Last night I just finished reading Prodigy by Dave Kalstein. This book was the latest pick by my book group and was completely outside what I'd normally pick to read (that's why you join a book group, right?!)
The story is set in the year 2036 and tells the story of an elite school, Stansbury School, where the students are bred to be the best and the brightest through drug supplements and the finest the educational system has to offer. However, the reader is quickly clued in that the idyllic world of Stansbury is not as it appears and that there is an intricate web of politics, deception, and murder under the surface.
Like I said, this isn't a book that I would have picked up if it wasn't for my book group. While it was a quick and relatively easy ready, I would give the book 2 out of 5 stars. I was able to figure out the mystery half was through and the characters didn't keep me all that interested. Some of the plot was formulaic and at some points I imaged that Kalstein was writing the book while already imagining the action-packed film version. Just not my cup of tea. If anyone want to borrow it though, just let me know!
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When I was a bitty baby, I might have said, yeah, sounds interesting, can I borrow? Now, though, I won't bother with a book unless it's gotten a strong recommendation from someone I know. Blame it on the internet, cell phones, the rain, whatever, but I have too many things competing for my attention to read a sub-par book. (At least a sub-par movie, I can knit/compute through.) Also, at this age, every book you and all your friends have read in the last 15 years (at least!) is fair game for a recommendation. That's a whole lot of books!
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