Oh man. I feel so bad that I haven't posted for more than a week!!! The treacherous hand of homework is beginning to close upon me...Hopefully this weekend will bring more stuff. Articles, if I can't review something.
Okay. Book. I have been on a Scott Westerfeld roll these days, and this is one of his older books. I absolutely love the main idea of his story, and the way he pictured being "cool". Apparently there is behind-the-scenes work done to shape the world's idea of popular things. The characters seemed a bit underdeveloped (except the narrator, of course), though. Also, the whodunit part of the book was clichéd (first half: ooh, suspense! Second half: huh? Where'd the mystery go?) Other than that, the descriptions were pretty nice, there were quite a few funny spots, and the witty dialogue was on the spot. A good choice if you like chick lit-ty, unique novels about fame and being cool.
It's very important for people like Hunter to keep their real life a secret. His coworkers, called "cool hunters", traipse around the New York City streets to look for random strangers who have something the cool hunters believe could be it. A picture is taken, and sent back to their boss (of a sort), Mandy. Then the whole group keeps it quiet, sending an Innovator to show off this newborn fad, and sooner or later, it becomes popular. So one day, Hunter spots Jen, a girl with some very neat shoelaces, and gets her picture and talks to Mandy. But when Hunter takes Jen to one of his cool hunting conferences, he realizes what an Innovator she would make. And that special leadership quality is put to the test when Mandy suddenly goes missing. Following a sure trail of clues, the two intrepid teens embark on an undercover mission to find who kidnapped Mandy. And everyone's looking suspicious.
Related links:
• Author's blog
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