It is a book that I will share with my teen readers too. ~ Mary The overall moral of the book of friendship and perseverance struck a chord with me. The Alien Mind is a book that is out of my normal genre of books, but after reading a review I had to give this book a try and I am very glad I did.
It was a great read to share and read together. My tween daughter really enjoyed this book. The story is as entertaining as "Independence Day" as it fills the pages with unparalleled magic, and imagination. ~ Geraldine Ahearn "The Alien Mind" is a science fiction thriller that reveals the extraordinary battle for freedom as the children become determined to fight for their rights with an extraterrestrial army. The story is interesting from beginning to end, the plot is superb, and the characters come to life within the first few chapters. Ages 8–up.I recommend "The Alien Mind" to teens, adults, and science fiction lovers. More importantly, the story never stops feeling like a Rowling-esque adventure, pitting brave girls against seemingly impossible odds-mathematically speaking, of course. Her prose is slightly stiff in exposition dealing with the principles of symmetry, but Dandridge plays her own academic background for laughs with the scholarly Tahirah. Dandridge brings a deep respect for historical accuracy and Islamic culture to the story, and although her interpretation of Sharia law may sometimes err on the stricter side, her depiction of women’s everyday lives in aristocratic 1400s Spain is spot-on.
Working with a visiting Sufi “mathemagician” named Tahirah and the magically transformed harem eunuch Suleiman, Ara and Layla must learn the secrets of symmetry-an integral part of Islamic art and central to the magic of the Alhambra-to stop a great evil from tearing apart their home. Ara, the unruly daughter of the sultan of Alhambra, and her shy cousin Layla are swept up in a magical plot to destroy the palace and usurp its rightful ruler. Debut author Dandridge explores the complex world of 15th-century Islamic Spain in this fantasy.
0 kommentar(er)
