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Summary: One of his best books ever
Review: I was completely unprepared for the depth of the main character in this book. Mr. Anthony writes as if he knows what it is really like to be this character. The adventures in the book are thrilling and they keep you interested. The writing assumes that the reader is intelligent and remains fascinating and page-turning from beginning to end.
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Summary: One of his best books ever
Review: I was completely unprepared for the depth of the main character in this book. Mr. Anthony writes as if he knows what it is really like to be this character. The adventures in the book are thrilling and they keep you interested. The writing assumes that the reader is intelligent and remains fascinating and page-turning from beginning to end.
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Summary: Where's the end?
Review: I was enthralled at the beginning of this book, the suicide and depression were all too interesting for me to put it down, but then as it progressed the techno talk baffled me and I was looking forward to the end where I hoped the happy ending would be that they reached Darius' home. A struggle for me as it was my first fantasy novel and was bitterly dissapointed that there was no ending, but thats the way it is in a series I guess!!
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Summary: Piers did His Reasearch
Review: I was suicidal. When I read it it was like going into my own thoughts. I don't know if it helped me along the way but if you want to know what someone is thinking when they're suicidal and depressive read the book. Not that it's bad. It' prooves somehow if you really want them to things will work out in the end.
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Summary: Interesting But Sexist
Review: In general, the plot of this book was rather disjointed and weird. The character of Colene was, although depressing, very realistic. In her relationship with Darius, Colene was searching for the loving father she never had. And her suicidalness was very, almost too, realistic. What I did object to, however, is the way Colene is described. In general, the descriptions of the female characters are rather sexist and perverted.
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Summary: Before it's time
Review: Long before the press talk shows or anybody else talked about the ugly secret of cutting Piers Anthony had it here in this book. Collene is very real and is a sounding board for millions of teenage and twenty someting females. More than once I myself felt like Collene was spkeaing things that I have often thought. Mr.Anthony is able to make this book so real by really listing to his readers and using his own story telling genius. From begining to end this book is great. An even though she is confused hurt and brash at times Collene is a rolemodel for today's youth becuase she is just like today's youth. She isn't water down to smooth things over and make things P.C. She is the voice of millions of girls who have wrote to the author and he responed by writing one of the most realist honest and heart felt charters ever put into a book. I've read this book many time and I love it more each time. I glad that the subject that are so "ugly" and swept under the rug were brought up in this book. I can't wait for book number four so I can find out how things turn out with Collene.
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Summary: Before it's time
Review: Long before the press talk shows or anybody else talked about the ugly secret of cutting Piers Anthony had it here in this book. Collene is very real and is a sounding board for millions of teenage and twenty someting females. More than once I myself felt like Collene was spkeaing things that I have often thought. Mr.Anthony is able to make this book so real by really listing to his readers and using his own story telling genius. From begining to end this book is great. An even though she is confused hurt and brash at times Collene is a rolemodel for today's youth becuase she is just like today's youth. She isn't water down to smooth things over and make things P.C. She is the voice of millions of girls who have wrote to the author and he responed by writing one of the most realist honest and heart felt charters ever put into a book. I've read this book many time and I love it more each time. I glad that the subject that are so "ugly" and swept under the rug were brought up in this book. I can't wait for book number four so I can find out how things turn out with Collene.
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Summary: There it falls
Review: Personally, Virtual Mode killed off any interest I had with the"contemplation of suicide" opener. I prefer to avoid sceneslike that, particularly when I don't even know whether I like the character or not. With an opener like that, this was one book that virtually sank like a rock.
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Summary: One word comes to mind with this series, ingenious.
Review: The characters in all three books took my breath away. I felt a need to know more about each and every one of them. When will HORSE come? I have been waiting most impatiently for the next book in this wonderful and innovative series. I even cried at the end. C.C.
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Summary: Virtual Mode is Here!
Review: This book is simply a great work by Anthony. His way of delivering the story is phenominal. The characters seem real and the way they are drawn together is simply amazing. I highly recommend this book to Sci-Fi enthusiaists and young adults. The sequels will keep you coming for more.
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