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If only words could describe how much I loved this book (and for once, I am NOT being melodramatic)! This book was amazing, outstanding, fantastic and a whole slew of other positive adjectives.
I read this book with low expectations, it was a White Pine nomination (and from past experience, I have come to not think that highly of White Pine). But, thank god I was wrong! Moira Young, a CANADIAN (like moi) wrote a wonderful novel that compelled me to review it.
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I read this book with low expectations, it was a White Pine nomination (and from past experience, I have come to not think that highly of White Pine). But, thank god I was wrong! Moira Young, a CANADIAN (like moi) wrote a wonderful novel that compelled me to review it.
The world is now made up of sandy de ...more
I was worried that I would dislike the narrative style, but I got used to it so fast, I actually appreciated how it was written.
Saba isn't your typical heroine, and her upbringing makes her the fiercely loyal person she is in Blood Red Road. She can't read or write, so it made sense that her narration is the way it is. That's not to say Saba is stupid-- she's smart, resourceful, and very brave.
There are parts in the middle, especially during Hopetown, that the book drags. Still, the narration ...more
Saba isn't your typical heroine, and her upbringing makes her the fiercely loyal person she is in Blood Red Road. She can't read or write, so it made sense that her narration is the way it is. That's not to say Saba is stupid-- she's smart, resourceful, and very brave.
There are parts in the middle, especially during Hopetown, that the book drags. Still, the narration ...more
here's a link to my review and book trailer I created for this awesomely amazing dystopian book!
http://naomibates.blogspot.com/2012/0... ...more
http://naomibates.blogspot.com/2012/0... ...more
Sadly, I was expecting so much from this book. It came out a while ago and it had a lot of hype surrounding it. It was being said that it was better than The Hunger Games! I was highly let down, to say the least. I read it a while ago, but it still is one of the biggest let downs I've had. Beware: this book has no quotation marks. That messed me up in the head for the longest time. The book was unique though and I think it had the potential to be good, it just wasn't. The characters did nothing
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