I'm on page 21 of this book and I think this book is really interesting. It's about the people that controls the amount of rain fall on Earth. I was actually confused a bit by the book because it starts off talking about some farmers on Earth then transfers into the people that controls the rain. I thought this book would be about normal people but I guess I got a nice surprise. I'm on page 197 of this book and it was completely different than I expected from my first update on page 21. I thought the book was about people that controls rain, but it's actually about a boy who works in a place outside of The World, a place where you can control everything that happens on Earth. Controlling the rain is only one part of this place that controls everything. This book is actually even more interesting than I thought, I am really enjoying this book. I just finished the book "The Seems the glitch in sleep" by John Hulme and Michael Wexler and I think this is a great book. This book is about a twelve year old boy named Becker Drane who has just been promoted from briefer to fixer in his job in The Seems. The Seems is a place outside of the world that controls everything that happens in the world and Becker is working here. On his first mission as fixer, Becker was to fix a glitch in sleep. He goes around the department of sleep with his briefer Simly trying to catch and fix the glitch and finally finds the glitch in the Master Bedroom. Becker wins the battle against the glitch and he saved the world from the ripple effect which would've been caused by the glitch. I picked up this book because the cover and the name of the book looked really interesting. When I read the summary at the back of the book, I thought that I might enjoy this book. Also, I wanted to read some books from other genres, like science-fiction. I finished this book because this is a great book. When I read the first hundred or so pages, I was really interested in the book and I couldn't stop reading it. I think kids or teens might enjoy this book, especially kids who enjoy science-fiction books because this book is great and it's easy to understand. The book makes the fake world seem so real and I am still trying to debate if The Seems is real or not.
Have you ever wondered how the world works? What I'm about to tell you is top-secret information. Underneath everything in the world - every Twist of Fate, every New Idea, every night's Sleep - is an organization known as "The Seems." The Seems is run like a corporation - there are departments, there are hierarchies, there are manufacturing assembly lines. And Becker Drane has been recruited to work for The Seems as a Fixer. There are only 37 Fixers, and they are highly trained to deal with any problem in any department in The Seems. They deal with Blunders, Blips, and Bleeps using their Briefer-assistants and tools such as Transport Goggles, Trouble Gum, and "Those Things That Look a Lot Like Tweezers That You Cut Wires With."Becker was just promoted to Fixer and now he has to deal with the most dreaded of Fixer-challenges: A Glitch. This Glitch is wreaking havoc in the Department of Sleep which has caused a backup in the delivery of sleep and thus, everyone in the world has a case of insomnia. This could interfere with the carefully planned Chains of Events which could in turn case a Ripple Effect, destroying the Fabric of Reality.The story is engaging, with fun secondary characters and a neat, original mythology for the world. I was slightly uncomfortable with the idea of the world being run by a corporately-structured organization, but I think kids will find this entertaining and fun.
Reviewed by Allison Fraclose for TeensReadToo.comI had to sign some kind of form at the front of this book before reading it, so I’m not sure if I’m allowed to tell you any of this…but here goes. Imagine that The World we know is constructed somewhere else. The sunset is painted daily, the world’s rain is regulated through a huge water tank, and a Good Night’s Sleep is packaged, processed, and sent to you nightly, with a specially built dream enclosed just for you. Beyond the In-Between, every detail of the world is carefully fashioned by workers in The Seems. When Becker Drane was nine years old, he filled out an application for “The Best Job in the World” on a lark. Three years later, he’s a newly promoted Fixer for The Seems eagerly awaiting his first mission. However, the one he receives is tougher than most—to fix a Glitch that is ravaging the Department of Sleep. The World is in peril as The Chain of Events that depends on the delivery of the night’s dreams grows in danger of slipping. Becker must use all of his skills and training to find the Glitch before a Ripple Effect occurs, undoing all of the careful work of The Seems and ripping the very Fabric of Reality away. Humorous and exciting, this first book left me eager for more from this new series, and you can be sure I’ll be reading the rest. As long as I can get past the red tape next time…
—Jennifer Wardrip
Becker Drane has the best job in the world: he is a Fixer in The Seems, a behind-the-scenes society where all the things that happen in The World are orchestrated. He jumps full-force into his first mission: fixing the glitch in sleep. No one in The World can get any sleep, and it has kept several important things from happening. If Becker can't fix it, the Chain of Events will disassemble and life as we know it will be destroyed. The greatest strength of The Seems is the complex world its authors have created. Everything in life is carefully orchestrated by the workers of The Seems, and Hulme and Wexler seem to have thought of everything. If you were to find something they hadn't, the world is so well-developed they could come up with an answer in a mere matter of seconds. Becker is a relatable character, with ordinary problems in spite of his extraordinary job. His supporting cast is charming or scary, as is appropriate.I would recommend The Seems primarily to younger readers. It is suggested for readers ages 10 and up, but I think readers as young as 6 or 7 would enjoy it. Anyone who has the attention span to finish a novel is old enough to enjoy The Seems. Older readers may find it a bit immature, but can still enjoy it as a quick, light read.
—Kimberly Hirsh
Becker Drane has the best life in The World. Not only does he get to live here in our reality, but he also gets to work in The Seems, the world behind our world that controls how The World works. Got a drought? It’s probably a problem in the Seems, and Becker’s job is to Fix the problem. As the youngest full Fixer ever, Becker can’t wait for his first solo assignment — at least, he can’t wait until his problem is a Glitch, one of the most difficult problems that can beset a system in The Seems.This book has some of the cleverest use of cliche I have ever seen. The Seems is controlled by The Powers That Be who govern According to Plan, etc, etc. I loved all of the little witticisms and the clever way the authors used them to build their world. This was definitely one of the more amusing science fantasies I’ve read in a long time. I would recommend the book for kids 9 & up.
—BookKids
