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Nadine in NY Jones
Mar 14, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: young-adult, dystopian-and-post-apocalyptic
I REALLY enjoyed this book!! I'm so glad I chose it!! It is a Young Adult book, so there is a certain lack of complexity that is to be expected I guess, but still, caused me to give it less than 5 stars. The story takes place some time in the future - we are not told when, but the polar ice caps have disappeared, there are no more polar bears, the world seems to be out of petroleum, and many coastal cities are underwater. The story opens in a jungle sea coast somewhere (we later learn this is th ...more
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Jenny
Sep 09, 2021 rated it liked it
Entranced by the dystopian world he created. Definitely a fun YA read.
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mstan
Feb 27, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: for-young-adults-or-children, american
The world Bacigalupi has created is dense and rich with the dank future of an America corrupted by its own complacency and class differences. The story is fast-paced and quite thrilling, with multiple mini cliff-hangers. Ultimately though, its polish is its flaw - it is a bit too sleek sometimes, with the ideas mattering more than the people. Nailer and Nita remain symbols to me, rather than blossom into people.
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Snowtulip
Mar 07, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: dystopia
3.5
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Nancy H
Nov 27, 2011 rated it really liked it
This book is not the type I usually read, but it was excellent. I will be reading the sequel as well!
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Agatha Donkar Lund
Aug 18, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2012, fiction, young-adult, dystopia
Lovely angst-filled world-building.
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Madeleine
Mar 18, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: series, speculative-fiction, kids-ya
Gripping, but there are some issues.
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SandyC
Dec 01, 2010 marked it as to-read
Gaijinmama
Feb 26, 2011 marked it as to-read
Jessica
Jun 23, 2011 rated it liked it
Dejah
Sep 29, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Oct 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
Kimberly
Oct 13, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: ya, series, ya-sci-fi, ya-dystopian
alana
Jan 14, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Feb 26, 2013 marked it as to-read
Davida "Davi"
Sep 01, 2013 marked it as to-read
Becca
Nov 08, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: sciencefiction, ya
Harvey
Jun 09, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Sep 19, 2014 marked it as to-read
Oblomov
Mar 29, 2023 rated it liked it
Tomo
Dec 16, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Janet Whalen
Aug 27, 2018 marked it as to-read
Abe
Aug 11, 2025 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, sci-fi
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