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First off, I tried to listen to the audiobook version. I made it through one disc and couldn't bring myself to continue--I just couldn't stand the narrator. So I picked up the hardcover and continued from there.
I had ordered this book for the library because it sounded like an interesting story. Later I found out that it was written during Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month), which just gave me another reason to read it.
This book was a thrill ride. The chapters were short and gripping. A f ...more
I had ordered this book for the library because it sounded like an interesting story. Later I found out that it was written during Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month), which just gave me another reason to read it.
This book was a thrill ride. The chapters were short and gripping. A f ...more
Eli was 9 when the nuclear attack was launched. Luckily, his fahter, one of the richest men in the world, had built a compound and doubly luckily, they were close to the compound and able to get to it in time befor ethe bombs struck. But their luck ran out with those precious minutes, as his grandmother and twin brother did not make it to the compound in time. Now, six years later, he, his parents and two sisters are struggling. What was supposed to be the perfect place to spend the next 15 year
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May 17, 2009
Jess
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dystopia
A good fast-paced, tense YA novel. Some plot elements I guessed at – the narrator’s family has been living in an elaborate bomb shelter for something like six years, following a nuclear attack on the country – but others, like the Supplements, surprised me. It’s not really dystopian novel in a strict sense, but it really has that feel, especially once you get into it. It’s like the father has created a mini-dystopia in the compound. The style is fairly straightforward and I think the combination
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I liked this book. It's totally my kind of book. It's only a 3 because I thought there should be more.
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YA fare...but really good...suspenseful and heartbreaking and an interesting read...even though it's a bit predictable
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Really good book! Highly recommend it!
This made for very compulsive reading, and the end was good. However, I found it a bit of a cheat in terms of plot realism.
May 08, 2008
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