The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day

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The narrator is a mature female actor, but the voice sounded spot on for a pre-adolescent girl, she was well-suited to the character of Maisie. The only time the audiobook grated on me was in the 'nowhere' storyline as Maisie panics and the shrillness of the voice was a little annoying. I absolutely loved this! I adored Albie Bright and didn’t think this could hold up against it but, boy oh boy, it certainly did not disappoint. When the two timelines converge, a satisfying twist gives an incredible climax to an emotional, fascinating and superbly well-written story. It's also a wonderful introduction to physics for Year 5/6/7, where the science is woven beautifully into the narrative and doesn't detract from the story in any way. Is dolphin-assisted therapy so beneficial to patients that it’s worth keeping a wild dolphin captive?

I didn't know what I was in for, and even for much of this, I still didn't appreciate the astuteness of this. This really is a very intelligent science/maths story for children, and one bright children will relish.Other reviewers mentioned that there’s an awful lot of science in this book, and I didn’t really take them seriously… but wow. There’s a TON of science in here–I mean that in terms of quantity, not density.

Those who aren't keen on maths may lose interest early on, but if it hits a nerve, they are in for a cerebral treat with Maisie, the birthday girl in for a rough day... This is obviously what the book is going for– a riff on the major breakthroughs of the last 50/100 years in physics, seen through the eyes of a 10-year-old prodigy having the weirdest day. It’s a great idea, and some of it is executed very well. Edge does a great job boiling down some of the more complex and theoretical concepts to a paragraph and using MG-appropriate language.

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I like that in each book (at least this and The Longest Night of Charlie Noon that I read so far from him) Christopher is teaching us about life stuff, like time and space and science and the universe through the eyes of a child. The action takes places mostly at their home, and we are told about some of Maisie's life before this day, how she is academically gifted and knows so much about science. As in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, math and science inform this mind-bending mystery about a girl who must work with the laws of the universe and trust the love of her family if she is to set her world right. A heartbreaking, head-melting science fiction mystery from the superlative Christopher Edge.” –The Guardian

No one writes books like Christopher Edge, and this is another fascinating, tender, and excellent adventure. Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Infinite Lives of Maisie Day is a heartbreaking, head-melting science fiction mystery from the superlative Christopher Edge The Guardian Post-#metoo, it's time we started rewriting the old narratives around sexual harassment. If you're going to write a story that borrows heavily from theoretical physics and aims to push the boundaries, why not do the same for social norms like sexual harassment? I'd love to see the author show the characters finding a way to stand up to the bullying they face, or perhaps have other characters who interfere to show this is no longer acceptable. Let's show a new kind of story, especially when we're writing for children.