get on my nerves. Lots of the name-calling seemed more appropriate for fourth graders rather than high schoolers. In many instances it detracted from what otherwise was humourous dialogue, and instead made it a chore to sift through. Also, the entire "save the world from the evil vampire lord" subplot seemed trivialized and a bit unnecessary. The entire emotional dilemma that Chris was in (you know "help! I'm becoming a vampire and don't know what to do!") could've been plenty to base the entire novel on, but instead Chris not only has to be a teen-vampire, but save the world as well.
If you love vampire books (like me), try another book like "The Silver Kiss," by Annette Curtis Klause, or for the more mature audiences, look into the Queen of the Undead, Anne Rice, and her novels like "Interview with the Vampire" and "Pandora." You might find a bit more there to sink your teeth into.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book
Comment: Once beginning this book, I was surprised to finish it within a week. Most books are boring to me and drag on for months. :-)
I couldn't put this book down. Great elements for a horror, twisted, teenage book. Read this book even if you like powerpuff girls or fruit-salad. (I don't like either).
Read the book.
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Title: Burger Wuss by M. T. Anderson ISBN: 0763615676 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Feed (Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors) by M. T. Anderson ISBN: 0763617261 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer ISBN: 0689852223 Publisher: Atheneum Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (Newbery Medal Book) by Kate Dicamillo, Timothy B. Ering ISBN: 0763617229 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Blood and Chocolate by ANNETTE CURTIS KLAUSE ISBN: 0440226686 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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