Your Last Sci Fi Blog Post
Title of your book. What page are you on (are you done with the book)? Do you think this novel is a good or bad science fiction text, based on the definition of science fiction? (Remember: Claims needed to be supported with evidence!)
Include your first name, last initial, and class period.
Ody K.
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I am reading I AM NUMBER FOUR. I am finished with the book. It is a good Sci-Fi book because it is believable and it involves aliens. So if you want a good book come read I AM NUMBER FOUR By Pittacus Lore
You needed to give me a bit more detail!
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I am reading The War of the Worlds. I am on page 95 and I have not finished my book. My book is science fiction because aliens attack and there are futuristic weaponry. Aliens are unknown of so aliens being in my book make it fake and the weaponry used is advanced. For instance on page 35 a heat ray is used to burn buildings and kill anything in its path.
It sounds like you have a good understanding of what sci fi means!
DeleteI read the book Daniel X. I finished the book. I thought that this book was a great science fiction book. I think this because the book contains many different aliens, and planets that Daniel X travels to. The book also contain a large human portion. Daniel looks like a human but he is an alien. Also, he lives on Terra Firma AKA Earth. This book demonstrates the characteristics and quality of a great science fiction book.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you enjoyed this book I recommended to you :) I wouldn't lead you astray!
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I am reading the book Divergent by Veronica Roth I am on page 461 with about twenty pages left. I think that this book has good science fiction text. I think this because it takes place in the future city of Chicago and it has futuristic technology included in it like the test and simulations.
I like what you picked out, but I wish you would have elaborated a bit more.
DeleteEve H.
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12/18/13
I am reading the book The Lightning Thief by: Rick Riordan. I am currently on page 258. This book is more fantasy than science fiction because it involves mythology and gods, but it also includes some science fiction elements such as, it has imaginative characters like Grover is half goat, the algebra teacher was half bat, and the evil minion was half bull or as though he appeared as one. So far it is a great book and I am really enjoying it.
Yes, I feel like authors are merging these two genres.
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12/18/13
I am reading Mocking-jay. I am on page 337. This is a good science fiction book. It takes place in the future, better technology, and it is believable. For example of technology,"...the force field surrounding the arena..." We do not have force fields yet, but there probably will be in the future.
There definitely could be!
DeleteJacobo S.
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I finished The Lost Hero. It is not a good sci fi book because it talks about Greek and Roman gods which is not in the furture.
You need to tell me more. This is way to brief!
DeleteAli A
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I finished reading The Maze Runner. This books is not a good or bad sci-fi book. It is believable and has science fiction elements such as electronic tubes, boxes that travel underground, and robots. But it still feels like a cross between science fiction and realistic fiction. It has realistic fiction elements such as the day to day like characters experience like farming, cooking, etc.
life not like
DeleteThe human element combined with the advancements is what makes it sci fi!
DeleteBailey M.
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I am reading The Enchantress. I have finished the book. It is not a good sci-fi book at all. It has some sci-fi themes, like time travel and other dimensions, but it also includes people from every mythology you could think of, and then some you've never heard of, or historically famous people that should have died 100-600 years ago. It also involves extremely high-tech stuff, but the use of magic in other parts of the story makes it kinda useless. All in all, this story is only good if you want to read an interesting fantasy book, but not a sci fi book.
I agree! From what you described, this does sound more like a fantasy book. It sounds like a good book, too.
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I am reading Goliath. I am on page 500. It is a good Sci-Fi book because it has futuristic technology like the Leviathan an big flying airship that moves fast and silently. Another thing this book has that relates to science fiction is imaginative creatures like the two headed Eagle. Another relative to technology is that they have a walking stick that turns into something like a Tesla coil but a lot smaller. The last example is it is set in the future in the leviathan and I know it is in the future because the technology and how the countries are during a war that hasn't happened.
I am so proud of you for choosing such a long book to read. Also, I am glad to hear that you are enjoying it!
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I am reading Among The Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix. I am on page 139 and only have 14 pages left in the book to read. I think this was a good science fiction book because it's futuristic, fiction, believable, and it contains a human element.
I like your claims, but you didn't give me any evidence!
DeleteJavier V.
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I am reading Kidnapped by Gordon Korman. I am finished with the book, even thow it was not Sci-Fi i still like it. First the book was realistic fiction it made me belive that all of the events in the book were real and that it all hapend in one small town. so if you like realistic fiction Kidnapped is the book for you.
You needed to give me some support/examples!
DeletePaige A
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I am reading Life as we Knew It. I am done with the book. I think this is both a good and a bad science fiction read. I think it is good because it has really good scientific theory in it. The scientific theory is that it really is possible for an asteroid to hit the moon but I don't think it would ever push it closer to the Earth. I also think that it's not a good science fiction read because there is no new technology, it's in the present, and it is just kind of normal (besides that everyone things the world is ending). The book talks about a girl and her family's life's as they try to survive, with limited food, diseases, and natural disastrous. I did enjoy the book though.
