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Post by maia on Jul 17, 2004 15:54:54 GMT -5
Just wondering....has any one else read "Noughts and Crosses" by Malorie Blackman? Ive just finished it, and....wow! What a fantastic book. As soon as I finished it, I rushed to my local Borders and bought the sequel "Knife Edge" which Ive just started. Has anyone else read this?...Anyone?....
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Post by Rsaee on Jul 17, 2004 21:25:25 GMT -5
Noo...do tell whats it about?
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Post by Maia on Jul 18, 2004 3:30:44 GMT -5
Okay, heres the blurb from the back of the bookn so I don't give away any spoilers.......
"Noughts and Crosses"
"Callum is a nought - a second class citizen in a world run by the ruling crosses....
Sephy is a Cross, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the country...
In their world, noughts and crosses simply don't mix. And as hostility turns to violence, can Callum and Sephy possibly find a way to be together? They are determined to try.
And then the bomb explodes..."
Not suitable for younger readers.
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Post by rave & phair on Jul 18, 2004 9:02:06 GMT -5
Oooohhh..Sounds very intriguing indeed.. I'll check it out. ^^
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Post by Aleandra on Jul 18, 2004 10:39:41 GMT -5
ooo interesting...especialy the "unsuitable for young readers" part (*grin*)
I'll check it out as soon as it comes out here.
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Post by maia on Jul 19, 2004 2:40:52 GMT -5
A few months ago it was voted one of the UKs top 100 books by the public. If you like HDM,s Will/Lyra relationship, I think you'll like the relationship between Callum and Sephy (I love that name!) in this.  |
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Post by maia on Jul 21, 2004 12:44:47 GMT -5
Must post!.......
Ive just finished the sequel (Knife Edge) and ...........wow!......
I command all of ye to go and read these books now!!!! *Waves magic wand in the air in a commanding manner*
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Post by Cat on Jul 21, 2004 13:01:23 GMT -5
I'm definetely going to have to read that, now. Oh, and before my computer totally freezes on me, I just wanted everyone to know that its suffering from some virus or other right now and being very strange. I'm lucky today; it actually let me open Internet Explorer. So I may not be on as usually as I am. Also, a week from tomorrow, I'm going on a ten-day trip to Nova Scotia ( yay lobster dinner ). I'll have to get Noughts and Crosses to read on the two-day drive.
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Post by maia on Jul 21, 2004 13:02:52 GMT -5
Yay!! You're gonna love it, but I recommend taking lots of kleenex too!  |
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Post by Cat on Jul 21, 2004 13:09:10 GMT -5
^^; I'll make a note of that. But I think the only book that's ever really made me cry was the Amber Spyglass. The thought of leaving Pantalaimon on the shore - it's too sad to imagine |
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