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The Chalk Artist Hardcover – 1 Jun 2017

by Allegra Goodman (Author)

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In exquisite detail, Goodman explores what happens when an alternate reality takes over one boy's life, and the forces at work behind his obsession: the all-encompassing gaming realm that becomes more authentic than his real world. Aidan and his twin sister Diana live with their mother in a small American town, which is dominated by the gaming company Arkadia. By day, Aidan goes to school, struggles with his friendships, does his homework as all normal teenagers do. But by night, he is a champion fighter, at the top of Arkadia's EverWhen gaming world. When he is mysteriously sent a small black BoX, which physically takes him into that world, the reality and perceptions of his two lives start dangerously to shift. Nina, Aidan's English teacher and the daughter of Arkadia's owner, suspects that something is wrong and wants to help, but she has her own demons to deal with. The love of her life, Collin, is being pulled further into the clutches of EverWhen - when the two worlds collide, everyone involved will have to decide where their loyalties actually lie.

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Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Atlantic Books; Main edition (1 Jun. 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1786490889
ISBN-13: 978-1786490889
Product Dimensions: 16 x 3 x 24 cm
Average Customer Review: 6 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,240,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6858 in Books > Fiction > Science Fiction > Dystopian
- #37282 in Books > Fiction > Literary Fiction
- #73130 in Books > Fiction > Romance > Contemporary

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A thriller and a page-turner... Brilliant - Lionel Shriver, Guardian; Wonderfully written and as compulsive as Grisham... A riveting novel - The Times -- Praise for INTUITION Goodman is everything it says on her tin - a wonderful, lyrical writer - but she also has an astute eye for comedy and some bits of the book are truly hilarious. - Daily Mail; The Cookbook Collector is wise, moving, and every bit as impressive as Freedom - Independent on Sunday -- Praise for THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR Coming-of-age stories never get old, and here's an especially sweet one... an old-fashioned romance that's wise and tender * Daily Mail *

About the Author

Allegra Goodman's novels include Intuition, and The Cookbook Collector. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, amongst others, and her essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The New Republic, The Boston Globe, and The American Scholar. Goodman studied initially at Harvard and received a PhD in English literature from Stanford. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writer's Award, the Salon Award for Fiction, and a fellowship from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced study. She lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Mig Bardsley

Very good.

15 March 2018

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I thought this was brilliant. Collin is a brilliant young artist who can 'draw anything'. Aiden is a high school kid who loves gaming. Nina is an inexperienced and committed young teacher. Diana is Aiden's insecure and troubled twin sister. Behind them all is a, quite scary, new, immersive game, and the big powerful company that owns it. Some of the themes include gaming addiction, abuse of personal power, the fear of failure in several different settings and growing up at different ages. The rich, hyper-real game worlds of Everwhen and Underworld vividly colour the whole book both darkly and powerfully and Collin's drawings beg to be seen. There is poetry, all kinds of love and betrayal and the shedding of many metaphorical chrysali. It could easily have been really tacky and juvenile and instead, I felt convinced by the characters and the events.

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S.L.

Dull

2 March 2018

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Maybe you need to be a gamer to enjoy this novel. I found it boring, lacking in both plot and engaging characters. Persevered until about 2/3 rd's way through and then had to admit defeat. Not for me.

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Beautifully written

20 January 2018

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I hesitated before buying this when I read 'parallel worlds'. I'm so glad I bought it, a joy to read and you are drawn in as if you too are parallel with the characters on your own level. Loved it!

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At first I found it quite hate to figure out the main story line for this ...

1 June 2017

Format: Hardcover

At first I found it quite hate to figure out the main story line for this book. Its all about a multiplayer role playing video game company and a teenagers addiction to the game. He also becomes addicted to one of the other players. In another side to the story is a young teacher and a guy that works in a bar who begin to date. He is a fantastic artist and her dad owns a video game company. After working there for a while he starts getting close to a young girl who works there which could be the end of his relationship.

It may not have been intended to be taken the way that I have but I see this as a great way to highlight how dangerous addiction can be and that it comes in many different forms. As video games or even as people. And how manipulating people can be. Fantastic read. Little hard to begin with when you don't really know where the story is going to go but you find yourself wanting to know what happens next.

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StormyCrayon

Tough to read.

26 March 2018

Format: Hardcover

I love the cover of this book and that is the reason i was drawn in to read this story.
The first quarter of this book i really struggled with, i struggled to connect with the story and the style of writing. It was for me, confusing. I couldn't figure out what was going on in some places so i struggled to carry on reading.

The middle of the book picked up and was easier to read as i found myself enjoying what was going on, the school, the drama of individuals outside of the school. It all became exciting and intense.

The last quarter of the book was, again, hard to read and difficult to understand what was going on at times.

Because of the style of writing i struggled to connect with this book. I was upset about this as i really thought i would enjoy the book a lot more than i did. Hence the low rating.

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Connecting With Reality

1 June 2017

Format: Kindle Edition

Allegra Goldman has written several books, and I have read most of them. She explores certain persons, places and themes, and fills them with interesting characters of the time. Most of her books have a serious theme, but you will find a sense of humor within. In this book there are several themes, but if you knew one of them had to do with reality games would you continue?

Collin, a recent drop out from college is tending bar in his hometown, Cambridge, Mass. He is attracted to a young woman, most probably a teacher, who comes in several times a week and grades papers. Nina, teaches poetry, Emerson and Shakespeare to high school students. They meet, she discovers the artistic side of Collin and he is offered a job with her father's firm developing new reality games. All good and fine, as we follow them, we meet Collin's mother, and the neighbors and friends who come to her parties. One such group, a mother and two children play an integral part in this novel. This is a novel of finding yourself and proving your worth. Developing your talents, particularly when someone provides some nurturing.

This is a novel of some simplicity, no overthinking required, but it has a thread that provides a base in reality. The reality games of today, so many young adults are caught up in these games and their days and nights are spent with reality figures. What does this do your persona? How do you connect with the real world?

Recommended. prisrob 06-01-17

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