Fade to Blue by Sean Beaudoin

Rating: 4/5
Age R: 13+
Release Date: August 1, 2009 (tomorrow!)
Synopsis:
Sophie Blue is just your average girl. Except for her father mysteriously disappearing. There's also that weird Popsicle truck that is kinda stalking her. Oh then there's also that friggin' impossible itch she keeps getting on her elbow.
Kenny Fade (pronounced Fa-Day) is a super popular basketball player. The complete opposite of Sophie.
It may seem like these two kids (teenagers actually hehe) have nothing in common. They are so wrong.
Thoughts:
Oh this book! I REALLY liked it. I hope there's a sequel in the works because I have not had enough. :)
If you're not a patient person this book will probably make you want to tear your hair out. I'm not saying this is a frustrating read, it's not, but there were times where you are left wondering "WTFruit is going on?" That's completely normal because the author is making you feel/think like Sophie and Kenny. They think that they are losing their minds and maybe they are. You will feel the same exact way, which I LOVED. It all comes together in the end in a very satisfying way. You are still left with quite a bit of questions though but still, neato!
Like I said in the synopsis, Sophie and Kenny have quite a bit in common. Reading about it all is simply awesome. Like me, you will be eager for more.
This book is not only awesome because of the incredibly mind-boggling writing and story but also because it talks about how our world is changing. How eventually our planet will be "so full of discarded junk there [will] be nowhere to sit". The whole book makes you think quite a bit about all kinds of things.
Remember how I said the writing and story is mind-boggling? Well it is. As you're reading it you feel like you're in a dream at times. It's very surreal which I've never experienced with a book before. It's amazing. :D
You will enjoy finding out why Sophie and Kenny feel like they are going crazy. It's truly interesting. You will also love the mini comic book/graphic novel in the middle of the book. This book has a bit of everything so I'm sure even the most reluctant reader will like it. :)
But remember, pay attention or you will get lost. Sometimes this book is like a maze. Be alert! I'll admit, even I (not like I'm a super awesome genius or anything) had to go back and re-read some parts or slow down and think. ;)
I liked this book so much I'd love to see it in movie form. That will definitely be something. Reminds me a bit of Donnie Darko (LOVE THAT MOVIE!) actually. :)
I wish I could say more about it but I really don't want to give away spoilers :D Go read it!

Quote/s:

In binary code you can replace the alphabet with eight-bit strands that stand for each character. Like, B is 01100010. It totally works. So, for instance, if this tool is hasling you at your locker, and you want to be all like, hey, tool, YOU SUCK, you just write an 0 on one palm and a 1 on the other, and then you open and close your hands real fast in fron of his face, flashing this message: 01000101 11101010 01011010 10001011 10100101 11101010 10001010 00101101.

Renob- Boner backwards, which is such a totally good thing to call your little brother in the station wagon all the way to Chuck E. Cheese's without your parents figuring out, at least until right when you pull in the parking lot and then Dad turns around and threatens not to let you play skee-ball and, worse than that, while busy pointing his big jabby finger, you're not even going to get a slice of plain cheese pie if you don't knock it the hell off, mister, like right now. Then, when you call your Dad a dawkcid, it's a whole month without the Xbox......

Extra:
Binary Code plays quite the part in the novel which is really neat. Here's a picture of a PostSecret from this week that used binary code. I thought it was pretty nifty that I saw it right after reading this book. :) Totally has nothing to do with the book but here it is:


It says:
I'm in love with two men. I'm not married to the better of the two.

So sad huh? :(

YOU WILL ENJOY READING THIS BOOK IF YOU LIKE/ARE INTERESTED IN:
-betrayal
-entertainment
-humor
-evil nurses
-comic books/graphic novels
-surreal
-mystery
-great twists and turns
-surprises
-high school
-neat and funny chapter titles
-Binary Code
-The Matrix
-Donnie Darko
-Going Nowhere Faster by Sean Beaudoin
-Sean Beaudoin