"Sixteen-year-old Delaney, who is traumatized after witnessing her father's infidelity in the woods, blames herself for her parents' divorce. She rewrites stories from that period, telling herself "I couldn't go back in time, but maybe I could skip sideways." When her mother, a physicist, explains the Many Worlds Theory--in which a separate universe exists for each possible choice a person could have made, including consequences that branch out from them--Delaney is shaken. Enticing because of its eerie implications and ...
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"Sixteen-year-old Delaney, who is traumatized after witnessing her father's infidelity in the woods, blames herself for her parents' divorce. She rewrites stories from that period, telling herself "I couldn't go back in time, but maybe I could skip sideways." When her mother, a physicist, explains the Many Worlds Theory--in which a separate universe exists for each possible choice a person could have made, including consequences that branch out from them--Delaney is shaken. Enticing because of its eerie implications and gradual in its execution, the theory unfolds through Delaney's anxious perspective."--
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Some Laneys Died by Brooke Skipstone is a truly wonderful science fiction thriller that explores alternate realities based on the choices Laney makes. The book follows Delaney West the books main protagonist as she delves into the world of quantum physics. Occurrences that happen across different realities leak into her own reality making her doubt her sanity. The story narrates Delaney West's quest to understand these strange ordeals as best as she can. The book is sure to keep readers turning pages from the very beginning. The story is set in the town of Austin, Texas and is narrated from the point of view of a normal high school student facing not so normal problems.
The approach used by the author to make the books main protagonist a normal high school girl has proved key in making the book as riveting as it is. The author expertly uses vivid description in the narration of this story. This has aided greatly in giving the intended audience a general feel of the story and also in character development in general. Apart from this the author has also used direct speech to further develop the story and engage the audience as the story unfolds. These stylistic devices have proved effective in making the book the wonderful read that it is. In addition to this, the author seeks to speak on certain issues that affect the everyday human being. While this book is a sci-fi exploration of alternate universe theory, like all good science fiction Brooke Skipstone uses this as a vehicle to tell a human story that explores issues of family breakups and sexual assault.
Despite the many positive sides to this book, I felt that there was an excess of vivid description that slowed the story a bit. This story takes a deep dive into the minds of its characters, focusing on character development in a story that is character-centric. The author writing style is punctuated by witty and clever storytelling that ensured the story was continuously entertaining. Lovers of sci-fi thrillers will find this book hard to put down as it is quite an interesting read.
