The Time Machine
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- Author：Chris Sasaki
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Summary
Twins， inseparable as children， ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds: one black and one white。
The Vignes sisters will always be identical。 But after growing up together in a small， southern black community and running away at age sixteen， it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults， it's everything， including their racial identities。 Many years later， one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape。 Across the country， the other secretly passes for white， and her white husband knows nothing of her past。 Still， although separated by so many miles and just as many lies， the fates of the twins remain intertwined。 What will happen when their own daughters' story lines intersect？
Weaving together multiple strands and generations， from the Deep South to California， from the 1950s to the 1990s， The Vanishing Half is at once a riveting， emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of of race， gender， and identity， and the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's desires and expectations。
The Vignes sisters will always be identical。 But after growing up together in a small， southern black community and running away at age sixteen， it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults， it's everything， including their racial identities。 Many years later， one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape。 Across the country， the other secretly passes for white， and her white husband knows nothing of her past。 Still， although separated by so many miles and just as many lies， the fates of the twins remain intertwined。 What will happen when their own daughters' story lines intersect？
Weaving together multiple strands and generations， from the Deep South to California， from the 1950s to the 1990s， The Vanishing Half is at once a riveting， emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of of race， gender， and identity， and the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's desires and expectations。
Reviews
Susan Bazzett-Griffith
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read for work。 no review
Miss Smith
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This classic is one I had never read before！ Our local science museum is hosting a virtual book club and I couldn’t resist taking it for a spin。 The Traveler is a great inventor who creates a time machine and travels to the future。 He is fascinated by the peace he feels he’s discovered but quickly realizes what you see on the surface isn’t always as it seems。 He quickly realizes that the Eloi he has grown to love live in fear of the Marlocks who live below the surface。 He see’s how over time， th This classic is one I had never read before！ Our local science museum is hosting a virtual book club and I couldn’t resist taking it for a spin。 The Traveler is a great inventor who creates a time machine and travels to the future。 He is fascinated by the peace he feels he’s discovered but quickly realizes what you see on the surface isn’t always as it seems。 He quickly realizes that the Eloi he has grown to love live in fear of the Marlocks who live below the surface。 He see’s how over time， they’ve come to depend on each other but violence and fear are still a part of the world。 He grows attached to one particular Eloi， Weena。 Weena teaches him that although there is darkness in the world， kindness， love， and beauty still surround us。 Overall， I really enjoyed this read and feel like this was a great children’s adaptation。 However， I believe the recommend age group is far fetched。 I would say 10-14 rather than the recommended 6-8。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This is another book that I read aloud to Daniel。 We enjoy this bedtime habit so much。 I love it when he asks me to keep reading。 I'm so glad that I have been encouraged to continue to read aloud to my kids， no matter their age。 We liked the beginning of this book， but in the middle， we both started questioning the thinking of the main character of the book， the time traveler。 We talked about his choices and thought we would have done things differently。 The part that was very strange， was the m This is another book that I read aloud to Daniel。 We enjoy this bedtime habit so much。 I love it when he asks me to keep reading。 I'm so glad that I have been encouraged to continue to read aloud to my kids， no matter their age。 We liked the beginning of this book， but in the middle， we both started questioning the thinking of the main character of the book， the time traveler。 We talked about his choices and thought we would have done things differently。 The part that was very strange， was the middle of the book when the time traveler ended up in the land of the Eloi and the Morlocks。 What a strange land， so many questions we were left wondering about。 Remember the Eloi that he saved and befriended， Weena。 I liked the last statement of the book: "The flowers tell me that the human heart is still filled with kindness and love - even in the distant future。" 。。。more
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Diane Robinson
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The Time Machine， originally written by H。 G。 Wells and published in 1895， is an incredible adventure。 This Classic Starts edition is well written for younger readers。
Debra Horton
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I enjoyed this version because I think it is a great way to introduce classics to younger readers。 One of the nicer features is a list of questions in the back -- the types of discussion questions you would expect for a writing assignment or book club。 As for the book itself， I have never read the original but I didn't find the story very compelling。 I am just so spoiled with current science fiction that the story seemed completely unbelievable to me。 I enjoyed this version because I think it is a great way to introduce classics to younger readers。 One of the nicer features is a list of questions in the back -- the types of discussion questions you would expect for a writing assignment or book club。 As for the book itself， I have never read the original but I didn't find the story very compelling。 I am just so spoiled with current science fiction that the story seemed completely unbelievable to me。 。。。more
Sarah Joseph
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Read it with my students; easy introduction into sci-fi and the kids loved it。
Caleb
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it was good
Alia
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I like this book。 But he only talked about traveling to the future， not the past。
Karen
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This book is a good introduction to the classic book The Time Machine。 My only problem with it is that it is intended for readers aged 6 and up， but the ideas in the book are still a bit complicated for an eight-year-old to muddle through。 It did lead to some interesting discussions， though， and maybe he'll be willing to read the 'real' book when he is older。 This book is a good introduction to the classic book The Time Machine。 My only problem with it is that it is intended for readers aged 6 and up， but the ideas in the book are still a bit complicated for an eight-year-old to muddle through。 It did lead to some interesting discussions， though， and maybe he'll be willing to read the 'real' book when he is older。 。。。more
Susan Anderson
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It's a classic， of course。 I found the allusions to current society interesting。 It is a quick read & worth your time。 It's a classic， of course。 I found the allusions to current society interesting。 It is a quick read & worth your time。 。。。more
