Saturday, July 11, 2009

Erratum by Walter Sorrells

Jessica Sterhagen is different from other kids, but probably not the way you're thinking. She's just, different. She's always been different. One day, she walks into a bookstore, and its strange owners give her a book: Her Lif. "Her Lif"? That's not right. It must be an erratum, an error. When she starts reading the book, she realizes that it's about her life, her entire life, from when she was born to right now, when she's sitting in the bookstore; about to be stabbed???? Jessica runs away just in time. But when she looks back into the book, it's changed. There's an erratum sheet, and it tells exactly what happened to her in the bookstore. Weird. And what's all this about "saving the universe"? What's going on? And what in all the universes is the Battle of Bluntwick?

Erratum is one of those I-know-you-have-to-go-do-something-else-but-you-have-to-come-read-what's-going-to-happen-next books. It's kinda slow at the beginning, but it's like a roller coaster. There's the thrill of excitement at the beginning, then it goes along slowly to let you get settled and relaxed, but there's always that little bit of fear or adrenaline that keeps you on your toes. Then there's the sudden, unexpected drop, and everything starts going up and down. It turns in on itself, and you lose complete sense of direction. You get lost in the book, and you never know what'll happen next. Just when you think you know exactly what's going to happen, the unexpected happens.

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