I'm not entirely sure what bugged me so much about The Softwire by PJ Haarsma. I wanted to like it. Haarsma is a local author and apparently a friend of Nathan Fillion, so I gave it my best shot. And I like science fiction, don't get me wrong. It got great reviews. But I just didn't enjoy it that much.
The concept was interesting and it started off okay, but I didn't find the way the kids talked believable at all. They sounded like what old people think kids sound like instead of real kids. And it felt a little bit like one of those books that grownups like for the science and morals, but that kids are bored by. Also, it bugs me that it looks like the Amazon.com reviews are all by his friends.
Sorry! I'll still be suggesting it to kids looking for science fiction, but only if they're really into it and there isn't much else on the shelf.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
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