Double Feature (The Russell Middlebrook Series) MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, May 3, 2016

Although I enjoyed the same story as told separately from the perspective of Russel and Min it was Min's account that I truly loved. I was left wondering with the second volume of the series why Russel had walked away so unscathed by his first romance depicted in volume one Geography Club. Through Min's account the reader finally grasped it had left him devastated and not the strong young man he depicted himself as being through his account as written by the author. I reread the first two volumes after finishing this book and had a better grasp of Russel's narrative. Sometimes he was bluntly honest in his feelings regarding Kevin while other times they were downplayed or hidden. I liked this technique employed by the author as I felt it was true to life in how we all are not completely honest in recounting stories that deal with strong emotions particulary when they involve love and heartbreak.

Nicely package, arrived way faster than expected. It is really a great book from this author, specially if you read again the first ones after this because it gives such a good perspective of Russel's feelings from previous books and a better understanding of how he could have felt in "The geography club"

Brent Hartinger has done it again. This is another great book in the Geography Club story line. The book stands alone, but you can get more out of it if you read the first two books in the series, Geography Club, and The Order of the Poinson Oak.This book is a very interesting book. It is not just one book, but two books in one. The books tells a story of the same time in space, from the viewpoints of two characters. The first one is from Russel, and the second, his best friend Min. You read the first book, and then flip it over to get the second book. You get to see some of the same events, but from the viewpoint of the other character. There is also some things that are revealed when you read the second book.I found the story to be engrosing, and I couldn't stop reading. The characters are well done, and the wisdom in the book is something to think about. I think that any teen will love this book. There are some twists and turns in the plot that are great, and a few mysteries that are revealed as more that they appear. There is one loose end that doesn't get tied up by the end of the book, and I truely hope that Hartinger writes another book to tie up this loose end. If his is, I eagerly await it.This book is a definite read for anyone.

The slightly different character perspectives (Russel/Min) for essentially the same plot led to quite a deal of repetition. Probably an interesting exercise for the author and probably less so for the reader. That's my view but it may not be the case for all readers. PS Why is Geography Club ( Book 1) not available on Kindle - rather disappointing given that it is referred to in this volume?

This author is just OK. He writes well, but the stories don't really have much pazzaz. This was the worst book of this series.I bought a bunch of his books as they all got really high ratings for him as an author. Well, he's no Mark Roeder or any number of great authors I could name. This book tells the same story twice once from the main characters perspective and once from his female friend. I was really not interested in her view, however you get to find out things left unsaid in the first story. All in all, it was ok I guess.

Harbinger seemed to still be in the bliss of having one of his books made into a movie. Paragraph after paragraph describes the process of making a low budget movie. I would guess his audience already knows most of what he wrote and isn't wowed by the excessive detail. "Lessons" learned by the main characters could have made for a nice short story, but Hartinger decided to tell the same story from another character's vantage point. I found myself speed reading through page after page just to get through annoying repetition. An entire level of possible plot and character development could have been unearthed, but Harbinger chose to just mow the lawn and clip the surface.

Let me start with this: I don't know what a "brain zombie" is. I read this book, and I still don't. This is more about Russell and his friends than about the zombie movie they're participating in. Russell's parents find out he's gay and they Freak. Out. And he doesn't know what to do with that. And Min's parents are very accepting of her bisexuality, but she's having trouble with a person she met on the set of the zombie movie.Don't read this book if you're looking for a zombie book. But if you want a book about high school or coming out or relationships, then this is the book for you. [Spoiler alert: The zombies are all actors.]

great