This book is a great example of a sci fi writer using scientific theory!
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I am reading Haddix. i have finished my book. This book is a great example of science fiction because there is a lot of futuristic features such as time machines. The claim is the book has lots of futuristic features. My evidence is when Jonah saw the strange man press a button and disapere.
Omkar P.
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Raiders' Ransom. I am finished with my book. I think this book is a good and bad science fiction book. The elements of science fiction are properly used in this book with a lot of creativity.The bad part is that some of the made up devices and creatures were not that well explained. They were kind of confusing and extremely hard to believe. For example, there was a diamond with a computer built inside of it. Every time the diamond was touched by the main character, a face would pop out and start talking to her. This book was really creative, but I think it needs a bit more of an explanation.
Emily Chan
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My book is Cinder and I have finished it. I believe it is a good science fiction book because it involves new technology. For example, Cinder, the main character, is a cyborg and her best friend is Iko, an android. There also inhabitants on the moon who have special powers. The book takes place in the future, where robots are merchants and androids are used for medical care. There is a scientific theory in the book that a plague, which has so far been uncured, may have been brought to earth by the Lunar people (inhabitants of the moon). Every person has a microchip embedded in their wrist which allows the government to track them. All in all, this book is a good example of the science fiction genre.
Prathik K
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I am reading the sci-fi book, The Maze Runner by James Dashner. I am done with this book.I think this is a good sci-fi book. Thomas and his friends were in a different world- a game where there were forced to live without knowing any memories. They get a new person sent to them every month and supplies every week. There are Maze Runners- people who explore the Maze in search of getting out. Those people have to be strong, both physically and mentally, because they could stumble upon a Griever- a creature that stings people. The Creators, people who sent Thomas and his friends to this different world sent them for an experiment. They were being observed and tested every day. Only the best could find a way home. I recommend this sci-fi book.
This book will be a movie soon :)
Deletei am reading the hunger games catching fire i just finished the book yesterday night i was reading for like a hour this is a really good science fiction book because it has really good scientific stuff in it like futuristic trains and hover crafts i also like this book because it has really good details
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My book title is called chicagoland the mateless mummy. Im not on a page because I did finish my sci-fi book. Yes I think this novel is good science fiction book.
First, Megan and Raf’s friend is a talking dog
Second, because they solve crimes and this one is that there is a mummy missing and living
Third, Because the man they are talking about that is the best turns into a mummy
that's why I personally think this is a great novel for our science fiction project. Also because the book also has students in the school that Megan goes to their all like zombies because they all have band-aids on their left side of their head and they all are controlled by their lunch lady because she put something in their heads.
Zamin
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I am reading So yesterday.I am done with the book.I think this is a okay science fiction book because it doesn't give you obvious thing that tell you it is science fiction you have to look very carefully otherwise you will miss it.This story is about a boy named Hunter and a girl named Jen who have to work together to find out why their boss(Mandy) has been captured.What they find out is both shocking and unexpected.
Brandon N.
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I am right at the end of "Goliath". I am around page 530 and have read some climactic stuff. Forewarning, it is really hard to post about this without spoiling the end so I am sorry if I do. In the book something happens to the super-weapon and its owner. Alec survives it though and gets back on the leviathan. This book is amazing and I know its sci-fi. This is because it takes place in an alternate version WWI and the people have lots of technology that we didn't have back then and still don't have now.
Cameron C
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I read Go Big or Go Home and I completed the book. I thought this book was good and bad for a sci fi book. I thought it was a bad sci fi book because it just felt like a realistic book of hive just having a normal life and finding out the potential of the rock from space. Its also a good sci fi read because it sort of gave him his own super powers and it talked about space and about the rock from space. I think this book was a grate book ans i would read it again.
4th Hour
ReplyDeleteWell, I just finished the book I was reading called Z. Rex by Steve Cole, and I actually liked this book a lot, even though I don't read science fiction a lot. This is a good book because it really made me get into the book of how the text was written, and there were tons of action of fighting which I liked. It gave me a movie in my mind, I could just imagine it. Although it had a sad (not happy) ending, I would recommend this book to anyone (it looks like this is a series and there's a second one coming).
Vineeth R.
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The book I read was the Maze Runner by James Dashner. I am now done with the book. I think this is a really good example of a science fiction book because there were so many elements proving that there was advanced technology or a new society. For example on page ten it says, "Night times coming, Runners'll be back soon." On page four it says, "Welcome to the Glade." This shows that there is a new society based in a new realm called the Glade. Also, this new society has different rankings and positions such as a Runner. New societies qualify as science fiction. There is also advanced technology in the book. On page 218 it states,"The sky a dull gray. The sun had disappeared!" This shows that the Glade was built and controlled by the Creators and that the Creators could control everything that happened in the Glade using technology. This technology is more advanced than what we have now, proving to be science fiction.
