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The Oracle Year by Charles Soule
4.0

Ahoy there mateys! The cover kept making me look at this and I still wasn't sold as the blurb seemed a bit silly.  I eventually gave in and I be glad I picked this up.  The basic premise is that Will wakes up one morning with 108 prophecies in his noggin.  He then sets up a scheme to make millions once he realizes these events come true.  I have to admit that I didn't like Will or his best friend at first but the story grew on me.  I needed to know why Will was given this information and how the world was gonna change because of it.  Of course he has to save the world.  I loved the Coach character.  I loved how mundane some of the predictions were.  The story does get a bit ridiculous but I had a very good time with it.  Enough to have added the author's book, anyone, to me ports for plunder list.  A very good popcorn sci-fi. Arrrr!