Present Out Of Books Everybody Sees the Ants
| Title | : | Everybody Sees the Ants |
| Author | : | A.S. King |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 279 pages |
| Published | : | October 3rd 2011 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Magical Realism. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Fantasy. Teen |
A.S. King
Hardcover | Pages: 279 pages Rating: 4 | 12270 Users | 2063 Reviews
Narrative As Books Everybody Sees the Ants
Lucky Linderman didn't ask for his life. He didn't ask his grandfather not to come home from the Vietnam War. He didn't ask for a father who never got over it. He didn't ask for a mother who keeps pretending their dysfunctional family is fine. And he didn't ask to be the target of Nader McMillan's relentless bullying, which has finally gone too far.But Lucky has a secret--one that helps him wade through the daily mundane torture of his life. In his dreams, Lucky escapes to the war-ridden jungles of Laos--the prison his grandfather couldn't escape--where Lucky can be a real man, an adventurer, and a hero. It's dangerous and wild, and it's a place where his life just might be worth living. But how long can Lucky keep hiding in his dreams before reality forces its way inside?
Details Books Supposing Everybody Sees the Ants
| Original Title: | Everybody Sees the Ants |
| ISBN: | 0316129283 (ISBN13: 9780316129282) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/teens_books_9780316129282.htm |
| Setting: | Pennsylvania(United States) Arizona(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2013), Lincoln Award Nominee (2014), Andre Norton Award Nominee (2011), Cybils Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2011), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2014) |
Rating Out Of Books Everybody Sees the Ants
Ratings: 4 From 12270 Users | 2063 ReviewsWrite Up Out Of Books Everybody Sees the Ants
Actual rating: Is it lame to say 4.5 stars? So this review is long, inadequate, and perhaps a bit rambling and confusing. It doesn't really have plot spoilers (this is a quiet book where not a lot happens, action-wise), but it does have thematic spoilers, so read at your own peril. It's always harder to write about the books that really mean something to me, as opposed to the books I merely like a whole lot, and I can't do it without that. If you want to avoid even the thematic spoilers, justWhen I was challenged to finish a YA novel in basically 24 hours, I selected A.S. King's Everybody Sees The Ants. Seeing its page count at 280 pages, I thought it will be quick and easy but because the universe loves to kick you in the nuts with irony, it turned out to be the opposite. It's a very difficult book to read and even harder to write a review about. It hit a little too close to home.Everybody Sees The Ants is about a boy named Lucky who is dealing with some not particularly fortunate
I am not exaggerating or being dramatic when I say that this is now one of my favourite books.It was so unbelievably poignant, and I have not loved the main character so much in a really long time.I want everyone to read this book.
My first foray in YA in two and a half years. And I enjoyed it! I read this on personal recommendation from Ariel Bissett so thank you dearie! I enjoyed the plot, the characters, and it's written in very simple/basic prose. There were some points at which it kept reminding me that it was a YA novel (instant romances for instance) but they weren't so common to put me off. This is a nice, light, and very quick read. Am I a YA convert? No of course not calm down. But I might venture into the genre
A.S. King: "Everybody Sees the Ants originated from an idea that we are all prisoners. An idea that bullying is a widely ignored form of torture. An idea that only we can choose to escape from our own prisons. An idea that no one can take something from us if we don't give it."This is a very powerful novel. It is a story for everyone because it's true that everyone has to had to face some form of shit in their lives in one way or another. Every day all over the world people are being hurt,
I am not exaggerating or being dramatic when I say that this is now one of my favourite books.It was so unbelievably poignant, and I have not loved the main character so much in a really long time.I want everyone to read this book.
Everybody sees the ants?"He looks at me and says, "Well, how many people do you think live perfect lives, son? Aren't we all victims of something at some time or another?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is my first novel I've read by A.S. King, and I can say with full confidence that this won't be my last. Everybody Sees the Ants is a coming of age-novel that is insanely cool, insanely funny, sad at times, and insane in all the best ways. 1) The Plot Lucky, our main character, lives in
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