Aliyan V
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I am reading the book Found. I am done with the book. This book is a very good science fiction book. First of all in the prologue during the 1900 it talks about the airport and that it has very high technology. Also that the command tower can locate all of the planes coming and going from this airline. A couple of other examples near the end of the book is about the taser and a device called the elucidator. These devices helped Gary to make Chip, Alex, Katherine, and Jonah go back to 1483. The story takes place in the 1900 so to have this technology really proves that the story is science fiction. Also it is a fictional book.
Matthew B.
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The title of the book that I read was Ungifted by Gordan Korman. I have finished this book, and i think overall, I would rate it a 9/10. Donavan is sent to a gifted school on accident after wrecking his old schools gym. Donavan is anything but a gifted student, so he has to learn how to survive. With all of the curriculum that he doesn't understand, and now maybe having to repeat the grade because the teacher did not teach the class Health, which is a state requirement, he needs to think of a way to havve a real life example of Health. He realizes one day, that because his sister is pregnant, that his class will go to his sisters doctor appointments, and then get credit for the class. The book is very interesting, because it is told in many different viewpoints. Every chapter, the book switches the narrator, from character to character. That is why I think that this book is a thumbs up book.
Sriti D.
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I am reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. I finished this book. This is a really good book. It demonstrates that it is science fiction in many ways. Including, the fact that they are advancing in technology. I understood this from the quote "we use a more advanced version of the simulation here,...a different serum, no wires or electrodes for you." Also I know that the book takes place in the future because in the beginning of the book it mention the Sears Tower (Willis Tower) and says they call it the Hub. That can give a hint that they are in the future because we call it the Sears Tower (Willis Tower) now. This is a great book, and I would definitely recommend it.
Great response to the blog prompt!
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All the Lovely Bad Ones. I finished my book. It’s not really science fiction because it talks about ghosts and about how they are real and not fake because Corey and Travis wake up the ghosts and talk to them and they won’t rest until 3 things are done. I already knew that ghosts are only here because they have unfinished business to do still.
TJ T.
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The title of the book I finished (a long time ago) is called The 5th Wave. This novel is a great book that definitely supported the definition of science fiction. Some evidence to support that claim is: the use of aliens. Advanced technology is thoroughly used throughout the book. The time is taken place in the future. What could get more sci-fi than that?
Be more specific!
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ReplyDeleteRaptor page 219 I think this book is good with it being science fiction the definition is fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets(taken from Google) and it has scientific or tech advances and environmental changing so I think it works
Give specifics from your book!
DeleteSaira A.
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I am reading First Light by Rebcca Stead. I just finished the book today. I think this book is a great example of science fiction. First of all, the main character, Thea, lives underneath the Earth. Today, people don’t live underneath the Earth, so this must have taken place in the future. They are also able to live underground because they invented ways for them to get oxygen, food, and light. So there is some advanced technology. In the book it said that Thea was living underground because her people were accused of witchcraft. WItchcraft is not real.
Maren P.
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Life As We Knew It. I am on page 270. I am not done with the book yet. I think this is a good example of science fiction because it didn't just start with the meteor crashing and then just talking about Miranda and her friends and families lives, it did a little bit of both. It talks about how when the meteor crashed, all the catastrophic events and what happened to the world because of it. In conclusion I thought it was a great book and a good example of science fiction.
Ethan B
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I am reading the book Pals in Peril. I am on page 400. I am very close to finishing the book. I think that this book is an okay example of science fiction because it has some scientific content in the story but it also does not really relate to the scientific topic. The book talks about scientific weapons that the characters use to defeat the enemy.
Connor Ruesch
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The book that I read was Hana's Suitcase. I think this is an okay science fiction text. My reasons are that in my opinion Non-Fiction books are cool facts and topics about a specific object. In this story it talks about a girl's story that was true. the story took place during the Holocaust. I also think this is a good Nonfiction book because of the time period and how significant the time period was. Overall this book is unique because it is a Nonfiction book with a story inside it. This book is a unique Nonfiction text.
Don't think this book is sci fi....hmmmm? I thought we talked about this!
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I am reading One False Note, and I have finished this book today. It is more adventure fiction, but it still has some science fiction elements in it. For instance, it has underground secret bases and trapped items. It is on Earth, but in another universe. There are clues scattered around the world and Amy and Dan have to find these clues, because when they do, they get accsess to a world changing device. This is a great book, and I reccomend it.
Braden A,
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I am reading Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks and I am on page 315. I think that this book is a good definition of science fiction because it has a ton of advanced technology and there are a lot of geniuses and a lot of the events are not very likely. One of the events that is unlikely is that there is a kid that has a genius IQ at the age of 7.
