On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry gets a bag of sand in the mail-his only inheritance from his father and mother. He soon learns that this is no ordinary bag of sand. It is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians who are taking over the world by spreading misinformation and suppressing truth. Alcatraz must stop them, using the only weapon he has: an incredible talent for breaking things.
My thoughts:
I actually did not like this one as much as I had wanted to. It is Sanderson, and he does write well, but I think it was the story and the tone. It was too MG for me. But for the MG/YA crowd out there, go for it.
Oh and the story was so weird...
Alcatraz...how to even explain this without spoiling it all?! Librarians are bad, I mean really bad, and they rule the world.There are other places where they do not rule and those people try to fight them off. And Alcatraz finds out that he is from one of those places. Off he sets on an adventure with his crazy grandpa and friends. He has no idea what is going on. They all sound insane.
There are evil librarians after them. Secrets, and more.
Conclusion:
So it was good, but I was not the audience for this and could not always like it. But I can appreciate the craziness.
So it was good, but I was not the audience for this and could not always like it. But I can appreciate the craziness.
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published February 16th 2016 by Starscape (first published October 1st 2007)
Alcatraz #1
MG/YA/Fantasy
Library
Aw, too bad. Hopefully middle grade readers love it.
ReplyDeleteI am sure they would
DeleteIt could be fun but I feel I'm too old to appreciate the story. I'll be entertained at best
ReplyDeleteSometimes you are just a bit too old I guess
DeleteI'll have to tell my nephew about this one. He likes these types of books.
ReplyDeleteKaren @For What It's Worth
I am sure he'd enjoy it :)
DeleteI can't get into MG but I do like reading about librarians - evil or otherwise.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was YA
DeleteI can see why MG readers would like it!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about this series!
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DeleteThis does sound very middle grade to me. I think my 13 year old would think it's too young, but the premise sounds very interesting.
ReplyDeleteWell there is some action so maybe maybe not
DeleteThe title is fun! What about the cover?
ReplyDeleteBusy
DeleteProbably not my type of book but thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteI do love Sanderson so yes try that
ReplyDeleteLibrarians certainly do not rule the US right now... LOL Sorry... I still have to read his work. I'm wondering if my MG cousins would enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteBut you see, the Librarians ruled in secret and no one knew about it. So they might just be pulling their evil strings
DeleteBummer. But there may be people that enjoy the MG feel. :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow I didn't realize he wrote MG. Still need to try some of his books though! :D
ReplyDeleteNeither did I
DeleteHow is it only Wednesday???
ReplyDeleteI am on sickleave so I have no idea what day it is
DeleteI don't think it's my kind of book. I've never read Sanderson.
ReplyDeleteHe is great
DeleteNot for me, I admire you for persevering with it even though it wasn't quite you.
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DeleteAs much as I love stories about librarians, I don't know if I want to read one where they're evil and spread misinformation!
ReplyDeleteI know, poor librarians
DeleteNot for me, but my niece might enjoy it.
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteSounds indeed terribly MG. Librarians cannot be bad.
ReplyDeletelol
DeleteYeah, his audience is pretty divided on these books, since they're so different from his adult and even YA stuff. Sorry you didn't enjoy it as much as you'd hoped!
ReplyDelete~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Good, but not for me :)
DeleteLibrarians are not evil! LOL
ReplyDeleteMelanie @ Hot Listens & Rabid Reads
;)
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