Impulse
A Jumper Novel
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4.4 • 129 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Steven Gould returns to the world of his classic novel Jumper in the thrilling sequel Impulse.
Cent has a secret. She lives in isolation, with her parents, hiding from the people who took her father captive and tortured him to gain control over his ability to teleport, and from the government agencies who want to use his talent. Cent has seen the world, but only from the safety of her parents' arms. She's teleported more than anyone on Earth, except for her mother and father, but she's never been able to do it herself. Her life has never been in danger.
Until the day when she went snowboarding without permission and triggered an avalanche. When the snow and ice thundered down on her, she suddenly found herself in her own bedroom. That was the first time.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Familiarity with Gould's Jumper and Reflex (or, at minimum, the film of Jumper) is recommended before starting this initially confusing but intriguing story. Millicent "Cent" Ross is born in secrecy and raised in relative seclusion by her overprotective parents, Millie and Davy. The isolation isn't without reason: government forces and others are looking for the Ross family. Millie and Davy have the ability to teleport, or "jump," from location to location. Cent has only jumped with her parents, never on her own, until a freak accident unleashes her dormant power and opens up a whole new world. She demands release from her isolation, but controlling her power is as daunting as navigating high school, what with boys, sports, and a particularly loathsome bully. Fans of the series will enjoy meeting the next generation, but other readers may just feel lost.
Customer Reviews
Impulse
Great book, entertaining, difficult to put down etc.
There are some dark themes including child porn, briefly described, though he wasn’t grotesque about it, abusive bullying, gang rape of a minor, assorted gang related activity, kidnapping of minors, molestation of minors, physical torturing and beating of minors, just to name a few. This is all rounded off with unnecessary swearing, about on par for this author which just comes off as lazy writing. Finally, his personal politics bleed through, demonizing an actual real-life conservative think tank by name. It’s completely unnecessary, as it adds nothing to the story, like he couldn’t help himself and just threw it in there as an aside. Ugh.
With the exceptions listed above, I enjoyed this book, having read it more than once. The teleportation theme is well thought out by the author, which is refreshing.
Perfect
Great book to the series. Hopefully they can make the next movies just as good.
Impulse
Boring, nothing like the Jumper series. This book was very slow and meaningless..