Kaitlyn H.
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I have just finished reading Close to Famous by Joan Bauer. This book was REALLY good, it was probably my favorite book. My book is not science fiction my book is realistic fiction. I think my book was a bad realistic fiction text because at first i couldn't really tell what kind of genre it was. Now that I have finished my book I still dont know what kind of genre my book but I know that it is not SCience fiction because it does not have any of its elements.
William K
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I am reading the book Catching Fire and I'm finished with book. I thought my book is a really good science fiction book because it's believable like in takes place later in the future at a place called Panema which is at earth. Another reason why this will be a good science fiction book because their only humans in the book and no aliens. I also thought that this sentence will be good evidence to prove it's a good science fiction because we might in the later future have to fight in a arena like in the book.
Hmmm? Sci fi does have aliens in it sometimes.
DeleteLily P.
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I was reading the book The Last Book In The Universe. I have finished the book. I really, really loved this book, and it really has some science fiction in it. My evidence that it is sci-fi because of the things from the book. There is this new brand of Chocolate called Chox-Box. Also, based on what I read, I feel like there is one planet with a mass destruction that happened, and a big part of the planet is still dead, while the other half is good and healthy. So, the place that’s good is Eden, and that place has people that are perfect. So, they are born perfect and great, and they are designed to be like that. They are called proovs. Also, since this planet had a mass destruction of disasters mixed together, and the other half is destruction, that’s where the people are mean, poor, and it’s mostly gangs in that area. Also, there’s new technology like a room you enter, and when you want to ask a question, it will show the answer in some kind of 3-D’ish way. Like if you ask “What does the Grand Canyon look like,” then the machine would turn the whole room to look like a realistic aspect of the Grand Canyon. So, these evidences show in sci-fi about new things in the future, since this book takes in the future 1,000 years from now.
Ben.P
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I have just finished my book Virals by Kathy Reichs . It was a great book and had lots of science fiction elements. Some of the Sci-Fi elements in my book were crazy experiments being conducted on dogs, and humans who come to possess canine genes through a strange disease. Over all this book was great, it had an amazing ending with a huge twist.
Brent Li
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12/18/13
I have finished the book Glitch. I think this is a good science fiction text because it contains every element needed for a text to be science fiction. The book Glitch includes a involves science or scientific theories, scientific inventions, imaginative characters-robots, extraterrestrial aliens, setting-different dimensions (past/present), futuristic, other worldly, story contains a human element, usually believable (otherwise will cross over to fantasy), and involves advanced technology. For example, every human underneath the Surface has a chip implanted in their brain.
Steven Z
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I have just finished the book The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau. I do not think this book did too well, based on the science fiction definition. The book does describe some uses of technology, such as light bulbs, magnets, and other things, but does not describe any other science fiction elements. There is no time travel or aliens, but regular people living in a poor lifestyle, with little technology. Instead, in the book, people use candles as light, and have little government within their people.
Katie R.
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The book I have recently finished was The Last Book In The Universe. I thought it was a great example of science fiction text. It included futuristic elements such as chox bars ( a candy), the technology to improve human beings, and rooms that change color depending on your mood. It took place after a catastrophic event called the big shake. It was like a gigantic earthquake that destroyed the earth. Because the big shake has not occurred yet, we know it takes place in the future. The book is very action filled and contains a great sense of adventure.
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ReplyDeleteThe title of my book is Strangers and Beggars. I am finished with my book. I think this short stories book is good science fiction text based on the definition of science fiction because it has the things that could never happen in real life but it also brings a human element into the story. For example, in the short story Miss Hathaway's Spider It has a spider that grows more than 4 feet! The story brings a human element by having the setting in a classroom with a teacher and students. It also has a human element because each chapter of the book has tons of short stories about something that has to do with humans. For example, One chapter of the book is about teaching and another chapter is about love.
The title of my book is Seizure and I am done reading. I think this is good Sci-Fi text because some of the Sci-Fi elements in this book are its believable. Its believable because they get their super powers from a lab test and you always see people who are doing testing wear suits or masks to protect them selves but the characters in my book do NOT have any protection. Another element is that it's based on a science element that could be true. The characters use their power to find a treasure from the pirate Annie Bonny (who supposedly buried her treasure in South Carolina) to stop the place their parents work at from being shut down. Along the way they have to use their Flare or powers to find the treasure and escape from the people trying to kill them.
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The title of my book is Seizure and I am done reading. I think this is good Sci-Fi text because some of the Sci-Fi elements in this book are its believable. Its believable because they get their super powers from a lab test and you always see people who are doing testing wear suits or masks to protect them selves but the characters in my book do NOT have any protection. Another element is that it's based on a science element that could be true. The characters use their power to find a treasure from the pirate Annie Bonny (who supposedly buried her treasure in South Carolina) to stop the place their parents work at from being shut down. Along the way they have to use their Flare or powers to find the treasure and escape from the people trying to kill them.
