Author: Patrick Carman His Site
Series: Pulse (#1)
Genre: Dystopian/YA Fiction
Rating: 3/5
Moral: 2/5
The year is 2051, and the world is still recognizable. With the help of her mysterious classmate Dylan Gilmore, Faith Daniels discovers that she can move objects with her mind. This telekinetic ability is called a “pulse,” and Dylan has the talent, too. In riveting action scenes, Faith demonstrates her ability to use her pulse against a group of telekinesis masters so powerful they will flatten their enemies by uprooting street lights, moving boulders, and changing the course of a hurtling hammer so that it becomes a deadly weapon. But even with great talent, the mind—and the heart—can be difficult to control. If Faith wants to join forces with Dylan and save the world, she’ll have to harness the power of both.
Patrick Carmen has written a tense and original story, with an amazing plot and interesting characters.
The plot:
I felt like half the book was the beginning. It inched along slowly, drilling facts into my brain. Eventually, it came to a point where we (We, meaning me and the main character) knew it all. That is when it started getting interesting. There was not a lot of action, but when there was it thrilling. The view point switches were flawless, and useful. In some books they can be irritating, but not in Pulse. I wasn't exactly sure who the enemy was. That is one of the things unique about Pulse, I got to decide who I thought the bad people were. I noticed that Patrick portrayed the 'good people on both sides' theory delightfully. So the plot, though slow, was interesting and over all enjoyable.
The characters:
Faith Daniels was a very fiery heroine. She was underestimated often, but always proved that she could stand up for herself. Although, she often lost fights. Dylan Gilmore wasn't Faith's first crush. There was another boy, one of the 'bad people', Wade Quinn. At first he is depicted as strong and handsome. As the story goes, you find out that he is just a wimp. Even though he is on one of the bad sides, he still loves Faith so you can't exactly hate him. I think it was an amazing moral, showing that you can't always trust whats on the outside. Faith learned to understand and accept that as well. There are others too, and the depth of Patrick's characters is outstanding. I really loved them.
The Setting:
So this cool idea of the 'State' slowly enveloping the rest of America was interesting. Faith had to constantly move closer and closer to it because schools were closing down as people gave up and moved to the state. With her background, Faith would never move there. She liked open spaces and the State was enclosed. So everything is run down. Abandoned buildings, empty neighborhoods. It was all very dramatic.
The Standout:
The thing that stood out to me the most...
I think Wade was what made the story interesting to me. Over and over he was used to keep the plot rolling. His morals were misshapen and his thoughts out of order. I think it was week of him to not choose a side, to try and keep everyone happy, but I think that also made me look at who I am. He was a jerk to Faith, but only because he didn't know how to handle his emotions. Plus, he had been continually pushed around by his parents and sister. He was an idiot, but he was also the best developed character in the book.
The Moral:
Other than friendship, there wasn't really any moral. It was bland and that is one of the reasons why I didn't love the book. There wasn't sex or lots of swearing, but that's really the only thing good about the moral.
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