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Fence: Striking Distance
Fence: Striking Distance | Sarah Rees Brennan
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Fence: Striking Distance | Sarah Rees Brennan
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Bedtime reading!

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xicanti
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I came close to bailing on this early on, since it reads a lot younger than I expected and leans into my least favourite US high school stereotype (see below). As it rolled along, though, it won me over with its SHEER ADORABILITY. Yeah, the characters feel young, but that‘s because they act like actual 14- to 17-year-olds, with all the figuring-stuff-out moments that demographic goes through. I giggled and groaned and revelled in their adventures.

xicanti The stereotype, now: fiction seems to indicate all American high schoolers are TOTALLY OBSESSED with who‘s in which grade, which they of course refer to by nicknames. This grates on me every damned time, but it‘s especially jarring in an Irish writer‘s novel based on a comic by an Australian and a Mexican. It‘s really the only glaring US HS stereotype in the thing, though, and it mostly happens from Aiden‘s POV, so I dealt. (edited) 2y
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Branwen
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Book Haul Part 2!

It is entirely possible that I am a bit obsessed with the Fence graphic novel series now! 😶 So when I saw these two books based on the graphic novels I absolutely couldn't resist! 😍📚💕 And neither can Chaplin, apparently! 😹 #catsoflitsy #littenkitten #chaplin

GingerAntics Would the novels make sense without the graphic novels? The concept sounds interesting, but I‘m not the biggest fan of graphic novels (I‘m really picky about the few I have read). 3y
Branwen @GingerAntics From what I've heard the books take place after the 4th graphic novel, but I'll be able to give you a better idea after I read the first one! I'll keep you updated! 😃💕📚👍 I think they might be pretty accessible either way! 3y
GingerAntics @Branwen I can‘t wait to hear about them. 3y
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GirlNamedJesse
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I ended up skimming through anything that wasn‘t Nicholas or Seiji‘s POVs. I just really do not like Aiden, so it was hard to care about the Aiden/Harvard storyline. I‘ll end up reading the next to find out if the boys ever figure out the Nicholas-Jesse connection. Hopefully there‘ll be more fencing, too!

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Ellen_C
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Fun YA novel about 4 students at a boys‘ prep school who have to learn team work for fencing, but personalities and secrets get in the way. https://cannonballread.com/2021/04/fence-striking-distance-elcicco/

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sarahs.thoughts.on.books
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Looking forward to reading this novelization. Hoping it ties up some loose ends from the graphic novels

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DyAnne
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Oh, my boys! I miss the images from the comics, but I love getting inside the heads of all the boys. Gotta take it slow and make it last.

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mdemanatee
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I was so excited to see the fun illustrations at the front and back of the finished copy. This was my “break the glass in case of emergency” book for when my stress got bad. So I guess I need a new emergency book but was so grateful for these lovable goofs. I was also excited to see the book as a paperback original. I haven‘t seen any conversations around the choice, but it‘s fun to see the potential return of a YA paperback series.

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DyAnne
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People! There is a Fence novel. While I really just want a hundred new issues of Fence, I‘ll happily take this!

mdemanatee Can‘t wait to get a second to grab my preorder from the store! 4y
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TracyReadsBooks
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Brennan totally nails Pacat‘s voice in this first, but clearly not the last, book expanding on the Fence comics. All your favorite characters—Harvard, Aiden, Seiji, & Nicholas—are back & life at King‘s Row is just as crazy as ever. Fencing takes a back seat as we learn more about the characters, their rivalry with Exton, & how their coach plans to turn them into a championship team. I laughed out loud more than once & will definitely keep reading.

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Fence: Striking Distance | Sarah Rees Brennan
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When I saw that Brennan was writing an original novel based on the Fence comic written by C. S. Pacat & illustrated by Johanna the Mad, I was thrilled—she is the perfect author to dive deep into the rivalries, the angst, the romantic entanglements, & everything else that comes with being on the King‘s Row fencing team. Thrilled to get my hands on an ARC & even more excited to see it includes illustrations by Johanna the Mad. Time to dive in!