Eddie P
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For the past week I have been reading Catching Fire. I have now finished it! I have to say out of all the books I have read this one is my favorite. It does a complete plot twist that I wasn't expecting at all. This book is under science fiction because it takes place in the future. There are districts, and there is technology that is very superior. This is definitely a action pack book that is full of suspense! It is a whole new idea to the future and war. I encourage you to read this book and see what you love about it.
Rhianna Findlay
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I read GO BIG OR GO HOME. I have finished the book, and honestly I don't think it was very much Sci Fi. The only thing pretty much was a meteorite coming through the roof. That goes on throughout the book but that's the only sci fi thing.
Justyn M.
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The book I am reading is Skyship academy by Nick James. I am on page 277 and it has been a great book. So far from what I read, this book is good science fiction text because of the similarities of the definition. The book had based in the future and it had many events that could have happened in real life but did not. For example, at the beginning of the book, Cassius had a burning feeling inside of him like he was burning up expect it said he blew up like a fireball but still lived. There is also scientific elements involved in the story, because there was futuristic transportation to get out of the ‘’Academy’’ and the system is very different and more advanced than any of modern day transportation. Last, the setting is in the future, but it is not the usual advanced and good society, instead it is a wasteland with unfair judgement, and people who are trained and raised to fight, and survive.
Danny O.
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12/18/13 8th Period
I am reading the Infinity Ring: Divide and Conquer and I am on page 143. which is pretty much at the very end. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate a six for elements of sci-fi. I would rate it this because there was only about 2 elements of sci-fi, time-travel and technology from different ages. I would also rate it this because it takes place in the past and the future and it includes human elements to it. On a scale of one to ten for an overall book, I would rate it an 8 because the plot is slow moving and dragged on. I would recommend this book to people who like adventure stories and to someone who is looking for a nice and quick read. This is the second book in the series so read the first book before this one.
Maria Pritchett
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The City Of Ember. I am done with my book. I think this novel is a good example of science fiction. Based on the definition we made of science fiction this is a good example of it. This book shows that it is believable and could happen in the future. At the end of the book it explains that the city of ember was built to protect the human race for being extinct from the earth. So the moved people underground.
Maddie Kiss
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I am reading the book Unwind and I am so close to finishing the book I can't stand it. I am really excited to read the next book in the series UnWholly and I can't wait to start it. Right now things are being revealed in my book but I am still picking up bits and peices of information . I am still a little confused about a few things but I think that they will be explained very soon.
Bella G
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I am reading Catching Fire. I have just finished the book and it is definitely a book that is the definition of science fiction, and here are a few reasons why. In this book they have the Quarter Quell, which is a hunger games that happens every 75 years but only the past winners fight to the death. This is science fiction because a Quarter Quell has not ever existed, but it could happen in the future by advancing with science and technology. Another thing that is science fiction in this book is Beetee invented a musical chip that is the size of a sparkle but can hold hours of music. This is science fiction because this has never been invented but could be invented in the future. Lastly, something that makes this book science fiction is when Katniss' wedding dress turns into fire, without hurting her, and eventually the fire goes away and her dress turns into a Mockingjay. This is science fiction because with the science we have today fabric can't light on fire and not burn you, and it definitely could not turn into a different dress.
Moises V.
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I am reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I have just finished the book and it is not Sci-Fi, but it is a good example of realistic fiction because it is a story about a kid named Greg and he is a regular kid that has a family that drives him crazy and he has a best friend that he hangs out with a lot.
Patrick H.
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I am reading the book The Game of Sunken Places and I am really close to finishing the book. I think this book is an okay science fiction book. This book is a good example because it shows examples of a different dimension and different worlds. This book might also be more fantasy than science fiction because it has many monsters and trolls and that is an example of fantasy. I am really excited to read the ending.
Sedona F
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Twilight. I am on page 459. I have one more chapter to read until I am finished with my book. This book is not science fiction at all. It is fantasy. This book is too unbelievable. There are vampires and lots of myths. On page 134 Bella (the main character) searches up vampires and all of the myths make it so unbelievable.
Agreed! This book is not sci fi :)
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I'm reading Artemis Fowl, and I'm on page 165, and almost done reading. This book is pretty sci-fi because it has a lot of tech stuff that is important to the book. An alien species living below the surface of the Earth and so much science talk going on. I'm in awe that I read about Artemis Fowl, a criminal mastermind, and is only 12 years old.
Do you think you'll continue to read the series?
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I read and have completed "The Selection" by Kiera Cass. Overall, the book had some hints of science fiction but overall if you were to give it a main genre it would probably be romance. Some science fiction elements were it took place in a future U.S.A. after World War llll. I know this because the main character, America, learns about the countries history in a class because she must know the information to become the princess. Overall though I think that was the only science fiction element there was. I really enjoyed the book and I wouldn't not say it is science fiction because it is, it is just more towards romance.
