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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Show Me 5 Saturday


That's A Novel Idea just started this fun new meme!

Here are the rules:
Each Saturday You will post the answer to these questions. The number indicates the number of answers you will provide.

1 Book you read and/or reviewed this week
2 Words that describe the book
3 Settings where it took place or characters you met
4 Things you liked and/or disliked about it
5 Stars or less for your rating?

This week, I'm using this meme to get out of a review. :-D

Here are mine:
1
Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden (audio)
2
Suspenseful, dramatic
3
Ellie, Lee, Homer
4
Liked: pace, the action, and the actress who read the book. Disliked: unanswered questions at the end of the book (but it's a series...so I forgive the author).
5
Stars :-D

This book is being made into a movie, so you guys should check it out! I read most of the series in middle school but never finished it.


Basic synopsis:
Ellie and her friends go bush - camping out in the wilderness- for a few days during summer break. When the come back their homes are deserted and they find out that they've been invaded and that most of their families and townsfolk are being held in the center of town. What will they do?

A little more about my reaction, since I'm not doing a separate review post..

I loved this book, read it a long time ago and it really hasn't lost any of its pizazz. It's written from the point of view of Ellie, as she is writing all of what happened down in a journal. There's some romance, some serious suspense and, of course, action and reconnaissance. So, make sure you take note that this is a rather large series - about 7 or 8 books I believe and you'll definitely be wanting more when you finish the first one.

17 comments:

  1. I haven't heard about this serie... well I'm gonna research about it now!

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  2. Never heard of this book before...but it sounds good.

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  3. I think he has written another book called Hamlet; right?

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  4. Cool meme, I'll have to try this out sometime

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  5. This sounds so good! I really enjoyed your mini-review : )

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  6. I haven't heard of this book until now. It sounds pretty good. I will have to check it out.

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  7. Oh wait I have heard of this but I heard of the movie. That's why it sounds familiar.

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  8. It sounds like this book has it all! I did my Show Me 5 Saturday on Bookvisions, but I do something a little different each week.

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  9. I haven't heard of this before but it sounds interesting.

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  10. Definitly will have to check it out. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. I can't believe I almost forgot. You have an award from me http://casey62588.blogspot.com/2009/08/awards.html

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  12. Sounds very intriguing! I liked your little mini-review (that's what this meme is, right?).

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  13. Ooo, mini review. Sounds interesting...

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  14. Another good show me 5, I hadn't heard of that book before!

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  15. And there goes another award Kristen, you are a beast!

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  16. This is only the second time I've seen this meme and it's really cool! I haven't read this series either but it sounds good.

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