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Dry by Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman

4 reviews

rose34's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

a_cera_t0ps's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dry is about as cute and heartwarming as it is tough.

In alternating perspectives, our cast grows and shrinks.
The characters are well written. The book shows many of the different arguments/reasoning/stories without drowning out plot A or disrupting the collective pace of the story. The characters feel like real people, with real connections. While there is a crush and romantic connection, it never once cuts into the action. It only presents itself as a motive: a catalyst for an even and consistent amount of the story. The ending is realistic while still having a satisfying conclusion.

The Shusterman authors worked to gether to create a compelling dystopian story much in the same way George Orwell worked time and time to do. They wrote the book with a message. However, instead of creating an atmosphere of hopelessness, the Shustermans help to build a future, to show the fall out of if and when disaster passes. They don't water down (ha) the message, the importance, or the level of disaster, but they leave the reader with an enjoyable story. It's believable, even if extreme in nature. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Car accident, Child death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Police brutality, and War

bisexualchaos's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Beautiful book- I’ve loved Neal Shushterman since the Unwind dystology. Another dystopian book that can hit close to home regarding climate change and the state of our world. I literally gasped out loud at one point.

I was convinced everyone was going to die at the end, but alas, this is a YA book. Somewhat of a twist at the end how they were saved! The ending was just a tad cheesy, and I would’ve personally preferred just a little bit more sadness or death for realism, but it was still wonderful!

Would recommend to anyone who likes dystopia like Hunger Games, and if you like this book, you’d LOVE the Unwind dystology!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, and Blood

aiplusyou's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

probably not the best book if you're in a place where you can't think about large scale disasters, but a solid read nonetheless. i do wish some of the characters had more of an arc and i also wish henry wasn't a character at all, but i think especially if you're from or have spent significant time in california, this will be a heavy but fulfilling read for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Classism