I suspect I would hate the movie

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	• Jumper: A Novel (Jumper) Steven Gould Tor Science Fiction, 1993 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 125 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

I suspect I would hate the movie

The thing that I most found interesting about this book were the realistic problems that David Rice has, even as a kind of "superman", dealing with modern society as an outsider. The things that the third reviewer panned were the very things that made the story work for me.

I had not seen references to this book before I saw a DVD entitled "Jumper" at the supermarket checkout line today... and the name of the hero was David Rice, but the synopsis seemed to be describing a completely different story, so I decided to check online before buying it.

Given that the movie more or less eliminates much of what made the book interesting, I think it's unlikely that I'd like it. Thanks for the warning, Amazon. :)

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JUMPER - A NOVEL

What a great novel. Cannot put it down. I saw the movie, but the book is better. What an imagination. Never boring.

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Jumper

If you expect the book to be like the movie you are wrong. The book is still good but dont expect the movie when you are reading it.

Fantastic

This is the best novel I've read in months. It's a coming of age story more than anything else. If you want a book to go with the movie, you'll want Jumper: Griffin's Story. If you want a book that is worth reading, you'll want this one.

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An American Library Association "Best Book for Young Adults"
An International Reading Association "Young Adults' Choice"

Deciding he has finally had enough abuse from his drunken father and is now determined to get away--any way he can--Davy discovers that he has the ability to teleport anywhere he wants. So he "jumps" to New York City. But next he finds himself desperately short on cash, so he "jumps" into a bank vault. While living the high life in the Big City and testing the limits of his power, Davey makes another startling discovery--the mother whom he thought had abandoned him.

But a new tragedy and other events plunge Davy into a dangerous and mysterious world of terrorists and government espionage. This time there may be no safe place for "the Jumper."
(07/14/2004)

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