All the Birds in the Sky (Hardcover)

from lorax

In much the same way that Lev Grossman's The Magicians (which I did not like at all) is post-Potter, this is post-Grossman; the magic school that one of the protagonists attends is alluded to in flashbacks but does not form a significant portion of the book, and unlike in Grossman's work the char...

from beserene

If you enjoyed the post-millenial sensibilities of Lev Grossman's 'The Magicians' but, like me, found that it sucked all the joy out of the room, you might find Anders' new novel a true pleasure. It is a very post-modern romance, between a young woman immersed in nature magic and a young man enam...

from xiaomarlo

I would definitely classify this as a young adult novel, despite the fact that it has sex scenes in it. It's the writing style, and the fact that the characters are growing up and changing as the story progresses. It's pretty silly at times, but that also makes it really fun. Characters and plots...

from rivkat

Patricia is a witch; Laurence is a computer genius. They meet as bullied kids and aren't able to help each other as much as they'd like. Later, when they reconnect, it may be because one or both of them is going to destroy the world. A lot of absurdist imagery-an absurdist apocalypse, really, sin...

from nbmars

In the "Acknowledgments" at the end of this fantasy book, the author writes: "I really hope you guys enjoyed this book. If you didn't, or if there was stuff that didn't make sense to you or seemed too random, just e-mail me and I'll come to your house and act the whole thing out for you. Maybe wi...