Interesting idea, great coming of age novel

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	• The Society of S: A Novel Susan Hubbard Simon & Schuster, 2007 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 36 reviews view larger image
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A New Version of Vampires

I've read a lot of vampire books--you could say I'm a bit of a connoisseur. So I appreciate a fresh perspective on the idea, which is exactly what Hubbard's book brings. It centers on 13 year old Ariella Montero--delicate and protected from the world by a reclusive father after her mother disappeared shortly after her birth. It's certainly a coming of age story, though this teenager has a few more things to deal with than your average middle-schooler. She begins to slowly but certainly unravel the mystery of her life, what's going on in the basement of her father's old Victorian, and just who she is and what she is becoming. Intelligently written, it paints a plausible picture of how a modern day vampire could survive and in fact thrive in the 21st century. Filled with loneliness and discovery, it is a very compelling read.

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Couldn't put it down

I couldn't put it down. Literally. I started reading at around 10pm and at midnight I thought, "I might as well plan on little sleep because I've got to finish it." At 2am I went to bed ready to head to the bookstore to get the sequel.

Hubbard has created some great narration in her main character and some very intriguing characters and situations. This book is a wonderful example of a plot where the character learns that not all is as it appears to be...or is told.

Tony

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the society of s

I read "The Society of S" in about 2 days & enjoyed it fairly well. I've seen some people comparing this book to "Twilight," but I feel that "Twilight" is much better. "Society" seems to have been written only to set up the next novel in this series, "The Year of Disappearances," which sounds like it will have a more concrete plot than "Society." This book was good, but I cannot give it 5 stars because it seemed to stop short of a truly fulfilling conclusion. I was shocked when I turned the last page of chapter 19 only to find an epilogue.

The writing was well done & had the same dreamy quality that Stephenie Meyer seems to achieve, but the story held no suspense for me. The first third was the most interesting, & the story tapered off from there. I'm giving this book 4 stars for the quality of the writing, not the plot.

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Mesmerizing and memorable

When I first found this book, it was on the bargain rack at Barnes & Noble. I'd already have a few vampire anthologies in my hands so it was pure luck that I happened to pick this book up. After reading the insides cover, I actually questioned what this book was about. It wasn't anything "normal" that I had ever bought or read.

When I finally got around to reading it, I couldn't put it down. I finished it within two days and by that time I was on a hungry search for me.

So you can imagine how I felt to find it's sequel.

What makes this book amazing is its protagonist, Ariella, with the knowledge and brainpower of a 40-year-old and the naive and courage of a 13-year-old. The way she handled her family life and the intense knowledge of the outside world was enthralling.

Hubbard gave Ari a voice that is rare. Compounding a classic folklore creature with intriguing mystery and an earnest interest in the environment, she managed to give life to a common story that was quickly growing old. Whereas Anne Rice or (the more modern) Stephenie Meyer's vampires are romantic and things of our wildest fantasies, Susan Hubbard creates a being that could very well be living right next door. So realistic are her characters and vampires that you might begin to ask yourself...just how much of this is really a book?

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Interesting idea, great coming of age novel

Ariella Montero has always lived differently from anyone else. She lives with her father in a mansion in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she is home-schooled by her father. Her only other contact with the outside world is their housekeeper - she has never had a friend her age. Her father keeps her on a strictly vegetarian diet, saying she has a type of blood disorder, and spends his days in the basement - his lab - with the unappealing Mrs. Root as his assistant.

When the housekeeper decides that Ari needs to get out and meet some young people, she asks permission for Ari to come home with her and have dinner at their house. The McGarritt's noisy world - with several children - is so different from what Ari knew, but she eventually became close friends with them. However, she begins to learn about her mother, and decides one day to go seek her out.

Most of the book is her journey south, and about her discovering her mother and their secret. OH, you want to know the secret? Read the book! It's a really interestingly created coming of age story. I highly recommend it.

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What if everything you knew about your family was a lie: What if, when the lies began to crack, beneath them lay a truth so dark and deep, yet so compelling, that it pulled you inside? The Society of S, a taut, character-driven literary mystery, is the future of vampirism, told in a voice that will haunt you---and make you think.

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