There's a frankness to the narrative, an immediacy, like Danny is telling the story directly to you, narrating events as they happen. Short, fragmented sentences and use of the present tense help that effect. There aren't a ton of books written in present tense, and it's interesting to see what a different reading experience that is. It's very cinematic, and it works well...
I loved this author's previous book Acceleration. It had these same elements that you describe. I don't reread many books but this is one I've been looking at the narrative very carefully to see how he does it. The boys at my school love Acceleration and this sounds like another they'd like.
I was looking at some of David Lubar's books today, feeling very sorry for him that the covers of some of them suck so horribly. Recently, someone on the adbooks listserv was joking that authors should be able to sue when a bad cover makes the book tank. Such a shame. But this cover looks attractive and effective and I imagine even more so first-hand.
I will have to check out Acceleration. I'd never heard of this author and picked up the book on strength of the cover alone.
I feel sorry for David Lubar too. I recently book-talked Hidden Talents and it still didn't get a check out. I have the old cover with the weird kid's head on it. Ugh.
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I loved this author's previous book Acceleration. It had these same elements that you describe. I don't reread many books but this is one I've been looking at the narrative very carefully to see how he does it. The boys at my school love Acceleration and this sounds like another they'd like.
I was looking at some of David Lubar's books today, feeling very sorry for him that the covers of some of them suck so horribly. Recently, someone on the adbooks listserv was joking that authors should be able to sue when a bad cover makes the book tank. Such a shame. But this cover looks attractive and effective and I imagine even more so first-hand.
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I feel sorry for David Lubar too. I recently book-talked Hidden Talents and it still didn't get a check out. I have the old cover with the weird kid's head on it. Ugh.
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