This is one of my favorite newer books! I can't wait to read the the 3rd book, which comes out in the Spring :)
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“House of Dark Shadows”. I am on page 256, I am almost done with my book. I think this novel contains good sci-fi text because it has all the right ingredients to be a sci-fi book (futuristic devices, scientific theories, etc.). For example, in “House of Dark Shadows”, my scientific theory/ futuristic device is a teleportation device located in the house that transports to the new kids new school.
I have not read this book, but it sounds good! I like the idea of being able to teleport :)
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I am reading Trash and I'm on page 170. I am really close to finishing the book, and so far, I think this book is a really good example of realistic fiction. First off, the main characters are real humans, and there are no types of robots or super future technology. The characters also have jobs that real kids have in the world. They garbage pick, and everything they find they can turn in for money. Another reason that this book is realistic fiction is how the kids have to steal to survive. In the real world, kids who are in a death situation have to steal money and food to stay alive. In this book, all of the boys have no real jobs, and they only way that they can survive is stealing money and garbage picking.
Unfortunately, you are correct about this being the way some kids in real life have to live their lives. After reading this book, I actually did a bit of non-fiction reading about kids in third world countries that really do survive by sifting through garbage.
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I have finished reading the book Crater by Homer Hickam. I thought that the book was really slow but when it got good I was really into it. Although some parts were really slow which I hate it was still pretty intense. So what happened was that Crater the main character and Petro his friend as well as Thumper Tom went on a mining mission and A skyscraper fell on Thumper Tom. Crater and Petro then saved Thumper Tom leading to Crater and Maria the granddaughter of the owner of the mine being put into a Special mission. In the mission they face deadly obsticals and life threatening journeys.
I liked your use of the word "intense". This is a great way to describe the plot of this book.
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The title of my book is swindle I'm on page 244 i only have like 3 more pages then I'm done with the book.I think this realistic fiction book is good because it have the elements of it, have real name but i think a fake setting,Based on the definition i think its really good.
Alan H.
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I am currently finished in the book "The Sky's Ground" by Clare B. Dunkle. The book had some scientific information. If you were going to give a genre for the book, it would be science fiction. Yes i think this is sci-fi because this book has some science fiction in this because they has in here something called the wonder baby's that are mechanical babies for all parents in the town. But Martin has realized that something has gone wrong with the babies. Read this book to find out what happens next.
Mechanical babies definitely sounds like advanced tech!
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I am reading the book code orange Mitty has dispersed but the C.D.C and the FBI are trying to find him. They think he has smallpox and want's to spread them around the world like a terrorist. So that's why the need to find him. The clues they have are a letter on his computer and Olivia his girlfriend. So they think hes just running around the city. Olivia has no idea whats going on and the C.D.C and FBI are asking her questions and she cant answer them. They don't care if Mitty could die from smallpox they wan't him so they can stop him fro spreading them further.
So what genre is this book?
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I have finished my book T MINUS the race to the moon. This book did not seem science fiction to me because every Apollo mission that took place in the book really happened. The reason why I think this is because they had Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon. The book has scientist that are made up characters in the story. This is the reason why this book is historical fiction.
Jordan N
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I am reading the book Divergent by Veronica Roth. I am on page 467 so I have about 20 pages left. I really enjoyed this book and I would defiantly recommend it. This book was a good example of science fiction because it was futuristic and it had futuristic elements/scientific technology for example the simulations. The simulations are an example of scientific technology because it uses no wires or anything to give you these so called dreams which are really test to see what you will do in those types of situations to prepare you.It also takes place in future Chicago I know that because they said that what we know as the Willis tower is what they call the hub and it is completely demolished now.Overall it had many signs of science fiction.
Arha C.
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Jordan it wasn't the Willis tower, it was the Sears tower.
April P.
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The book I was reading was called Zenith. Currently, I have finished the book. I think this was an okay science fiction book. It had some elements of science fiction, like it was very futuristic, but besides that, nothing really science fiction related was going on. However, in the book, the Main character Mara and Fox did both have a piece of technology called the cyberwizz.
Maddie Kiss
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I am reading the book Unwind. I like this book a lot and I just got the 2nd book and can't wait to start this one! I am really close to finishing, but there are still a few things that I am waiting for to unfold. I am thinking that the main Connor is going to have to deal with something a little bigger than just him being unwound. I would really recommend this book and the rest of the series to anyone who likes action, a love story, and sci fi!
Cara L.
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I just finished my book The Compound by S.A. Bodeen. I really enjoyed this book. It always kept you wanting to read more and on your toes. I think this book is definitely good science fiction. Although one of the main reasons I liked it so much was because it was science fiction yet it had so many things that I could relate to. Like the kid started at the same age that I am right now , 13, and is growing up. And he also has siblings. But the one thing you couldn't relate to in the story were the events that were happening. Because they were all in the future. And that is one reason that I knew that the book was science fiction.
