Survive

Survive

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Hatchet meets Lost in this modern-day adventure tale of one girl's reawakening

Jane is on a plane on her way home to Montclair, New Jersey, from a mental hospital. She is about to kill herself. Just before she can swallow a lethal dose of pills, the plane hits turbulence and everything goes black. Jane wakes up amidst piles of wreckage and charred bodies on a snowy mountain...more
Hardcover, 259 pages
Published August 2nd 2012 by Razorbill
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karen

like This is Not a Test, this book seeks to answer the question of "what happens to suicidal characters when they are forced into life-or-death decision-making in a crisis situation?" unlike This is Not a Test, this book has zero zombies.

but it does do a good job of depicting a character who wants to throw her life away until she is placed in a situation with someone who really wants to live. jane has been born into a family tradition of suicide. three generations before her have had someone mak...more
Lyndsey
The girl on the cover totally reminds me of a younger blonde version of Lori from The Walking Dead. She just has that look in her eye that Lori has. Like "I may look innocent, but I will bash your head in with a car hubcap if I have to."
Lettersalad
Jane Solis lebt seit Jahren in einer psychiatrischen Klinik. Als sie in ein Flugzeug gesetzt wird, um Weihnachten bei ihrer Mutter zu feiern, geht sie mit einem ganz speziellen Plan an Bord: Sie will sich während des Flugs umbringen. Sie zählt die Minuten bis es endlich losgeht und dies wortwörtlich. In jedem fünften Satz wird die Uhrzeit genannt, die Minuten runtergezählt, bis das Flugzeug startet. Nervig!
Als Jane dann endlich an Bord ist, läuft jedoch alles anders, als sie sich ausgemalt hatte...more
Keertana
I feel as if you need to be a certain type of person to really like Survive and somehow, I just didn’t fit into that role. Not only have I never been depressed, known anyone who has committed suicide, or known anyone who has died from cancer, I’ve also read more than my fair share of survival stories. For me, Survive was one of those novels where the author threw you head-first into the conflicted emotions of a character and almost expected you to understand them opposed to making you unde...more
Silent_count
For what it is, this book is good but... if you've read the blurb hang around for a moment. If you haven't, go read it now and I'll just sit here twiddling my thumbs till you get back so you don't miss anything...

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... OK. You're back and you've read the blurb. I'd like you to perform a brief thought experiment: Look at the title, remember what you've read in the blurb, and bear in mind that it's a young adult novel. Now try picture the path which this story is going to...more
Kai (Amaterasu Reads)
Review posted at Amaterasu Reads

It was ironic how Jane wanted to die, but instead found herself fighting for her life, finding her will to live in the most unexpected time and place, amidst a frozen wasteland, with an insufferable guy as a companion. Jane was no stranger to death, it runs in the family. But her journey through the most torturous terrains, braving snowstorms and trudging through ice walls made her acknowledge not just her imminent death, but also those of her loved ones who died...more
Jasmine
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Desiree
What an intense book. Survive is one hell of an action packed read. In the very beginning I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to get into it and I was starting to feel like I was going to be let down being as my hopes for survive were pretty high. But let me just say that I was terribly wrong. As soon as Jane and Paul's plane crashes it is a race to survive against the elements as well as their pasts. I cannot say how impressed I am with Mr. Morel's ability to paint a stark and debilitating...more
Sharons  Bücherparadies
Auf Grund des Klappentextes und es wirklich gelungenen Covers, welches mir schon sehr zusagte, entschied ich mich, das Buch zu kaufen.


Jane lebt im "Life House", einer Anstalt für suizidgefährdete Menschen.

Eines Tages beschließt sie, ihre Mutter zu besuchen und plant ihren Selbstmord auf der Flugreise zu jener. Als das Flugzeug jedoch abstürzt, sie als einziges überlebt und Paul kennenlernt, wird Jane zu einem völlig neuem Menschen.


