Andromeda Klein, Frank Portman
Andromeda Klein, Frank Portman
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Andromeda Klein

Author: Frank Portman

Narrator: Deirdre Lovejoy

Unabridged: 14 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/25/2009


Synopsis

From Frank Portman, author of the cult classic King Dork that John Green says "will rock your world", comes a novel about Andromeda Klein, who has a few problems of her own.

Her hair is kind of horrible.

Her partner-in-occultism, Daisy, is dead.

Her secret, estranged, much older and forbidden boyfriend-in-theory, has gone AWOL.

And her mother has learned how to text.

In short, things couldn't get much worse. Until they do. Daisy seems to be attempting to make contact from beyond, books are starting to disappear from the library, and then, strangely and suddenly, Andromeda's tarot readings are beginning to predict events with bizarrely literal accuracy.

Omens are everywhere. Dreams; swords; fires; hidden cards; lost, broken, and dead cell phones . . . and what is Daisy trying to tell her?

In the ensuing struggle of neutral versus evil, it's Andromeda Klein against the world, modern society, demonic forces, and the "friends" of the library.

About The Author

Frank Portman (a.k.a. Dr. Frank) is the singer/songwriter/guitarist of the influential East Bay punk band the Mr. T. Experience (MTX). MTX has released about a dozen albums since forming in the mid 1980s. Andromeda Klein is Frank’s second book for young readers. Frank lives in Oakland, California. You can visit him online at www.frankportman.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeph on December 19, 2011

In all honesty, I really can't recommend this book in good faith. However, for my part, I'm such an easy critic that it really grew on me. Even so, a book that takes until halfway through to really get moving and only really comes together at the last chapters has some problems in the workings. Andro......more

Goodreads review by Zan on March 19, 2013

[Edit: I originally gave this book 4 stars (I mention why in the original review below, which is unchanged), but given that I haven't been able to stop thinking about it or its fascinating main character since I read it, and keep recommending it to friends, it definitely warrants 5. This is a great......more

Goodreads review by Imogen on September 03, 2009

Would you judge me if I told you I don't like long books? You'd probably be right to judge me, but I don't. I mean, it's not a hardline absolute thing; I'm just always, like, three hundred pages? That will take a LONG GODDAM TIME to get through. And I DO NOT HAVE VERY MUCH TIME. And I WANT TO HAVE A......more


Quotes

Praise for Andromeda Klein:

[STAR] "With impish prose and ridiculously researched detail, Portman fully fleshes a one-of-a-kind character."-Booklist, Starred

"Andromeda is a compelling character...[with] unique and likable flavor."-Kirkus Reviews

"Portman's depiction of Andromeda's struggles in her claustrophobic world is skilled and affectionate...[readers] will find plenty of food for thought."-Publishers Weekly

"A vivid portrait of Andromeda...the teen addresses a variety of issues, from censorhsip to frienship to parental involvemnt."-School Library Journal