Among Others Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Jo Walton
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
167

Among Others by Jo Walton Book Summary

Winner of the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Winner of the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel

Startling, unusual, and yet irresistibly readable, Jo Walton's Among Others is at once the compelling story of a young woman struggling to escape a troubled childhood, a brilliant diary of first encounters with the great novels of modern fantasy and SF, and a spellbinding tale of escape from ancient enchantment.

Raised by a half-mad mother who dabbled in magic, Morwenna Phelps found refuge in two worlds. As a child growing up in Wales, she played among the spirits who made their homes in industrial ruins. But her mind found freedom and promise in the science fiction novels that were her closest companions. Then her mother tried to bend the spirits to dark ends, and Mori was forced to confront her in a magical battle that left her crippled--and her twin sister dead.

Fleeing to her father whom she barely knew, Mori was sent to boarding school in England-a place all but devoid of true magic. There, outcast and alone, she tempted fate by doing magic herself, in an attempt to find a circle of like-minded friends. But her magic also drew the attention of her mother, bringing about a reckoning that could no longer be put off...

Combining elements of autobiography with flights of imagination in the manner of novels like Jonathan Lethem's The Fortress of Solitude, this is potentially a breakout book for an author whose genius has already been hailed by peers like Kelly Link, Sarah Weinman, and Ursula K. Le Guin.

One of School Library Journal's Best Adult Books 4 Teens titles of 2011
One of io9's best Science Fiction & Fantasy books of the year 2011

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Book Name Among Others
Genre Contemporary
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 1.88 MB

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Great read. An amazing book. A mixture of fantasy and a coming of age novel that speaks to adult and child simultaneously.

Weird. Although fairies are featured in this book, it's not really SF. More of a real life perspective. It's rather slow and dull in the plot department. And the author can't resist showing off knowledge of the SF genre. Overall... Eh.

seriously? nebula?. I don't get it. A Nebula for this? It's not science fiction. It's an intelligent teenage girl's diary entires and she believes in fairies and magic. I'm 2/3 thru and still nothing that's magic/fairy/sci-fi, just some vague feelings that her mother is out to get her and descriptions of how fairies look. This book is completely mis-classifed and belongs in the young adult section. Initially engaging, you'll keep waiting for the sci-fi or fantasy to kick in... Save your money, it never does.

Absolutely enchanting. If you ever had a time in your life when books felt more like friends than people did, you will understand Mori, the main character. I found myself transported and delighted by this book, and eager to read more of the authors work.

100 Words or Less. This book received some good reviews, so I thought I’d take a look. Unfortunately for me, I found the beginning to be too youth-oriented – as if it was targeting a teenage audience. Because the main characters were children (and their world was seen through their eyes), I couldn’t really get into it. That’s not a condemnation of the writing style or plot. It simply is not a novel for those looking for a more adult theme.

Worst book ever. Can't believe this book was published. Nonsense. Trivial. Empty calories. No character development no one was even likable or despicable.

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Summary of Among Others by Jo Walton

The Among Others book written by Jo Walton was published on 18 January 2011, Tuesday in the Contemporary category. A total of 167 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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