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Original Title: | Full Tilt |
ISBN: | 0689873255 (ISBN13: 9780689873256) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Maggie, Russ, Quinn, Blake, Cassandra (Full Tilt) |
Literary Awards: | Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award for High School (2006), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2005) |
Neal Shusterman
Paperback | Pages: 208 pages Rating: 3.92 | 7162 Users | 791 Reviews
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Title | : | Full Tilt |
Author | : | Neal Shusterman |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
Published | : | September 1st 2004 by Simon Pulse (first published January 11th 2003) |
Categories | : | Horror. Young Adult. Fantasy. Thriller. Fiction |
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Sixteen-year-old Blake and his younger brother, Quinn, are exact opposites. Blake is the responsible member of the family. He constantly has to keep an eye on the fearless Quinn, whose thrill-seeking sometimes goes too far. But the stakes get higher when Blake has to chase Quinn into a bizarre phantom carnival that traps its customers forever. In order to escape, Blake must survive seven deadly rides by dawn, each of which represents a deep, personal fear -- from a carousel of stampeding animals to a hall of mirrors that changes people into their deformed reflections. Blake ultimately has to face up to a horrible secret from his own past to save himself and his brother -- that is, if the carnival doesn't claim their souls first!Rating Of Books Full Tilt
Ratings: 3.92 From 7162 Users | 791 ReviewsComment On Of Books Full Tilt
I think a legitimate argument can be made that Full Tilt is the point where Neal Shusterman really began "putting it all together" as an author, melding the fascinating metaphysical nature of some of his earlier material (The Eyes of Kid Midas, for example) with the powerful emotional impact of his first novel, The Shadow Club, to create a ride like nothing else before in the history of young-adult literature. Once Neal Shusterman really found his groove, he became awesome on a whole new level,4 / 5a bit shorter than my usual read, but it managed to find a really great fast pace and stay really entertaining. bumped up a star bc i'm always a slut for creepy carnivals :)full review for this and all the other books i've got waiting for reviews to come next month (hopefully irl stuff will be less hectic then)
Great coming of age YA horror novel. Shusterman does a nice job of capturing the adolescent angst and fear of growing up and leaving people behind for bigger and better things. The idea of an amusement park that embodies each person's particular fears and weaknesses was creative and executed well. The protagonist, Blake, was admirable and I enjoyed seeing his character grow as the novel progressed. The antagonist, Cassandra, was interesting although nothing too special. The scenes at the
YAAAAAAY! CARNIVALS ARE FUN!Except when they're trying to steal your soul.Neal, Neal, Neal. How I love you. Yes, in the creepiest way possible. As in, I want to stalk you to get your autograph.Seriously, though. This is the ... 9th book by Shusterman that I've read, I believe. None of his books have disappointed me. They're all amazing. If you haven't read any of his books, I suggest you read Unwind, Bruiser, and the Skinjacker Trilogy (Everlost, Everwild, and Everfound) above all. But even
Mind = blown.Okay, so maybe I'm a little biased because of my obsession with Neal Shusterman, but this book is amazing! I read this book during a reading slump ... in one sitting. So you know it had to have been good. The one thing that I kept thinking about during the whole book was "This book would make a great video game!" And it would. It could be almost like Dante's Inferno, only not with the whole Deadly Sins thing, but with the seven rides. I found there wasn't much character development,
Full Tilt is an interesting book. At first glance it looks like a typical Goosebumps-style young adult novel about teenagers being sucked into a paranormal amusement park. Fortunately (although that could be cool), this book goes beyond that to explore its characters, or at least its protagonist, in more depth.Blake is a sort of bland, generic overachiever with some secrets in his past when the book opens. Using the plotline of an amusement park run by a mysterious, otherworldly figure,
I had some doubts about this book. How wrong I was. This book changed my life. That's all there is to it. I'll never forget it. Ever. The end.
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