The Seems: The Split Second (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
If I could, I would rate this book, which I listened to on audiobook, a 3.5.I think this second installment of the Seems saga is better than the first, in several respects, but the way it began and the way it ended make me fear that third book is going to be a let-down.Becker Drane is back again as a Fixer, working through the land called the Seems to help our world run better and smoother while still maintaining (kind of) his life as a regular pre-teen kid with a family. The Wave, the rebel group who wants to blow up our world and start over, and appears to be more organized and more aggressive with its plans, and the fixers are having trouble keeping up with the problems. After an explosion on just such a call leaves one veteran fixer MIA four days before retirement, Becker is brought in to sift through the ashes, revitalize the traumatized briefer during the explosion, and put the Split Second back together before the Essence of Time takes over reality. Becker is a strong character, an agent of good, although he does admittedly waver sometimes, and most of the characters in the books are truly good at heart, doing what they think is right for the world, our world. The books have led to some interesting conversations with my kids about personal conviction and government versus the people, and I think they see some of the conflicts in our world from a different light accordingly. The humor and word play in this book continue to make my smile - it's like Phantom Tollbooth for slightly older kids. The World needs Fixing again. The Tide has successfully constructed and set off a Time Bomb. The Tide makes a mistake, though, and does not put a containment field around the resulting Split Second. The Split Second jumps through Frozen Moments, aiming to break free into the World. Fixer #37, Becker Drane, is called in to Fix the problem. He gets separated from his Briefer, and certain mysteries are finally solved. Becker is a believable character. He's trying to balance school and a 25/7 work schedule (there's an extra hour in the Seemsian day). I think that you don't have to love fantasy to like this book, because really good books don't have to be read just by fantasy nuts.
What do You think about The Seems: The Split Second (2008)?
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—MMusslewhite87
