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imperfectletter41. Thirsty by MT Anderson
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fiveforsilver, I started reading vampire YA fiction. It's such a huge category and you never run out of stuff to read. All of the books share some characters (vampires, for example), but each one obviously deals with vampires in a different way. Thirsty is no exception. MT Anderson is an exceptional storyteller. Feed, one of his other books, was one of the best books I read last year. In many ways, Thisty is a lot like Feed, both are first person stories about boys whose lives are changing, and both are boys who like girls. But Thirsty is much darker, where Feed has a little bit of light to it. Of course, where Feed is science fiction, Thirsty is fantasy.
One of the things reviewers seemed not to like was how fast paced the book is. I don't think Anderson can be faulted for that. The whole concept behind the novel requires it to be fast paced. Chris is becoming a vampire and the story revolves around his race against the clock, as it were. Others stated that the end was a disappointment, and I can kind of see that. But Anderson's extremely good at the heartbreaking ending that you see coming without realizing it. He did the same thing at the end of Feed and I expected no less with Thirsty. This is an extremely good book and quick read, which enhances, rather than detracts, from the quality of both the story and the writing.
41 / 80 new reads. 51% read!
ETA: I have decided on the advice of a couple of people to change my challenge from 80 books to 120. Here's the new meter:
41 / 120 new books. 34% read!
Thanks to
fiveforsilver, I started reading vampire YA fiction. It's such a huge category and you never run out of stuff to read. All of the books share some characters (vampires, for example), but each one obviously deals with vampires in a different way. Thirsty is no exception. MT Anderson is an exceptional storyteller. Feed, one of his other books, was one of the best books I read last year. In many ways, Thisty is a lot like Feed, both are first person stories about boys whose lives are changing, and both are boys who like girls. But Thirsty is much darker, where Feed has a little bit of light to it. Of course, where Feed is science fiction, Thirsty is fantasy. One of the things reviewers seemed not to like was how fast paced the book is. I don't think Anderson can be faulted for that. The whole concept behind the novel requires it to be fast paced. Chris is becoming a vampire and the story revolves around his race against the clock, as it were. Others stated that the end was a disappointment, and I can kind of see that. But Anderson's extremely good at the heartbreaking ending that you see coming without realizing it. He did the same thing at the end of Feed and I expected no less with Thirsty. This is an extremely good book and quick read, which enhances, rather than detracts, from the quality of both the story and the writing.
ETA: I have decided on the advice of a couple of people to change my challenge from 80 books to 120. Here's the new meter:
