tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886716852682917385.post7390846194061329571..comments2022-03-31T18:04:49.250-07:00Comments on Always be a first rate version of yourself...: It won an award...and it's really, really good!Inghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04372208526217552262noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1886716852682917385.post-82267168351915311752011-01-22T07:04:21.708-08:002011-01-22T07:04:21.708-08:00I am a few chapters in and am thinking that it'...I am a few chapters in and am thinking that it's good, but waiting for it to get great. I agree that it is scary and prophetic, the way it has laid out a not-too-distant future ravaged by weather, genetic engineering, and a continuing decline into a have/havenots world. The description of Nailer falling into that pit of oil and having to emerge, gasping for breath and clearing the sludge from his eyes and mouth left me feeling so icky and almost breathless myself. Excellent writing. As far as my picks for the Printz, of the ones I've read (Nothing, Stolen) I would pick Stolen. But I think Shipbreaker appeals more to boys, and it would be more "recommendable" so I think the committee weighs that, too.karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10814155842118447277noreply@blogger.com