Dieses Buch war wieder eines der Bücher, die mich sehr getroffe...more
Cat Crawfield
Inhalt:
Jane Solis hat mit ihren gerade mal 16 Jahren schon eine Menge mitgemacht. 11 Jahre lang lebten sie und ihre Mum in dem Glauben, eine glückliche Familie zu sein, bis sich ihr Dad am Weihnachtsmorgen eine Kugel in den Kopf schoss. Warum er Selbstmord begangen hatte, weiß keiner. Doch er entstammt einer Familie, in der das nicht unüblich ist. Erst sein Großvater, dann seine Mutter und schließlich er selbst. Nun ist seine Tochter an der Reihe, die wegen ihres Selbstmordversuches seit einem J...more
Levian
Jane was a suicide seeker. she came from a family of depressives and suicidals, her father killed himself by putting a bullet through his brain, his own parents, even grandparents died unnatural death. after spending years in Life House, an mental institution specifically for disturbed teens. she earned points by being nice and predictable, knowing she had to cheat her way out of the place to be successful at her next attempt to kill herself. finally, Jane was sent home for a week, to spend Chri...more
Livi
Als das Buch ankam beherrschten erstmal zwei Gedanken meinen Kopf. Auf der einen Seite: "Wow, tolle Coveridee!" und "Es ist viel dünner als ich erwartet habe!" Ersteres sehe ich nach wie vor genauso und möchte ich auch lobend erwähnen. Zu Punkt zwei komme ich noch... :)

Der Schreibstil in diesem Buch ist schlicht und gut zu lesen. Er lebt von Janes trockener Art die Emotionen nur versteckt offenbart. Man rutscht gut durch die Geschichte, leider aber viel zu schnell. Janes anfängliche Selbstmordge...more
Obernstein18
This book was absolutely amazing! It combined suspense, drama, and thrill perfectly. Jane was a character that was crafted to perfection. What she was saying was not the only way to tell how she was feeling, you could really get inside her head. You knew what she was thinking all the time! This reminds me of another book I read, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, where the author really was able to show what the character was thinking. Especially with a character like Jane this is crucial because he...more
Kristina
So, I really did like this book.

Jane, our lead character, details her depression with fine precision in a way that is easy for others to sympathize with and understand. Then, seeing her thrown into a situation like this with a sarcastic yet survival savvy boy, it's really difficult to not feel something for her. Conflicted emotions and survival techniques are abundant in this story, and if you're a fan of either, then don't expect any disappointment.

Jane has finally gained her freedom from Life...more
Aube D'été Holgate
This book made me laugh, 3 stars; then it made me think hard 4 stars; the more than once it made me cry Five Stars!

Meet Jane. Jane is suicidal. Jane is hospitalized. Jane comes from generations of bonker-suicidees. Jane gets on plane. Jane meets Paul.

Meet Paul. Paul carries thoughtful weight on his shoulders. Paul can cover-up neatly. Paul comes from generations of cancer-fested die-hards. Paul gets on plane. Paul meets Jane.

It starts: Jane has a plan to end her life by sucking down a home-made-...more
Marie-Claire
Wie durch ein Wunder überlebt Jane einen Flugzeugabsturz mitten in den Rocky Mountains. Ironie des Schicksals – genau für diesen Tag hatte sie ihren Selbstmord geplant. Außer Jane hat es nur noch ein einziger Passagier geschafft: Paul. Gemeinsam schlagen sich die beiden Teenager durch die eisige Wildnis, und dabei erkennt Jane zum ersten Mal seit Langem: Sie will leben. Das ist vor allem Paul zu verdanken, der ihr Bestes zum Vorschein bringt. Nie zuvor hat Jane so etwas für jemanden empfunden, u...more
Kendall {Book Crazy}
As soon as I read the synopsis for this book I knew that I wanted to read it and I do have to say that I really enjoyed Survive! I read it in one sitting in about an hour and a half because I just kept wanting to read on! I will admit that I was slightly confused at the beginning but after a certain point I started being able to follow the storyline! The plot of this book was just a big action adventure! I just couldn't stop reading it because all different sorts of thing kept happening! I do ha...more
Molly TheAmazing
This book was so dreadful. Im like WTF!! This is how the book went.
Girl: Im on a plane gonna commit suicide!! lalalalala
Plane crashes
Girl: oh my the plane has crashed what shall i do??? *pulls down pant and pees in the snow* :)lalala
Guy: helllp!!
Girl: are u okay??
Guy: help me up!
Girl: u need help??
Guy: -.- nooo*sarcasm*
*Helps the guy up*
Guy: Okay we should try and stay warm lets sleep together in this sleeping bag *wink*
Girl: Im not cold..But Okay! *Obviously retarded*
Next day
Girl: I was gonn...more
Kwinks
I have always loved a good survival novel. I can add this one to the list of good ones. While it took a bit to get to the mountain (and considering the flap had already told me what was coming), once it got there it was surprising, informative, and page flipping action. I have always judged a survival novel unfairly, I expect to see the characters to learn and use actual survival skills (I guess I am thinking that a reader may pick something up that may be useful to them in a similar situation)...more
Pamela Kramer
"Survive" by Alex Morel is the story of a suicidal teenage girl who, when she is one of only two survivors in a plane crash, learns that she really wants to live. Jane, the protagonist, has decided to kill herself on the plane ride home from the facility where she resides and gets treated for her mental health disorder.

