Waiting on Wednesday: The Gardener.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Gardener by S.A. Bodeen
Publication date: 5/25/10
Summary:
Mason has never known his father, but longs to. All he has of him is a DVD of a man whose face is never seen, reading a children’s book. One day, on a whim, he plays the DVD for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. One of them, a beautiful girl, responds. Mason learns she is part of an experiment intended to render teenagers into autotrophs—genetically engineered, self-sustaining life-forms who don’t need food or water to survive. And before he knows it, Mason is on the run with the girl, and wanted, dead or alive, by the mysterious mastermind of this horrible plan, who is simply called the Gardener.
Will Mason be forced to destroy the thing he’s longed for most?
Thoughts:
Wow! This has one of the most unique sounding plots that I have seen in some time. It just sounds so cool, doesn't it? I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy. Thanks to Gail for pointing this one out to me.
Posts
January 20, 2010 12:19 AM
0_0 *mouth drops open* I pray for May 25th to come fast!!
January 20, 2010 1:29 AM
Thanks for sharing this one! I'm with you I'm looking forward to it's release.
January 20, 2010 3:52 AM
Every why has a wherefore.........................................
January 20, 2010 3:56 AM
That is one twisted premise!
January 20, 2010 5:34 AM
This sounds so different! Great pick, Sharon!
January 20, 2010 6:24 AM
Interesting pick! Never heard of it before.
January 20, 2010 7:33 AM
You're right! The angle is refreshing.
January 20, 2010 8:04 AM
Holy Crap that looks good - I think I am going to be stealing your Waiting, dont worry I will link to you but WOW that sounds like a book I really want to read and I had not even heard about it before!
Thanks what a great post!
January 20, 2010 8:05 AM
Sounds great! I thought S.A. Bodeen's last book, The Compound, was fascinating, so I'll definitely want to read this ASAP. Thanks for the heads up!
January 20, 2010 11:31 AM
I'm looking forward to it's release.
Work from home India
January 20, 2010 6:27 PM
OK. Let me say that I am now completely intrigued! Thanks to you, I've just added this title to my Want™ list. :D
Ann-Kat @ Today, I Read...
January 20, 2010 8:12 PM
Hm, this is a new one! I never heard of it, thanks for sharing. Hey Sharon, are you going to BEA this year?
January 20, 2010 9:46 PM
Ohhhh how great that is. Good choice Sharon!
January 21, 2010 4:28 PM
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January 22, 2010 2:30 PM
Oh, I am *loving* the sound of this. I really liked The Compound too, so this sounds incredibly promising.
January 24, 2010 12:18 AM
This book sounds really amazing and I love the cover - nice summary!
January 26, 2010 7:39 PM
This one does sound pretty cool! Nice pick! ;)