The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet : A Novel (Movie Tie-In) (Paperback)

from dreams_ark

Did you ever enjoy reading a book, and, at the end, could not for the life of you decide if you liked it or not? I gave it five stars, because I really did enjoy reading it, but I don't think I could recommend it to anyone. How odd.

from literarytiger

This is a beautifully produced book, set out as if it is one of the sketch books of T.S. Spivet - 12 years old, scientific genius, skilled illustrator and map maker and average, everyday boy. It follows the story of T.S. who, feeling like he doesn't belong in his somewhat dysfunctional family in ...

from dreams_ark

Did you ever enjoy reading a book, and, at the end, could not for the life of you decide if you liked it or not? I gave it five stars, because I really did enjoy reading it, but I don't think I could recommend it to anyone. How odd.

from mrstreme

It was with great anticipation that I picked up The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet from the library. The synopsis of a 12-year-old science prodigy hopping a train "hobo style" to accept an award from the Smithsonian sounded like the coming of tale that I would adore. Once I had the book, the illus...

from thisisstephenbetts

Appropriately enough, this book was better for the journey than the arrival. I don't mean to get hung up on the scoring, but as I was reading it I though it would end up as a 4.5. but as it was concluding it felt more like a 3-3.5. Overall, I think its initial ambition and its innovativeness dema...