Pod

it will hold your imagination while reading it. Its a good book

POD is the story of an alien invasion of earth as seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy in different cities. Wallenfels' use of the first person point of view, the short, intense chapters and the deft way he switches from one character to the other all serve to bring the tension in this story to a boiling point and keep it there. The aliens remain faceless and mysterious throughout, making them even more menacing. Although POD is classified as a book for readers aged 9 to 11, I thought it was also very much an adult read. The story is intense and the characters extremely real and easy to identify with. Mr. Wallenfels' writing is smart, snappy and fast moving. I'd highly recommend POD, not only to young adults, but to anyone who enjoys a good story.

Love the story. Love the characters.

If someone had asked me to read a science fiction novel about an alien invasion, I would have run the other way. I'm not a fan. This book has changed my mind. The foundation may be the invasion, but you never see the aliens and the focus most definitely is not on the aliens. Steve Wallenfells is a great writer. The reader's attention is focused on two young people as they cycle through a range of emotions and actions in order to survive. The plot pulls you in so completely that you begin to contemplate what you would do in such a position. If every single comfort and convenience were stripped away from you right now, what would be left? Who would you be? That is the essence of POD.

A very quick read, BUT no real resolutions, no ending, and no explanation about the PODS, where they came from or what happens.

I liked the nail biting action.This book was awesome.I liked the drama and the cool picture it gave me in my head.

It was amazing I loved it thank u Charlie for getting me reading it thank u aliens 4 cleaning the earth

The book is written from the first person perspective of two teenagers with alternating storylines in different regions of the country. There is apparently no connection between the characters, so it is almost like reading two separate books that have been interleaved. The writing skill is at the high school level, though this might be to reflect the characters' teenage perspective. Much is left unexplained throughout, though this might not be inconsistent with an alien invasion. However, like too many writers, the aliens are supported by effectively impossible physics based technical capabilities. Anti-gravity and fully disintegrating death rays? Sorry, but probably not in this universe, ever. If real aliens ever come, and are intent on getting rid of us, they will likely just release a virulent human specific virus, wait a few weeks, and then walk in to take over. To a degree, this book reminds me of some of the Outer Limits scripts from the early 60s, stories with an often incomplete background and no character development that stop abruptly not because they have reached a meaningful conclusion, but because the hour ran out beforehand.

L'histoire commence bien, le livre vous happe dès les premières pages mais malheureusement la mayonnaise ne prend pas.On se rend vite compte que l'auteur ne va pas aller au fond des choses.Il n'y a pas de secrets, quand on passe des chapitres entiers à décrire ce qu'un protagoniste fait chez lui pour tuer le temps qui passe trop lentement, on se doute bien qu'il n'y a pas grand chose à espérer.Et en effet c'est bien le cas, la fin est bâclée, on attend des explications qui ne viennent pas bien sûr puisqu'il n'y a plus de pages écrites après.C'est comme si je vous disais que j'ai retrouvé la fin du livre, l'auteur avait juste oublié de la mettre dans le bouquin !Donc voilà, je vous explique : alors quand les gens...................................

Deux histoires parallèles prenantes, sans temps mort. Attente de la page suivante, une touche d'humour, des sentiments, des situations dramatiques. Tout y est...oui MAIS. La fin est, excusez-moi d'avance, NULLE. J'ai attendu tout le livre la réunion des deux héros, ce qui aurait justifié les 2 récits. Je sais, les parallèles ne se rencontrent jamais...ici c'est bien dommage ! Pour moi, récit inachevé qui gâche le plaisir antérieur. Et si un deuxième tome est prévu, le terme du premier est bâclé...pulvérisé sans doute par quelque rayon lumineux des ET.

Le livre commence bien.Il se lit bien.Mais la fin est nulle.Les méchants sont venus ont presque tout détruit et sont répartis. Point final.Pourquoi on ne sait pasDommage

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