"Specials" by Scott Westerfeld. (book 3)
"Specials" by Scott Westerfeld.
Notes: We endlessly complain about our lacks, often forgetting our gifts are just as painful, Specials reminded me of that, the way the clarity with which this enhanced human beings see the world hurts because they can see all the little defects that most people don’t. Intelligence and knowledge are like that too, sometimes, you just see how things are going to end badly and how utterly unaware and unable to comprehend this others are. The truth is, being special doesn’t mean getting what you want, it just means seeing a lot more of both what you love and what you hate. [N10]. After this one, last in the trilogy, a companion book called "Extras" came out, set in the same world but mostly with a different set of characters.
First read: 07/2007.
Notes: We endlessly complain about our lacks, often forgetting our gifts are just as painful, Specials reminded me of that, the way the clarity with which this enhanced human beings see the world hurts because they can see all the little defects that most people don’t. Intelligence and knowledge are like that too, sometimes, you just see how things are going to end badly and how utterly unaware and unable to comprehend this others are. The truth is, being special doesn’t mean getting what you want, it just means seeing a lot more of both what you love and what you hate. [N10]. After this one, last in the trilogy, a companion book called "Extras" came out, set in the same world but mostly with a different set of characters.
First read: 07/2007.