Jane has meticulously planned her suicide. She has counted the minutes to arrive at the airport ostensibly for her visit home. She has purchased the correct combination of drugs t...more
Barbara
Jane Solis has laid out her plans carefully, and this time she won't fail in killing herself. Depressed after her father's suicide and despite repeated treatment attempts, she has connived her way into a trip home for Christmas. Just as she prepares to swallow the pills that will kill her, her plane crashes in a wilderness area with only Jane and her annoying seatmate, Paul Hart, surviving. Just as much as she had wanted to end her life, Jane now wants to survive, and she and Paul walk and climb...more
Sarah
3.75/5

you can always read this review on wakeupatseven, if you're feeling particularly daring.

I went into this book a bit cynically, thinking it was going to be a typical YA cautionary "appreciate life" tale. Not that there's anything wrong with those tales, but being that I'm not brimming with teen angst and adolescent insecurities like I used to be, I didn't think it would resonate as deeply with me as it I imagined it would with someone younger. Boy was I wrong, she typed furiously through he...more
Jessica
Do you remember that song, Ironic by Alanis Morrissett? That song played through my head while I read this book! This is not your carefree, fun read. This book talks about big issues such as death, suicide, love and of course, survival. That being said, I thought this was a very interesting book and I thought it a little ironic. Here is a girl that WANTS to die and yet she is one of the only survivors of a plane crash...


Jane lives at Life House, a mental hospital for kids. Jane was sent their af...more
Mollie Goz
This book made me cry. There is something so gripping and edgy about it that I just couldn't put it down. From the very beginning we're thrust into the rawness of Jane's emotions and can't help ourselves but to invest in the survival of this beautiful, tortured girl. But it's really the relationship between Jane and Paul that make this novel. As the only two survivors of the crash, their relationship is put on a fast track as they go from apparent dislike to friendship to love. Instead of showin...more
Anastasia & Amelia
Aug 04, 2012 Anastasia & Amelia is currently reading it

Judging the Book by its Cover

First things first, the girl on the cover looks cold. (See what we did there?) Cold as in, she'd kill a baby polar bear, just so she could have her next meal.


Judging by the cover, we're assuming that this takes place somewhere there's snow, and mountains. The "frosty" cover also adds to the cover's already intense-looking design.The title gives us the impression that she'sstrugglingto get by? Survive, huh? Well wedefinitelywon't be able to survive until we have t...more
Kat Young
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Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids
Survive is an intense, incredibly fast paced read that's full of triumph, tragedy, heartbreak, and will power. It's that will to survive that will aid Jane through the darkest moment of her life.... I'm not just talking about her desire to follow in her father's footstep to commit suicide. With all odds stacked against her, and the other survivor of a deadly plane crash in the middle of the mountains, Jane finds the hope, love and the strength to live. The book's title, SURVIVE has more than one...more
Angie
Jane has a Plan. She has been working on her Plan for a while now. The Plan is to fly home for Christmas and not survive the flight. Jane is suicidal; she has been living at Life House for the past several months because she has had a couple of "incidents". But she has convinced the staff and built up enough points to take a trip home for Christmas. She has a combo of sleeping pills that she plans to take on the flight so she never wakes up. Simple plan. Only she doesn't count on the plane crash...more
Allison (The Allure of Books)
Whoa buddy, Survive by Alex Morel was the biggest surprise I’ve had in a long time. It pretty much came out of nowhere! I haven’t seen a lot of reviews floating around, and that is a cryin’ shame, y’all. This is a book that deserves to be noticed.

First of all, let me caution you to avoid Survive’s horrid synopsis. It basically tries to read the book for you, so unless you want to save a little time and skip to the end in two paragraphs or less – RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. (That being said, even though t...more
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