Otterson, Joe (January 4, 2018). " 'The Gifted' Renewed for Season 2 at Fox". Variety. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018 . Retrieved June 26, 2018. This is an outstanding piece of writing–rich, vivid, fluent, and well paced–with a wonderful cast of well-developed, engaging characters and a constantly surprising story line.”

But as Rumi grows older, Lalwani strips the comedy away, and "the sodden misery of the whole thing" weighs on the novel more and more. "I am a weirdo," Rumi realizes, as she continues to see the world in terms of equations and patterns. Torn between pleasing her parents and nurturing her soul, she falls into a series of bizarre tics and self-destructive habits, signs of distress that someone would have noticed if everyone around her wasn't so impressed by her mathematical prowess. At 10, Rumi is in advanced maths, and at 14, she sits for her A levels. Her dad, a math professor, has helped her. He's given her problem sets, explained how to concentrate and study, devoted himself to supporting her. What threw me completely off was when the science fiction part of the book came into play. I knew there was going to be some considering people get their brains altered but holy shit. a b Schwartz, Terri (January 16, 2017). "Legion: X-Men Producer on How Professor X Fits in and Future TV Plans". IGN . Retrieved January 17, 2017. This book surprised me! I have yet to see any of my blogging and reviewing peers read this book, and when I received it several months ago, I didn't know much about it. I was going into this story with a clean slate, which is sometimes the best way to experience a story. While some general ideas of the story are not unique to this book, the story was very enjoyable and I couldn't put it down, even until the ending.

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Truitt, Brian (October 1, 2017). "Fox's 'The Gifted' puts a modern spin on X-Men metaphor". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017 . Retrieved November 19, 2017.

It wasn’t until our two MC’s started interacting that I really enjoyed Gifted. Their roles in life were interesting but, let's face it, nothing new. The hard working girl with passion and the upper class boy who feels the need for more in life have been done before. I suppose that’s another reason the beginning is slow. Not only is there so much info dumping in all the wrong places but because there isn’t nothing new brought to the table. Not even the mind altering aspect to gain some sort of intellectual power is new. Man Booker Longlist Announced". Booker Prize. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2009 . Retrieved 7 June 2009.I think that the concept of this book was really interesting - a teenage math prodigy discovering herself and the world around her. I think it really showed how kids are kids, and what terrible results can come of prematurely bestowing adulthood on them. The protagonist, Rumika Vasi, is an adolescent girl, making not-so-good decisions (like most of us!), although her parents expect a lot more out of someone who has entered Oxford at age 15. While I think the plot itself was a unique one, the smaller plot points were what put me off. For example, a lot of what the book focused on were her romantic escapades. Don't get me wrong, I love romance! But this could have been approached better. It gave off the feeling that growing up, was discovering romance - which I don't really agree with. I kinda wish that the author had focused more on Rumi as a character and how she became her own individual (without the help of hooking up with both her cousin and a 20 year old guy that is!). Along with that there were also some parts that seemed a bit too unrealistic. All in all this was a nice, light read with the exception of some details! Alan provides AI consulting and advisory to intergovernmental organizations including member states of the United Nations, European Union, and the Commonwealth. Alan’s applied AI research and visualizations are featured worldwide, with citations in the University of Oxford’s debate on AI Ethics in December 2021, and in the US Government’s economic research report in February 2023. His 2021-2022 experiments with Leta AI and Aurora AI have been viewed over 3.5 million times. I didn't think that the romance between them was that great; I didn't even see what drew them to each other, much less the way they supposedly felt about each other. It's just... dull. My only complaint was how abrupt the ending was – it left me a little discombobulated for a second because everything was happening at once. The resolution was satisfying though, so in general it left a really great message in my heart. If you’re looking for a book that’ll transport you to a time where music is hoarded by the wealthy, then you’ve landed in the right spot. There are creative technological devices that make it a fun sci-fi, and a hopeful message that’ll get you thinking, no matter what kind of reader you are. And finally, music lovers can’t miss out on this one. After all, we know what it’s like to pursue a passion that many people would think we’re “wasting” time on. Li, Shirley (October 2, 2017). "Marvel's The Gifted: Meet the X-Men Drama's Mutant, Human Characters: Jace Turner". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017 . Retrieved December 13, 2017.

Plus, a lot of the action is written in these odd third-person paragraphs. These chapters felt different from the others. They had a different sort of cadence, an uneasy, stilted rhythm that I didn't like. A huge ending scene happens when it's written like this, and I'm 95% sure I have no idea what happened. Lalwani's evocation of teenage dislocation is pitch-perfect and she inhabits her heroine's interior world with tender authority. The generational clash between Rumi and her parents - captured with precision and empathy - derives from the fact that her ethnicity and her genius make her special and therefore she stands out, yet she wants to be just like everyone else. Ching, Albert (October 2, 2017). "The Gifted: Expect a Very Different (But Recognizable) Blink". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017 . Retrieved October 5, 2017. Zimri is as bland as whole grain rice (boring, beige, and kinda tasteless.) Her only real personality trait is her love of music - she does it because she loves it, not because she wants to make money or fame off of it. She worries about her grandmother. She doesn't want to be caught for making music illegally. She just wants to enjoy what she has.Nu deze review toch al zo lang is, laten we het ook gelijk maar even over de vertaling gaan hebben. Ik heb het originele Engelse boek niet ingezien, dus ik kan de kwaliteit van de vertaling niet volledig beoordelen. Toch vielen me hierin een aantal dingen op, die me doen afvragen of ik zelf simpelweg te veel Engelstalige fantasy lees en te weinig Nederlandse fictie, of dat het echt aan de vertaling ligt. Meerdere keren vond ik zinnen onnodig ingewikkeld en lang, waardoor het soms meerdere pogingen kostte om te achterhalen of ze gewoon wollig waren of daadwerkelijk structureel incorrect. Dit had in veel gevallen eenvoudig kunnen worden opgelost door zinnen te splitsen of opnieuw te structureren. Ook de veelgebruikte Oxford komma had op die manier vaak vermeden kunnen worden, maar over de eventuele noodzaak hiervan worden tot op de dag van vandaag nog debatten gevoerd, dus zal ik het daar verder maar niet meer over hebben.

Dr Alan D. Thompson is a world expert in artificial intelligence (AI), specialising in the augmentation of human intelligence. To some extent, Gifted reminds me of Josiah Bunting's All Loves Excelling (2001), a melodramatic tale about a girl who works herself to death at a prestigious prep school. But Lalwani, a BBC documentary filmmaker, is a more subtle writer, and she's working on a much bigger canvas. Her sensitivity to the pressures felt by Indian immigrants calls to mind the work of such novelists as Zadie Smith and Monica Ali, writers who hear the humor amid the anxiety of integration.Whitbrook, James (February 22, 2017). "Jamie Chung Will Play Teleporting Mutant Blink in Matt Nix's X-Men Show". io9. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017 . Retrieved February 23, 2017.