Rating: 
Summary: truly excellent
Review: This hypnotic and absorbing novel begins mysteriously and ends with tremendous force. It has many things going for it.+ clever plotting
+ a nuanced, emotionally complex protagonist
+ breakneck pacing
+ imaginative imagery
+ absorbing themes But what I love most about Idlewild are its subtleties. Each time I read it I discover something new.
Rating:
Summary: What a debut!
Review: Well, everyone's mileage may vary, but for me this is the best audiobook I've heard in a very long time. It's hard to describe without giving away the plot, but this is a dark, weird, Matrix-like story that starts out one way and winds up somewhere completely different, and along the way it amuses, provokes, tickles and disturbs. It takes a little while to realize where it's going, but once it comes together, look out. I had chills by the end of it. For a first novel, Idlewild is terrific, and honestly for a fifteenth novel it'd be pretty darn good too. Four and a half stars, and I'm rounding that up to five.
Rating: 
Summary: Exciting new writer
Review: You either go with this kind of book or you don't, and I went with it. Fast trip, wild ride, sudden stop at the end (but that's what sequels are for). Not quite as good as Ender's Game but close enough to make me a fan. This one goes on my list of faves.Who knew Carl Sagan's kid could write?
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