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... keep fans amused (The fish in the inn springs readily to mind). A classic that I am glad to have read.
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Wanting to be away from his abusive father, 17 year-old Davey realises he has the ability to jump (teleport to the rest of us) when he ... ... Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
H. Harry's Game by Gerald Seymour
I. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
J. Jumper by Steven Gould
K. Killing Floor by Lee Child
L. Lights Out by Jason Starr
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... Get There From Here by Todd Strasser
Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer
Right Behind You by Gail Giles
Jumper by Steven Gould
Rash by Pete Hautman
the Rules Of Survival by Nancy Werlin
Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Speeding Bu ... I have many of these. Many of them was by David Gemmell. Other recent ones was Jumper (Fun book to read!), Spin and Fight Club.
... are really worthwhile--I just don't have enough time to read!
PS. For those of you who are Harry Potter fans, the Jumper books are a sort of sci-fi Harry Potter kind of thing, but shorter, and sci-fi instead of fantasy--some of the same ideas, character types, and themes though, and ... More than one vote:
7 – Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
5 - Jumper (Steven C. Gould)
5 - The Giver (Lois Lowry)
4 - Have Spacesuit Will Travel (Robert Heinlein)
4 - The White Mountains series (John Christopher)
4 - A Wrinkle in Time ( Madeline L’Engle)
3 - Childhood’ ... More than one vote:
7 – Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)
5 - Jumper (Steven C. Gould)
5 - The Giver (Lois Lowry)
3 - Childhood’s End (Arthur C. Clarke)
3 - A Wrinkle in Time ( Madeline L’Engle)
2 - The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Mary E. Pearson)
2 - The Bar Code Tattoo ... Jumper by Steven Gould was an excellent book for a variety of reasons - depth and variety of ideas, interesting and well-fleshed out characters, and interesting moral questions. In Reflex, Gould decided that what everyone liked about Jumper was a hero that fights others while jaunting ... ... being rec'd - if I missed some, let me know!
More than one vote -
7 – Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card)
5 - Jumper (Steven C. Gould)
4 - The Giver (Lois Lowry)
3 - Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
2 - City of Ember (Jeanne DuPrau)
2 - The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm ... ... John Christopher
High Wizardry diane Duane (sf/fantasy combo, v. well done)
the ear the eye and the arm nancy farmer
jumper steven gould *from all reports butchered by the movie and the follow on novel by gould.
The Delikon and Children of Morrow hm hoover (a very underappreciated SF ... jumper by steven gould
z for zachariah by robert c o'brien
the giver by lois lowry
psion by joan d vinge There are more than you would first think.
Jumper by Steven Gould works at getting you into the kid's head and really romps along.
The Left Hand of Darkness by LeGuin is excellent at putting you in the position as an observer of a new culture.
Grey by Jon Armstrong is hilarious, ... ... any Heinlein …
Crispin, AC Starbridge (series start)
Ford, John M. Growing Up Weightless
Gould, Steven C. Jumper
Gould, Steven C. Wild Side
Hogan, James P. Outward Bound
Kress, Nancy Yanked
Palmer, David Emergence
Pfeffer, Susan Beth Life as we Knew it
Pournelle ... Hover Car Racer by Matthew Reilly
Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Jumper by Stephen Gould
Who on earth decided that Childhood's End was YA fiction? Yes, I read that in my teens, but I also read John Grisham and Robert Ludlum as a teen. ... Games, The Giver, Childhood's End, City of Ember and also recommend:
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'engle
Jumper by Steven Gould
Wind Singer by William Nicholson Book 19
Jumper by Steven Gould
A science fiction book about a young man who can teleport. he has to learn how to use his power and deal wih the issues it brings up as well as the issues from his past. A well written and interesting book that I enjoyed reading. I know it won't be the same, ... ... stars - sandra Mc Donald
a matter of oaths - helen s. wright
to say nothing of the dog - connie willis
jumper - steven gould
code of conduct - kristine smith
the myriad: tour of the merrimack - r.m. meluch
hellspark - janet kagan
the steerswoman's ... ... Card
Childhood's End - Arthur C. Clarke
Babel-17 - Samuel R Delany
The Man Who Folded Himself - David Gerrold
Jumper - Stephen Gould
Forever War - Joe Haldeman
Dune - Frank Herbert
A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller
Gateway - Frederik Pohl
Hover Car Racer - M ... I got a few mooches in the mail today:
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
Jumper by Steven Gould
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Horatio Hornblower Flying Colours by C. S. Forester
and
Extras by Scott Westerfeld ... by Stephen Gould (not the biologist). He has three books where the protagonist is a teenage boy, Helm, Wild Side, and Jumper - which is nothing like the movie. Helm is probably my favorite and if he is in to martial arts at all it should appeal. ... Boru Emperor of the Irish by Morgan Llywelyn
18. Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams
19. Jumper by Steven Gould
20. The Mystery of Ireta by Anne McCaffrey
21. Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith
22. First Lensman by E.E. 'Doc' Smith
23. Galactic Patrol ... ... to have her own copy and immediately put this on my challenge list. I thought it was pretty good - another quick read.
Jumper was so-so. It fits under my movie category and my genre category. I'm not much of a sci fi reader, although I'd say this just barely qualifies. The teleportation ... ... I think it will be a miracle if I just read the bare minimum.
