The Absolute Value of -1 (Paperback)

from roses7184

Books that deal with younger characters have always had a draw for me. Especially when they deal with the subjects that most parents don't seem to want to broach with their children. It always seemed to me that kids will find the information that they are looking for one way or another, so wouldn...

from periwinklejane

Non-angsty YA! Okay, it's a little angsty, but there's not that whiny tone that drags down so much YA. The story is told through three narrators and bracketed by a fourth. Each voice is distinct and spot-on. Also, that guy I had a total crush on in high school? I wasn't even a blip on his radar. ...

from thehidingspot

Having never heard of THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF -1, I had no expectations as I cracked the cover. Not one. Which is why I was shocked to discover that this novel, Steve Brezenoff's YA debut, has landed squarely on my Best of 2010 list. The novel is divided into three main sections - one for each char...

from ssalach21

The Absolute Value of -1 shows the reader different points of view from four characters. Three characters perspectives on the same period of time is used throughout the majority of the book whereas the fourth character leads the introduction and then brings about the end of the novel. Brezenoff d...

from ImBookingIt

(3.5 stars, rounding up because it picked up at the end)This book got off to a slow start for me. I found Lily interesting in a fairly abstract way, but I never found her or her story compelling.It really picked up for me when the book switched viewpoints, and I started to see Noah's perspective ...