Going Bovine by Libba Bray (ISBN:0385733976)

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		Going Bovine
	
				(20 reviews)			
(173 Readers)

			Libba Bray		
	
Can Cameron find what he’s looking for?All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of...more
 Can Cameron find what he’s looking for?All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of effort. It’s not a lot to ask. But that’s before he’s given some bad news: he’s sick and he’s going to die. Which totally sucks. Hope arrives in the winged form of Dulcie, a loopy punk angel/possible hallucination with a bad sugar habit. She tells Cam there is a cure—if he’s willing to go in search of it. With the help of a death-obsessed, video-gaming dwarf and a yard gnome, Cam sets off on the mother of all road trips through a twisted America into the heart of what matters most.   less

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							Lonna
						
							few weeks ago						
I love Libba Bray and her Great and Terrible Beauty series, but this one was weird and had a very unsatisfying ending for me. Bray has a quirky sense of humor that I admire, but the fantasy just got way out of hand for 480 pages! Why the Printz Award for this one??

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
A little ambitious, not the best teen book of 2009, despite winning the Printz, but I liked what she was trying to do.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I suspect this book was written expressly to make the banned book list. I was offended by the language, drugs, sexually explicit situations, homosexuality, anti-family, anti-marriage, and religious viewpoint. Who is on the Printz Award panel, what were they thinking and what is their agenda?

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
OK, I know this is a "teen book", but if y'all can read Twilight and Harry Potter, than I can get a pass on this one.

Quick, easy read with good characters and a fun (kind of) plot.  Although reading about a 16 year-old with a fatal disease shouldn't be funny, this book manages to squeeze in a goodly amount of humor.  And besides, who doesn't love a good quest now and again?

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I love Libba Bray, and I knew this book would not disappoint. Cameron's character was hilarious and lovable. That being said, because Cameron had the human form of Mad Cow Disease, it was hard for me to tell what was real and what was just in his head while reading this book. I'll admit I spent the better part of the book being confused, unfortunately. Does that mean I enjoyed it any less?...more
 I love Libba Bray, and I knew this book would not disappoint. Cameron's character was hilarious and lovable. That being said, because Cameron had the human form of Mad Cow Disease, it was hard for me to tell what was real and what was just in his head while reading this book. I'll admit I spent the better part of the book being confused, unfortunately. Does that mean I enjoyed it any less? Absolutely not. It was a wonderful read and I'm glad I got to experience this book through Cameron's eyes. Kudos to you, Miss Bray. :)   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
great - i laffed ...

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
this one started out really funny and witty--but as Cameron ventures on his quest it gets a little too weird for me--science fiction meets folklore and fantasy--  Nordic gods, quantum physics and other weird stuff--  I think this one is trying to buy into the Harry Potter, Lightening Thief fans, but it rambles on.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Far too long - couldn't finish it although Balder was a highlight.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
This is a great book: life and death, religion and Disney World, spring break and yard gnomes. I can hardly see what Libba Bray comes up with next.

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							Cynthia
						
							few weeks ago						
I'm not a fan. I was alreday bitter because of The Sweet Far Thing and this book did not succeed in reviving my good graces.

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