I've laid out Emma for Jane Austen and 1001 Books; Jumper for Not My Genre and Books Made Into Movies; Interesting Times for Not My Genre; Hippo Eats Dwarf for Dewey Decimal; Shadow Music for Rainy Day Reads; Girlbomb ... I liked the (original) Jumper a lot - but everything i've heard about its adaptation makes it sound dreadful. And, unfortunately, evidently so too is the "sequel" that Gould produced as a tie in to the movie. Yeah, Jumper was a shame. Terrific idea, but nothing was done with it. I hear the book is worth a read.
I had the same problem with the Nick Cage movie Next. The idea of a guy who could see two minutes into the future was great. But in the movie it seemd to just turn him into a low rent ... ... hambly
inda by sherwood smith
merchanter's luck or tripoint by c j cherryh
the thief by megan whalen turner
jumper by steven gould (much better than the film!)
Anything by Lois McMaster Bujold.
... know it never is. But I want to read some books that were made into movies and then watch the movie version.
* Jumper by Steven Gould. Finished book 01/17/09; Watched movie 02/22/09.
* Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie. Finished book 02/13/09; Watched ... ... Mack
5. Mockingbird* by Walter Tevis
6. The Road* by Cormac McCarthy
7. The Speed of Dark* by Elizabeth Moon
8. Jumper* by Steven Gould
9. Down to a Sunless Sea* by David Graham
Selected my first book in this category from the "Pick a book you haven't read from someone's else's ... #43
Fair point . . . I don't think they *were* marketed at YA, but (like Steven Gould's Jumper and Wildside) their teenage protagonists and relatively straightforward plots (ingenious, improbably talented teens and eccentric adults take on the mundane world and win) put them pretty ... ... Abbey - another re-read, I think also for "GRTB!". I love Jane Austen and I had forgotten just how funny this book is.
Jumper - a read inspired by the movie. Interesting sci-fi and I enjoyed it.
Jane Eyre - I was inspired to re-read this because of The Eyre Affair. I first read this ... ... Hungry Cities Chronicles
Peter Dickinson Eva
The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm Nancy Farmer (younger end)
S. Gould Jumper - nothing to do w/ the movie except the name....
Garth Nix Shade's Children
Pullman His Dark Materials
Sleator Singularity, Interstellar Pig (younger end) ... ... is strong, but sometimes visual images are stronger and erase what we have imagined. Because of this, I made sure to read Jumper before seeing the movie (it helps that the movie was so bad that I tried to forget it).
I plan on reading American Psycho and Children of Men, two movies I ... ... me of the Nicholas Cage movie Next. Another terrific idea ground into a disposable action movie.
Bob's praise for Jumper has me wondering. Maybe I'll give it a read some time. Jumper, the original novel, is a pretty good YA sci-fi/teleportion book. From everything i've read, the movie has nothing to do w/ the original, but has, unfortunately, driven the author, Gould, to write a follow on based on the flic. Pity. ... Whalen Turner. I don't know how she conveys so much subtle meaning in such simple prose...
Some other fun teen reads:
jumper by Steven Gould
a business of ferrets by beth hilgartner
terrier by tamora pierce
mairleon the magician by patricia c wrede
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There are three books: Jumper, Reflex, and Griffin's Story. The third book is set in movie continuity, or so I've heard.
The director of the movie was Doug Liman, who also directed The Bourne Identity and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. ... but sadly not amazing.
13. Circle Opens: Street Magic
14. Groucho Marx Master Detective
15. Gypsy: A memoir
16. Jumper: A Novel
17. Inkheart
18. Blood Rites I'm curious if anyone has read the books that Jumper is based off of. My boyfriend and I were wondering whether the books had more depth and detail, but haven't actually ordered any yet. The fact that they're YA have us wondering if the movie gave us exactly how much depth is in the book. From ... The Postman by David Brin
Jumper by Stephen Gould
Still owe a review on Restoree. I'll get around to it sometime after Tues. ... Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton - finished 01/29/08
3. Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton - finished 01/31/08
4. Jumper by Steven Gould - finished 02/07/08
5. Jumper Griffin's Story by Steven Gould - 02/11/08
6. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik - finished 02/13/08
... ... She is a writer of the quality of Nancy Farmer, imo.
Perhaps Gary Paulsen's Transall Saga? Stephen Gould's Jumper was reissued under Tor's Starscape (YA) imprint.
Zodiac
Jumper
Ammonite
Cryptonomicon
Lunatics
Wikipedia said Laura Mixon's husband is Steven Gould, who wrote Jumper, which is on my shelf, and haven't read yet. Have to see if he mentions her at all. :)
Shows how much it is not possible to remember, either. Laura Mixon has stories in Wild Cards : Card Sharks and Wild Cards ... ... appreciate them. It's just he's so infernally slow to get new books out!
Did you hear that he got tapped to make Jumper into a movie? Only he ended up writing a whole new book called Jumper: Griffin's Story that the movie will be based on. It features this "Griffin" character ... I think Jumper by Steven Gould is a great book to ease someone into fantasy. It takes place in our world and features an ordinary guy who just happens to be able to teleport.
That is one of my favorite books of all times, and I frequently lend it to people who have either are ...
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