I liked a lot about this book, especially the idea that one decision or event can change people's lives so completely. That's actually a pretty scary thought. The struggle the two main characters have with feeling like their lives are "wrong" missing something, and then the challenge of choosing between the life they'd had and the one that they could have, or should have, makes for some thought provoking passages. So was the contrast between their families.Even the bad guys are interesting: Bob Robbins Jr., the ultimate salesman/politician, not very bright but smooth. And he can control 'people who don't have a very strong sense of themselves. People who are always thinking how they'll appear to other people, always comparing themselves, always afraid they aren't enough like other people? They're the ones they can take over. People like you are too strong."(p117)The idea of the library as the protector of memory and therefore identity, the past AND therefore the future, was pretty cool. The plotting was sometimes confusing (but it was for the characters, too), and I don't get how a book can be in a pond for hours and then be readable immediately after. For kids who like meta-fiction: Inkheart, The Great Good Thing, etc Hmm, well, it was an interesting read, what with all the alternate realities and parallel universes and 29 dimensions and Jessica's lonely fate as the guardian of the true universe, even though I had a good idea of how it was all going to go down for poor Jessica. I also can only hope that this is the first of a series, because it had one heck of an open ending, not too mention The Battle of Bluntwick, so often referenced and never explained, leading me to think that it was a future event not yet occurred. Also, Miss Star? Jessica, obviously, from the future. Cerebrus = awesome. How does she get the dog? Dale, the only other real player, could have benefited from some deeper characterization, as could all of our mystery characters that he and Jess run into, from Elwig and Margarine to the Director, etc. But Jess' characterization is solid and, as before, I hope there are more books forthcoming about her and Dale and, hopefully, Cerebrus.There is a conversation between Jess and Dale about something more real than real, behind the veil and all that, but I lost my marker and will have to put it in when I reread it.
What do You think about Erratum (2008)?
Very strange book. A little hard to keep up with. Sort of reminded me of the Thursday Next books.
—ivan_00
A fun, the world is almost destroyed, but saved by an eleven year old girl kind of book.
—JDDG2014
weird meta story that needed more action but had great moments
—Jamysmom
I found it really confusing but I liked the suspense.
—batman2812
Interesting but far-fetched take on string theory.
—Paco
