Sunday, 11 May 2008
Book Journal - Jumper by Stephen Gould
Purchase Location: Borders
Date Started: Approx Feb 2008
Date Finished: Approx Feb 2008
Reason for buying this book: I saw the film with Jules about a week before buying the book, and I thought the film had a lot of scope for at least a sequel, if not to turn into a series, because of the lack of information about Paladins and their complex relationship with the Jumpers. I bought the book to find out whether there was any more information than that revealed in the film.
A brief summary of the book: Mid-teenage boy is regularly assaulted by his alcoholic father discovers he is able to teleport. Leaves home (by teleporting), robs a bank, meets a nice girl, reacquaints himself with his mother (who walked out many years before), mother is killed on a plane which is hijacked, makes a profession of stopping hijackings, becomes useful to American Government.
My thoughts on the book: Once I'd realized that the book was nothing at all like the film, I really got into the book... in fact, I'd finished reading it within 24 hours of buying it. Similarities with the film pretty much end once he robs the bank, and there's nothing about Paladins in the book. Some of the scenes were pretty descriptive, but not enough to stop me reading. It interested me enough to make me buy the second book (Reflex), although not enough to make me buy it first-hand! If I were still actively running and playing role-playing games, I'd probably use the plot line for at least a character, if not a whole game, although to be fair, I'd have probably done that from the film as well as the book. The character in the book is better rounded though.
Rating: 4/5
Date Started: Approx Feb 2008
Date Finished: Approx Feb 2008
Reason for buying this book: I saw the film with Jules about a week before buying the book, and I thought the film had a lot of scope for at least a sequel, if not to turn into a series, because of the lack of information about Paladins and their complex relationship with the Jumpers. I bought the book to find out whether there was any more information than that revealed in the film.
A brief summary of the book: Mid-teenage boy is regularly assaulted by his alcoholic father discovers he is able to teleport. Leaves home (by teleporting), robs a bank, meets a nice girl, reacquaints himself with his mother (who walked out many years before), mother is killed on a plane which is hijacked, makes a profession of stopping hijackings, becomes useful to American Government.
My thoughts on the book: Once I'd realized that the book was nothing at all like the film, I really got into the book... in fact, I'd finished reading it within 24 hours of buying it. Similarities with the film pretty much end once he robs the bank, and there's nothing about Paladins in the book. Some of the scenes were pretty descriptive, but not enough to stop me reading. It interested me enough to make me buy the second book (Reflex), although not enough to make me buy it first-hand! If I were still actively running and playing role-playing games, I'd probably use the plot line for at least a character, if not a whole game, although to be fair, I'd have probably done that from the film as well as the book. The character in the book is better rounded though.
Rating: 4/5
Labels: Book Review, Book Review - Author Stephen Gould, Review
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