Narrated by Brian Nishii Run Time: 9 hrs and 23 mins Summary: This is the book novelization of the movie. Additional Comments: It’s been long enough that I remembered the story but not all the details. Fun despite hitting almost every scifi/dystopian/fantasy cliché. Wounded heroine who can’t remember her past discovers her powers and uses…
Narrated by Ginger Sue Run Time: 8 hrs and 53 min Summary: Kress and her friends are swooped up … this is more conscription than recruitment if you want to get technical. That takes about 1/3 of the book. The rest is the beginning of their training. Additional Comments: 3.5/5 Stars Main Character – Tries…
Narrated by Joseph Baltz Run Time: 16 hrs and 13 mins Genre: YA, Action, Dystopia? Summary: Bensin gets accused of a crime he didn’t commit. He’s sentenced to death in the arena and winds up as a gladiator. Meanwhile, Coach and Bensin’s sister are trying desperately to find a way to free him before it’s…
Narrated by Liz Brand Summary: Renna’s the quiet, good sort looking to branch out and have a more exciting senior year of high school. But she lives in a world where curfews are strictly enforced because a virus has turned a small set of the population into killing machines (figuratively). When an outbreak happens near…
Summary: Billy Russell’s career as a cop ended abruptly when he went down for murdering the man who killed his wife. He’s shipped off to prison but gets a reprieve 15 years later because the new government wants men with his particular set of skills to work for them. Additional Comments: – Characters 4/5 stars:…
Summary: Two brothers get orphaned when the world’s suddenly taken over by aliens. One supposedly dies a hero in the early days of resistance. The other, just goes about his business in a factory sorting old pictures from data cards. He wants out of Chicago, but he’s trapped, like everybody else. John Goodman plays a…
*Will likely contain spoilersIntroduction: A friend wanted to see Alita in Dolby. Since I have A-List and I’m currently between books, I decided to tag along. It was a great idea. Alita has some serious replay value. Additional Comments: – As my friend pointed out, the dialogue has a lot of foreshadowing. I definitely did…
*There may be spoilers in the discussion Summary: Sawyer’s a Watcher. The world is broken. Watchers protect the last scraps of humanity in this part of the world. Additional Comments: – Dystopia isn’t a genre I typically gravitate to. Keep that in mind as you move forward because that might be the underpinning reason behind…
A damaged cyborg (destroyed body, intact core and brain) is discovered in the trash heap by Doc Ido, a man who repairs machine parts in people.
Narrated by Julie Hinton Summary: Clarence’s father is dying from some unknown illness. A Reaper comes by every day to see if he’s ready to travel the long road to Ganedyn, which I’m assuming is paradise. Many who travel the road don’t need it. While his mother’s willing to sacrifice years from her life, she…