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The Chemist
by Stephenie Meyer
I REALLY enjoyed this book! The storyline was interesting- at times it was funny (I literally laughed out loud quite a few times), other moments it was anxiety filled, some were sad enough for me to get a little misty. The characters were awesome (the furry ones as well!). The romance was alright-nothing intense, just reasonable and believable. And the pace that it moved along was perfect for the storyline.
My only real issue with this book was the dialogue- it's not labeled YA, but the dialogue made it seem like the characters were in their late teens/early 20's. Though I think they were supposed to be in their 30s/40's? I'm not totally sure there. It may have been mentioned in the book and I just missed it. Regardless, for two government type people and a teacher, they seemed very immature. Example: "I can't rely on muscle, so I rely on brains. It appears you have the opposite problem.”
I thought that the beginning was a bit slow, but once the main character approaches her target on the train, I was hooked. I mean, I read all 500+ pages in 4 days (which were full with work and other activities) and that hardly ever happens!
Sure it was a little predictable (specifically at the beginning), but it was still an awesome read.
Highly recommended.
Favorite passages:
Don't let it go to you're head and impair your judgement. Don't let hope make you stupid.
Barnaby said she needed to take a mental break now and then. Have some fun, or what was the point of living?
Just living, she had decided. Just living was all she asked. And so she out in the mental effort needed to make that possible.
"When he wakes up," Daniel murmured gently, "I'm going to punch him in the throat."
Well, that was one way to process it.
Kevin started laughing. She could imagine how she looked.
“Who’s chained to the floor now?” he asked.
“Still you,” Daniel murmured.
"I've never been drawn to someone the way I am to you, and I have been from the first moment I met you. It's like the difference between...between reading about gravity and the falling for the first time."
My only real issue with this book was the dialogue- it's not labeled YA, but the dialogue made it seem like the characters were in their late teens/early 20's. Though I think they were supposed to be in their 30s/40's? I'm not totally sure there. It may have been mentioned in the book and I just missed it. Regardless, for two government type people and a teacher, they seemed very immature. Example: "I can't rely on muscle, so I rely on brains. It appears you have the opposite problem.”
I thought that the beginning was a bit slow, but once the main character approaches her target on the train, I was hooked. I mean, I read all 500+ pages in 4 days (which were full with work and other activities) and that hardly ever happens!
Sure it was a little predictable (specifically at the beginning), but it was still an awesome read.
Highly recommended.
Favorite passages:
Don't let it go to you're head and impair your judgement. Don't let hope make you stupid.
Barnaby said she needed to take a mental break now and then. Have some fun, or what was the point of living?
Just living, she had decided. Just living was all she asked. And so she out in the mental effort needed to make that possible.
"When he wakes up," Daniel murmured gently, "I'm going to punch him in the throat."
Well, that was one way to process it.
Kevin started laughing. She could imagine how she looked.
“Who’s chained to the floor now?” he asked.
“Still you,” Daniel murmured.
"I've never been drawn to someone the way I am to you, and I have been from the first moment I met you. It's like the difference between...between reading about gravity and the falling for the first time."