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I would have to comment that Kimberly Fuller, a promising young author, has gifted the world with a new and stunning piece of literature for the Science Fiction readers of today. In "Home" the plot is captivating and keeps you on the edge of your seat wanting to know what happens next. I found myself reading into the night to finish this wonderful book. I would highly recommend this book to those who enjoy an exciting adventure of other worlds and times.

Home is not a book easily described. When asked about it, I simply have to give one of those cheesy answers like "it's about human nature," because they are the only words than can compare. Unlike Science Fiction by many other modern authors, Ms. Fuller portrays a story built on the common ground of human experience rather than making a book about the wonders of science that only happens to have a plot. This book may seem small at first, but it is explosive and will open new thoughts as to what it means to be human. Her work is more reminiscent of Hemingway than Einstein, as all Sci-fi should have been-- as it was in the days of Herbert, Aasimov, and Clarke.

I read the other reviews and I just don't understand those who rated this book a 1 star rating. I have learned this rule from all the books I have read that if the book doesn't flow within the first 2 to 3 chapters you will probably have to wade through it, and I used to do just that but anymore I don't read them. From the first chapter this book really flowed and took me along with it...it was like the books I read when I was a kid where I couldn't put it down and would read 100 pages in one sitting. The story was moving and I was moved to tears (I'm a grown man w/wife + kids btw), the characters were better than the majority of crap scifi novels out there and the romance wasn't harlequin. The person who wrote that probably still lives with mom and dad and wanted a hard core scifi (like Fred Savage in Princess Bride "is this one of those Kissing books?"). I feel that the other person who reviewed her book with a 1 star on the day she died must have a black heart to do that.
I cannot believe that a young girl wrote this book, it made me feel like I was rereading Frankenstein (also by a young girl). In fact I live not too far from where she lived and I didn't even know about her because I'm not originally from Oklahoma. I was so moved by her book that I wanted to look up what other books she had written (thinking that this was written in '97 that by now she has written a plethora of other great works)... then sadly my search was cut short when I came across her obituary. I have never ever written a review before but I think she deserves some recognition even if belatedly.

A longtime Sci-Fi fan, I'm always on the lookout for new authors to add to my collection and was happy to see this new female voice. Then I read "Home." The basic premise has promise but the execution is strictly hack work. I had to wonder if the book misclassified and was intended for the Young Adult audience. Even pre-teens deserve better than this.

"Home" is a bizarre hybrid of the Nancy Drew novels and the Harlequin Romance series. The characters are one dimensional, at best, and their actions are so random they defy belief. The writing is often cringe-worthy. Where was the editor for this book? Was there an editor? The book reads like the output from a vanity press.

If you are a Sci-Fi fan, skip this book. If you are a Harlequin Romance fan and you receive this book for free, it might be worth your time.

This book was written by the recipient of the 1st successful heart-lung transplant at the University of Pittsburgh. She was 9 at the time of her original surgery. Despite additional lung transplants and a complicated health history, she managed to graduate from College and write this book. Its style suffers from the fact that she was a late teenager when it was written. Sadly, she died today (April 9, 2001) at age 25.

NOTE- I meant to mark this as 3 Stars. Can not edit it.