nearly outside of genre... well-written, charming without being too dear...most of us can surely relate to literature being a lifesaver through difficult times (ie; childhood!)

I am happy to have discovered this wonderful author! I loved this book that is homage to science fiction and fantasy literature and as well as those who read it. It is a perfect blend of fantasy and reality! One of the things I find brilliant about it is that throughout the time I was reading it, I was constantly questioning if perhaps everything, the incident, the sister, the mother, the Faeries, the magic were real or just Mori’s imagination. I have my opinion but I don't want to give any spoilers! I also liked the her take on Magic as well as her depiction of the faeries as wild feral beings.

Beautifully written, realistic fantasy about a teen-aged girl imbued with magic who talks with fairies, struggles against her evil-witch mother, endures the trials of assimilating into a new, private, girls, boarding school, and finds salvation in the world of books. Jo Walton balances the coming-of-age of a young woman with the mystical world of fairies in Wales and England. She weaves in a wealth of books, especially science fiction in delightfully compelling ways. And her use of libraries and librarians is exemplary! Where else will you find the quote, "Interlibrary Loans are a wonder of the world and a glory of civilization."?

Copley

Do you love coming-of-age stories? Do you like books with a little magic in them? Do you enjoy reading about boarding school life? Do you love books written as diary entries where you learn about a character’s innermost thoughts and lives? Do you like books full of literary references, from science fiction and fantasy to historical fiction? Well, if you nodded in agreement to any or all of these questions, then Jo Walton’s Among Others is the book for you. Here, too, is a Pinterest of the books mentioned in the book: http://pinterest.com/tinyampersand/the-books-of-among-others/

If you like Science Fiction then you will probably like the constant references to books, authors, and plot lines. For the most part it's a decent story with a good main character and a good ending. At times though it felt like it wasn't really going anywhere.

Unique and interesting. I will look for more of her books.

Its scooping the 2012 book awards so probably worth a try even though reviews here are mixed.

Much of this story is inferred, which was irritating at times - I kept coming back to this one. Enjoyed the discussion of older SF. Not sure why it was set in the late seventies - to limit the books available? Recommended by the Book-a-Day calendar.

I loved how this story was so very ordinary, and yet so suffused with magic. I generally don't love modern fantasy, but this one was lovely.