Mary Pond
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Actually， I read this book in the original， long ago。
Evangelin Davids
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Okay。 Nice book。 A bit confusing。
April
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The 5th grader thought it was fun， but got boring toward the end （I sort of have to agree with him:）。
Diosanubiz
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Great book
Akrabar
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A nice book。 I wish there were more illustrations （since it is intended for children）。 And perhaps it could be even more abridged。
Carol
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Read this to my big girl and it was a great journey together。 Given that Rod Taylor died the week we were reading it we will have to watch the movie。
Jeannie
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Great beginner/introduction to the classics。 I read most books along side my son and this was a neat take on time travel and our society。
Kátia Cristina
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We have this feeling of wanting to know the future or expecting the future to be always better than the present。What if we found out that instead of developing the human race retrocessed？ And the only hope was love all over again？ "The flowers tell me that the human heart is still filled with kindness and love - even in the distant future" Loved it。 Now I'll read the unabridged version。 We have this feeling of wanting to know the future or expecting the future to be always better than the present。What if we found out that instead of developing the human race retrocessed？ And the only hope was love all over again？ "The flowers tell me that the human heart is still filled with kindness and love - even in the distant future" Loved it。 Now I'll read the unabridged version。 。。。more
Brayton
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The Time Traveler went 8，000 years in the future。 He thought that people were rich and knew more stuff but they were poor and weak。 They got their food from human ape monsters。
Adnan
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Its awsome its my dream to read my book
Nicholas Dado
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tThe Time Machine by Chris Sasaki is a fantasy mystery of when an inventor who lives in old London builds a time machine。 The Inventor， who remains nameless throughout the book， travels to future London where he observes and lives with the people of the above ground called “Eloi，” and the underground people called “Morlocks。” He realizes how nice the Eloi people are because of their peaceful ways， like walking around with robes and sandals on。 Though when he comes to discover the disrespectful M tThe Time Machine by Chris Sasaki is a fantasy mystery of when an inventor who lives in old London builds a time machine。 The Inventor， who remains nameless throughout the book， travels to future London where he observes and lives with the people of the above ground called “Eloi，” and the underground people called “Morlocks。” He realizes how nice the Eloi people are because of their peaceful ways， like walking around with robes and sandals on。 Though when he comes to discover the disrespectful Morlocks， he realizes that the Eloi live in fear of them。 Not only because of the ugly pale ghost-like look they have， but also because of their aggressive behavior， such as grabbing and clawing at you as you walk by them。 tThe main character， “the Inventor，” has an outgoing personality。 I like that he is willing to risk his life for one of the Eloi friends he made。 The Inventor also he likes adventures。 I don’t like that he makes you think and does not tell you the answer when you ask him。 The Eloi are small and weak。 They are playful， care for one another， and live a simple life。 They are also afraid of the dark。 I like everything about the Eloi。 tThe Morlocks are rude， hairy， ghost-like， and only go out in the dark。 I don’t like them because of their behaviors。 They are afraid of the light and are pale。tThe story is set in 1895 in London。 England， a city filled with people and activity。 The buildings are old and quaint， as you would expect to find in old London。 The future London is boring， hilly and with stark white boring buildings with no architectural details or old English charm。tThis book has mysteries that make you want to keep reading and that is what I enjoyed about it。 It has good twists and turns in the story。 I can’t tell you more because that would give the book away。 。。。more
Jasmyne
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Although I didn't read the original version， after reading this shorter version （meant for juvenile readers， technically）， I'm very interested to track down the original。 The story is about the Time Traveler， who is the unnamed narrator for a good chunk of the book as he describes what it was he saw in the eight hours he'd been gone。Though it's easier to read， the literary themes and possible discussions about humanity and where our actions take us in the future are easy to spot。 If someone was Although I didn't read the original version， after reading this shorter version （meant for juvenile readers， technically）， I'm very interested to track down the original。 The story is about the Time Traveler， who is the unnamed narrator for a good chunk of the book as he describes what it was he saw in the eight hours he'd been gone。Though it's easier to read， the literary themes and possible discussions about humanity and where our actions take us in the future are easy to spot。 If someone was wanting to get their kid into reading classic novels without having them loathe it （like most do when English teachers shove it at them）， this would be a good start。 It's interesting， easy to understand but still with great vocabulary and can open up discussion on more detailed level if desired。 。。。more
Peter
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nice
Kyla
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The time traveler， who apparently didn't have a name， is the hero of the story。 He lost his time machine because the villain in the story， a group of creatures called the morlocks， hid his time machine。 He ran into the morlocks in the future， and somehow they took it from him。 He eventually found the machine with help from his friend Weena in the base of a building called the Sphinx。 I liked about this book: there were really interesting scientific facts， but some of the facts were science ficti The time traveler， who apparently didn't have a name， is the hero of the story。 He lost his time machine because the villain in the story， a group of creatures called the morlocks， hid his time machine。 He ran into the morlocks in the future， and somehow they took it from him。 He eventually found the machine with help from his friend Weena in the base of a building called the Sphinx。 I liked about this book: there were really interesting scientific facts， but some of the facts were science fiction。 I liked the way the author described things， like when the time traveler made friends with Weena。 。。。more
Sean
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I really liked The Time Machine。A summary of this story would be，a man invents a time machine。He travels in to the future and meets a little eloi thing named weena。Then she gets eaten by a morlock。Then the time traveler went home again，but the time traveler forgot a camera，so when he got back he grabbed a camera and a knapsack and went back in to the future again。
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