Ashley M
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I am reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I really love this book so far and want to know what will happen next because every page is basically a new adventure waiting to be combined to make one easy word called...WEIRD. This book has crazy and weird adventures just because the Earth exploded and no one has any information on Earth except for Mostly Harmless. Arthur Dent, a normal human, best friends with an alien, and is trying to figure out what the heck happened to his life in only 30 seconds form the crack of dawn. The only resource he has is himself because he is the only earthling alive. I love this book and you will too. This book is really far fetched from a real life situation.
Robert T.
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HE DID IT! Lowrie did another challenge! He kicked a ball over a fence! a special one. I can't really tell you more so...Read the book to see what happens next! BYE!!!!
Elissa S.
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I am reading the book "The shadowing Hunted."I am on page 139. I think this book has some good science Fiction text. Some examples of this book having good science fiction is that it has ghosts like in this quote from page 4 that states "He sat hugging his rugby kitbag while he waited for his train, trying too ignore the ghost that stood beside him on the empty station platform.'' Also on page 7 it stated "The lane was lie a magnet for ghosts. Whenever Callum passed, they were there, drifting eerily through the darkness- long-dead parishioners making their way to prayers, just as they had done a hundred years ago, or four hundred, or more. These two quotes are showing the made up creatures. Also this has the believable parts as in the streets, houses, and there is a dog but this dog is a ghost.
Arha C.
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I am reading Divergent. I am on page 203. I am not finished with this book, but so far I am really enjoying it and based on the things that I've read so far, I would recommend this book. This book is a good example of Science Fiction because this book is set in the future and has futuristic element/technology. This book is set in the future of Chicago. I know this because the book stated that "The building that was once called the Sears Tower-we call it the Hub- emerges..." Also another example of Science Technology was the Simulations. This is an example because this machine has no wires or cords or anything, but this machine gives the person taking the aptitude test dreams that show them events and what they must choose in order to protect, help...etc. themselves and/or others.
Halie W.
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Title of your book. What page are you on (are you done with the book)? Do you think this novel is a good or bad science fiction text, based on the definition of science fiction? (Remember: Claims needed to be supported with evidence!)
The title of my book is The Boy Who Reversed Himself. I have two chapters left in my book, and I think that it is a good science fiction book because a good science fiction book includes a science topic that could never happen, but realistic people. In my book there is a real boy, but he reverses himself which is science fiction part of the story.
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I am reading, The Adoration of Jenna Fox. I am on page 126. I think that this book is a good science fiction text book. This book is very futuristic. The book is set in the future, this book has technological advances, and new medical devices.
Give specific examples as evidence!
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The book I am reading is called Leviathan. I am done with this book. This book is a good sci-fi book because they have technology in the past that we don't have today like giant flying whales and fabricated beasties. Fabricated is when a Darwin take some life strands and puts them together to create a different animal. The other sci-fi example is a warmachine like a stormwalker or a tesla cannon. The Stormwalker is a very advanced walking machine. In the book it says that some machines can run as fast as a train. This book deserves 4 out of 5 stars.
Sophia S.
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I am reading the book Divergent, by Veronica Roth. I am on page 430. I thought the book was really good, and a really good Sci-Fi book. For example, one element about my book that is Science Fiction, is that is takes place in the future, in Chicago. I could tell this because there are factions, which is where you will spend the rest of your life in. You get into an faction, by your personality. For example, if your were brave you could possibly go into the faction dauntless. My story also has a lot of advanced technology, like a chair where they put a needle in your arm, and you go through a simulation. These are some of the examples, but there are way more.
Lauryn B.
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The Invisible Man is a good science fiction book because it has to do with a scientist that creates a potion thing to turn himself invisible. It is very interesting but since it was made in 1897, I cant stop thinking about how they say things. If you like literature I think you would like this book. You might like it anyway without liking literature. Smiles!
Yes, this book is difficult because of the language. I like that you are challenging yourself to read it anyway :)
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ReplyDeleteI think this book was a good example of Science Fiction. This book had a couple good Science Fiction elements. In this book Joe Stoshack goes back in time and tries to stop Roberto Clemente to get on the plane that would kill him in 1971. One Science Fiction element in this book is the use of time travel. Man kind has not yet found a way to travel through time and this book gives an explanation on what people think it may be like. Also besides going into the past. Joe goes to the future to see how terrible it may be like. No cars, no planes. A step back wards from our life right now. This all happened for a reason you will have to read this book for. But the explanation on what the future may be like is quite logical. This was a good Sci Fi book.
Nathan Z.
