Book Review: The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith
Reading level: Ages 14 and up Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (November 9, 2010) Book Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Jack gets drunk and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is kidnapped. He escapes, narrowly. The only person he tells is his best friend, Conner. When they arrive in London as planned for summer break, a stranger hands Jack a pair of glasses. Through the lenses, he sees another world called Marbury. There is war in Marbury. It is a desolate and murderous place where Jack is responsible for the survival of two younger boys. Conner is there, too. But he’s trying to kill them. Meanwhile, Jack is falling in love with an English girl, and afraid he’s losing his mind. Conner tells Jack it’s going to be okay. But it’s not. My Review: Andrew Smith’s unique and creepy novel, “The Marbury Lens,” provides a dark and unsettling journey in contrast to the various romance, supernatural, and dramatic novels that currently make up the YA genre. After...