Customer Reviews

Teek

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I couldn't put this down. Krane (his other names are Swiniarski and Swann) is really developing as a writer. He's young, and maybe that's what gives his prose that energy, and maybe it's why he understands his heroine so clearly. You have to love her; she's not some cold super-talent, but instead a real girl whose vulnerability makes you really care.

I loved it, and I want to read more by this guy!

This book wasn't the most original of ideas, but it did do a good job of exploring the way that psychic powers work and can be used. I thought, the characters were unique, enjoyable, and well rounded. I particularly enjoyed Macy. She is someone that I would like to know. The relationship between Allie and Chuck was creative and entertaining. There were some areas that I thought were glossed over a little too quickly (like Allie's mom), and the book needed an epiloque, at least, but it is definitely worth a read. It is fun and quick.

I really enjoyed this book. It isn't great literature but it is a good read. The concepts behind telekenesis are well thought out and interesting. I found myself liking the main characters even though the characters are a little one demensional. If you like books about the paranormal you'll like this book.

17-year-old Allison has been suffering from migraine headaches and discovers they are due to emerging telepathic powers - powers an unknown agency will kill for. As she encounters death and destruction at every turn, all roads eventually lead to an underground agency - and revelations about her birth which will change all their lives. Riveting and hard to put down, packed with unexpected twists and turns.

Teek has your firestarter plot. A young woman discovers she has telekinetic abilities, and an evil agency decides that want to use them, of course.

She is a teenager, not a little girl, so is more able to fend for herself from that point of view. Ok, if blandly predictable.

It is one of my favorite books that I read. I read it over and over and I learn more each time.

I liked this one. It's a fast-paced science fiction adventure with interesting characters, reminiscent in some ways of Stephen King. If this is the kind of reading you like, you'll find this one very enjoyable.

I had my doubts when I started reading Teek...I mean it's about a 17 yr old girl still in high school, what do I have in common with it? But the story unfolds to tell the story of an extrodinary girl who has incredable power of the mind 'TK'. One of the better books out in print.

This book is not a new concept. Stephen King and Dean Koontz have written about telekinesis and evil organizations attempting to control and experiment upon those with telekinesis before. It's not a crime not to start out with an original concept: authors do it all the time. But what Krane failed to do was to provide an original slant and original characters. I couldn't look at any of the characters and think of someone they reminded me of or that one of them might be someone I'd like to meet. They weren't believable. Especially not Chuck. What teenager talks like that? He was full of annoying anachronisms. After a while the plot got a bit uninspiring as well. And doesn't Daw have copyeditors? How could they miss some of those grammatical errors? I did finish it, though, and I didn't find the ending "rousing" at all. Just a case of the author deciding not to write anymore. The few interesting/exciting bits just couldn't make up for the above faults. However, I'm not saying "don't read this book." I'm saying "don't buy this book." It goes quickly enough that you can kill some time waiting at the airport or something. Just check it out from the library or borrow it from an unfortunate friend. Here, you can have my copy.