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Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Chapter Review

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

Jules, a scholar, must form an uneasy alliance with the scavenger Amelia as they try to uncover the treasures hidden in an ancient alien race’s temples.
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Gwenever Pacifico
Gwenever Pacifico

Gwen thinks that it’s as close to magic as humans can get when a blank Word document is filled with groups of letters, and those groups of letters turn into lines, and those lines turn into a whole new world.

When Gwen isn’t reading or writing, she’s drinking boba milk tea and singing along to Steven Universe. You should sing along with her.

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Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

The Skinny

(aka Back of the Book Summary in a Sentence)

Captain Androma Racella and her starship’s all-girl crew find themselves on a life-threatening mission when a routine space job goes wrong.
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Gwenever Pacifico
Gwenever Pacifico

Gwen thinks that it’s as close to magic as humans can get when a blank Word document is filled with groups of letters, and those groups of letters turn into lines, and those lines turn into a whole new world.

When Gwen isn’t reading or writing, she’s drinking boba milk tea and singing along to Steven Universe. You should sing along with her.

http://www.gweneverpacifico.com
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Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Chapter Review

The Skinny

Writer Kilgore Trout is horrified, as he should be, that people are reading his fiction as non-fiction. Continue reading “Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Chapter Review”

Gwenever Pacifico
Gwenever Pacifico

Gwen thinks that it’s as close to magic as humans can get when a blank Word document is filled with groups of letters, and those groups of letters turn into lines, and those lines turn into a whole new world.

When Gwen isn’t reading or writing, she’s drinking boba milk tea and singing along to Steven Universe. You should sing along with her.

http://www.gweneverpacifico.com
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer Chapter Review

The Skinny

A cyborg named Cinder works as a mechanic, is in love with the prince, and holds the salvation of the planet in her metal hand–pretty much par for the course for a sixteen-year-old. Continue reading “Cinder by Marissa Meyer Chapter Review”

Gwenever Pacifico
Gwenever Pacifico

Gwen thinks that it’s as close to magic as humans can get when a blank Word document is filled with groups of letters, and those groups of letters turn into lines, and those lines turn into a whole new world.

When Gwen isn’t reading or writing, she’s drinking boba milk tea and singing along to Steven Universe. You should sing along with her.

http://www.gweneverpacifico.com
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Back of Book Summary in a Sentence

Ford Prefect, an alien who works as a book researcher, saves his human friend Arthur Dent when the Earth gets demolished to build a galactic freeway, but he doesn’t even think about saving anyone else, and really, neither did I.

Review

This is not a comedic, sci-fi, or philosophical novel. This is the perfect trifecta of all three. I laughed, I was intrigued by talk of galactic bureaucracy, and I learned a surprising amount about life. How this happened in just a single chapter, I have no idea. Imagine what the rest of the book has in store.

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Gwenever Pacifico
Gwenever Pacifico

Gwen thinks that it’s as close to magic as humans can get when a blank Word document is filled with groups of letters, and those groups of letters turn into lines, and those lines turn into a whole new world.

When Gwen isn’t reading or writing, she’s drinking boba milk tea and singing along to Steven Universe. You should sing along with her.

http://www.gweneverpacifico.com
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The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov Chapter Review

We get everything here, nuclear war, radiation fears, and a college senior’s life in danger. This kid, Biron, knows more about radiation than I know about computers. And I know a lot about computers. In his mind was basically an entire story history of Earth and the story of radiation.

It’s strange, even after nuclear bombs and nuclear plant meltdowns, the common person doesn’t know much about nuclear radiation. Except if you swim in it, you’ll probably die or turn into the Hulk. Papa’s feelin’ lucky tonight! I suppose it’s necessary in the narrative. Earth is a mess. I always wonder if every generation is smarter than previous generations. Like in 4 generations, are we all going to be able to do calculus? Are we all going to be able to slap together a robot and upload some quick AI? This kid also has 2 forms of radiation detection in his room. I don’t think there’s a geiger counter within 5 miles of my house. Maybe that’s what freedom is – not needing deterrents in your house. Either freedom or captivity. Not sure.

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Tim
Tim

Tim enjoys playing guitar and memorizing all the words to his favorite pop songs. When he’s traveling, catch him on planes reading from his trusty Kindle.