I love Pete Hautman, so I probably overlooked any flaws in this first foray into science fiction. The characters were engaging and the time travel through the diskos was engrossing. ( )

there was a whole lotta god in this book, which I wasn't expecting? mostly I just wanted lolzy time-travel machinations and that ... didn't really happen. eh. ( )

When I read a book like this -- and there are many in this genre, not the least of which is A Wrinkle in Time -- I want a sense of wonder and a strong, unique voice. This was competent, but didn't have that feel of transporting me to a marvelous, exciting world. I think the story stays too long in the Wisconsin suburbs, where everyone sounds pretty much alike. There's very little humor -- or a sense of the extraordinary. ( )

I thought this might be interesting given the science fiction, time travel aspects, but it was just weird and unfulfilling.The book starts off interesting as Tucker’s parents leave because his mom is ill and Tucker has to go live with his Uncle. Tucker discovers the Diskos. Once Tucker and Lahlia travel through the Diskos this story goes all wrong and wacky. The worlds, time periods, and different people pass as quickly as they are introduced. Time passes in bunches and the characters are aging, but you have no idea how they’ve aged or where they were when they aged.
This book leaves the reader with tons of questions and no answers and as the story spins more and more out of control. I just didn’t care to keep track of what was happening. Once Tucker left our world, the world building was lacking and ultimately that was what left me uncaring. Then there is the whole underlining religious content that makes up a lot of the storyline. Some people might not like its treatment, but I have no idea where the storyline was going to know if I cared or not. I will not be continuing this series it was just not enjoyable for me. However, the audio version of this book was very well done and I really liked the book cover. ( )

I thought this might be interesting given the science fiction, time travel aspects, but it was just weird and unfulfilling.The book starts off interesting as Tucker’s parents leave because his mom is ill and Tucker has to go live with his Uncle. Tucker discovers the Diskos. Once Tucker and Lahlia travel through the Diskos this story goes all wrong and wacky. The worlds, time periods, and different people pass as quickly as they are introduced. Time passes in bunches and the characters are aging, but you have no idea how they’ve aged or where they were when they aged.
This book leaves the reader with tons of questions and no answers and as the story spins more and more out of control. I just didn’t care to keep track of what was happening. Once Tucker left our world, the world building was lacking and ultimately that was what left me uncaring. Then there is the whole underlining religious content that makes up a lot of the storyline. Some people might not like its treatment, but I have no idea where the storyline was going to know if I cared or not. I will not be continuing this series it was just not enjoyable for me. However, the audio version of this book was very well done and I really liked the book cover. ( )