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I am reading "Here Lies Arthur" by Philip Reeve. I am on page 179 out of 333. This is a horrible science fiction text, there is no different dimension, futuristic element, or science breakthrough. This book is a historical fiction in my opinion. This book is about a girl named Gwyana that is used to trick Arthur into thinking a sword was given to him by the lake woman. She then pulls it off then has to disguise as a boy or the war band will notice she was the one in the water. Then the plan is going to fail so she becomes a works woman for Arthur's wife, to spy on her.
Was this book on the sci fi cart?
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I am reading the book Zenith. I am done with the book.( 327 Pages) I think that this book is a ok science fiction book because it shows some elements of science fiction such as the earth is being taken over by water and it is in the future. This book confuses me because it starts off with a girl named mara and then tuck a boy who lives on a ship, I am not completely sure. The author does not make this book interesting or intriguing. I lost myself in the book and had no interest in it that I forgot it.
Jimmy B
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I am reading The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral I am not done with the book I am at page 61. I think this book is not Sci-fi I think it is a Fantasy. There are not any Sci-Fi elements yet.
Alex Katsoolias
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The book I read is Things not seen. I am done with my book. I think the book was good science fiction book because the main character is invisible. I think this book is based in the future. It also has some human characters(the parents).
Max Pluta
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I had finished my book the War of the World. The book is about how martins try to invade the human race because their planet is doomed. Surrey(the main character) tries to help and kill all of the martians. The book had showed a lot of scifi elements like martians, their technology, their weapons. I really enjoyed this book because I never really liked scifi books but now I think I will start reading more scifi.
Brian T
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I read a fantasy book called The Enchantress by Michael Scott. I was sick on the 19th and 20th so I was just able to finish it this morning. Since my book was not sci-fi, I will explain what made my book fantasy. There are gods and immortals, like Sophie and Josh (the main characters). There is lots of magic being used, a couple with the name of the Flamels, are an alchemist and a sorceress. Also, just about every kind of mythology from all over the world is in this book. I really think this people should read this. It was an amazing series with an epic ending!
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ReplyDeleteI have read "Starters" and I have finished the book. I think this book was a great Science fiction book. It has lots of high tech technology. It also has human elements, theories, and inventions. For example, one of the inventions they talk about in the book is a hand light. One of the high technology's s is the body bank. " That sinking feeling was coming over me." That is when they switched bodies. This is the great technology.
Sierra F
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I started reading Ender's Game, and I have finished it. I think this novel is a good example of science fiction text because it has many of the characteristics we discussed in class. First, throughout the whole book it had examples of advanced technology. There were different types of instruments such as a holographic desk, real space simulators, etc. Also, the story took place in outer space-- also another example of science fiction. The problem of the story is to defeat the "buggers" which are an alien species that are trying to take over futuristic Earth. And Ender is the one to stop them. So, he attends battle school (another science fiction element) where he learns different battle strategies so he can stop them. Lastly, he finally graduates to command school-- by traveling through outer space, and has his final training before the real war.
Well supported response!
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The title of my book is Ever Lost by Neal Shusterman. I have finished the book and am going to finish the trilogy. I think this book is an okay science fiction just not the best. The book is good because it tells about the future of kids who died and what happens to our legendary building like the Twin Towers(the legendary building ended up in Ever Lost which is quite rare). It also has a futuristic ideal with no faced coins but I'm not going to ruin it because that is what the trilogy is about. It is bad because there is nothing really to do with new futuristic technology.
Brandon U
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I am finished with Starters. I think it is a good source of science fiction because you can't lend your body to someone else in the real world and they also have this chip that they put into you neck or head so the person can be you for a weak so they can be young again.
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The Mockingjay,I finished The mockingjay I think this is a good Science fiction book because it has a lot a technology involved in this book like doors that will side open we you walk a certain distance towards the door ,Their like rooms in discrets 13 that can change the scenery of the walls kinda like a changing the theme of your wallpaper/Lock screen for your phone & Theirs moving cameras that can move and record by their self. and that why I think The mockingjay is a good example for Science fiction
Patty L
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I am reading the book The People Of Sparks. I have finished my book. I think this is a good book for science fiction because, this story takes place in the future and the people who come to Sparks ares from under the ground. Also there was what people called the disaster were there were four wars and three plagues. So after the disaster people had to start from scratch and make another civilization.
Danny O.
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The title of the book I am reading is Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson. This book is not a science fiction book. It is not a science fiction book because it has no elements that suggest it. There is no technology, no futuristic, past settings or characters. This is a realistic fiction book because the events never happened but it is very believable.
Anna S.
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I read the book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld and I have finished it. I thought it was a really good book and am super excited to read more. I thought that Uglies was an awesome sci fi book because of the way it made me feel like I was 300 centuries into the future. I also want to know what the government will be like, and will we all look the same because I almost think it would be a good idea to do that because of equality and such. Only there is always a flaw in Perfect utopias.