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Nov 22, 2020courtws rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This book has been on my shelf for a very long time; finally decided during COVID to start reading through my backlog. Took me three weeks to read this between two dozen other books that were far more compelling. I felt I HAD to keep reading it since it was a Newbery award-winning book and it had so many positive reviews, but ... meh. 2.5 stars. I did sort of like the ending, but perhaps I kept drifting to other books because I didn't really feel drawn in by any of the characters. I enjoy most time travel stories, however, so the last 30 pages were actually the best and I'm glad I at least persisted through the middle. The 20,000 Pyramid game hooked me (liked the uniqueness of the chapter titles as questions the game might ask) and then kind of got lost or buried in the middle, about where I lost interest. But the end pushed the rating up half a point. I preferred Stead's First Light and The List Of Things That Will Not Change much, much better.