Here Scalzi follows it through to a logical literary development. The plot develops that old adage that was part of the Star Trek mythos: cast members that you have never seen before, usually wearing a red shirt as part of the security detail, were often killed off in the first few minutes of an episode for the sake of tension and plot development, whilst Kirk, Spock and co (the main cast members) looked on. The plot’s pretty straightforward initially: an alternative version of Star Trek, without enough specifics to be sued over. It is perhaps one of the signs of a well-developed genre that it is, from time to time, able to laugh at itself, to accept the clichés and the impossibilities, to look at what it does and accept with wry humour that all is not as deeply serious and pretentious as it would like to be.Īnd with that in mind, Redshirts is one of those books not to be taken too seriously. Published by Gollancz UK, November 2012 (Review copy received.)Īh, humour.
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They grabbed the blade, the bottle, the gun-and tried to end it all. In one instant each of these young people decided enough was enough. But dig a little deeper and find a boy who is in constant battle with his parents, his life, himself. Tony, after suffering a painful childhood, can only find peace through pills.Īnd Conner, outwardly, has the perfect life. Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her secrets keep her answering the call of the blade. Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act-suicide. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same. From the bestselling author of Crank, the story of three kids whose lives collide at a mental hospital after each attempts suicide. These intimate stories reveal the troubled encounters and secret hopes of the teens who live in The Building as they struggle to turn obstacles into opportunities and make their way in the larger world. Asim, who faces hatred directed against his Muslim family, and Allie, who spends the night on suicide watch over her depressed mother. There is David, who tries to talk to his father's ghost, and Jennifer, who flirts with men she does not want. Against the backdrop of this inner-city building, thirteen teenagers labour to overcome the challenges in their lives. And behind each tightly locked apartment door lie the hidden stories and unspoken dreams of the people who live there. The halls hang heavily with the smell of roach spray and a rivalry of last night's dinners. A shopping cart lies abandoned in the lobby. Two teenagers slouch outside the front door, the lock broken again. Gritty, heartfelt and ultimately redemptive stories for young adults. BRAND NEW, Take the Stairs, Karen Krossing, Ages 13 years |