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frostlywild17's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
zainabjabak's review against another edition
3.0
The overall plot was very creative, but I struggled with keeping interest throughout the book. At certain times I became extremely bored.
smallbluemars's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
jayseejewel's review against another edition
4.0
7.5/10
A really interesting concept that would have been amazing if not limited by its target audience's (middle-grade) style of writing
Pros:
- a really interesting setting, concept, and twist at the end (I still think about it and how it relates to modern society)
- a good overarching plot
- pretty solid characters and villains
Cons:
- this story was really limited by the fact that it was written for children. There are a lot of annoying tropes and cliches that can overshadow how great the story overall is. (Ex: (spoiler) I must tell you this important thing but I'll wait to write it in a letter, which you will then conveniently lose to delay the mystery.)
- the characters were at times cliche and illogical or even downright annoying
- the story dragged at the end and I considered putting it down at points
A really interesting concept that would have been amazing if not limited by its target audience's (middle-grade) style of writing
Pros:
- a really interesting setting, concept, and twist at the end (I still think about it and how it relates to modern society)
- a good overarching plot
- pretty solid characters and villains
Cons:
- this story was really limited by the fact that it was written for children. There are a lot of annoying tropes and cliches that can overshadow how great the story overall is. (Ex: (spoiler) I must tell you this important thing but I'll wait to write it in a letter, which you will then conveniently lose to delay the mystery.)
- the characters were at times cliche and illogical or even downright annoying
- the story dragged at the end and I considered putting it down at points
pwbalto's review against another edition
5.0
Almost five hundred pages of brilliantly unpredictable fully-immersive postapocalyptic British fiction, set in a thriftily-constructed half-drowned London, shot through with luminous sensory stimuli and an extra helping of good old-fashioned LANGUAGE. I read it in two days, and I loved it, and I want to do it justice. So I'm going to keep this short.
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2009/08/the-roar-by-emma-clayton---review.html
Full review on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2009/08/the-roar-by-emma-clayton---review.html
librariann's review against another edition
5.0
Ages 9+
An awesome mix of Ender's Game/The Other Side of the Island/X-Men. A cliffhanger ending that leaves you wanting more. Give this to kids who love Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Gone by Michael Grant, or Orson Scott Card.
An awesome mix of Ender's Game/The Other Side of the Island/X-Men. A cliffhanger ending that leaves you wanting more. Give this to kids who love Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Gone by Michael Grant, or Orson Scott Card.
crabbygirl's review against another edition
3.0
found this story quite entertaining and was surprised that, at almost 500 pages, this book was categorized as junior fiction! the companion, and sequel, is shelved with the YA so i'm guessing there has been an error somewhere.
i can see this plot as the next hunger games: futuristic city where the haves and have-nots are so distinctly separate that one lives in the 'shadows' while the rich and the governing bodies get to see the sun in an overlaid city. an animal plague has left half the world uninhabitable and the resulting density problem is solved by banning procreation for 30 years. the first children allowed to be born are now 12 and there seems to be a plot to either raise them as an army.
i can see this plot as the next hunger games: futuristic city where the haves and have-nots are so distinctly separate that one lives in the 'shadows' while the rich and the governing bodies get to see the sun in an overlaid city. an animal plague has left half the world uninhabitable and the resulting density problem is solved by banning procreation for 30 years. the first children allowed to be born are now 12 and there seems to be a plot to either raise them as an army.
k_lee_reads_it's review against another edition
2.0
My fingers are bloody stumps, but I finally clawed my way through this to the end. It's a Ender's Game like dystopic science fiction novel. The premise of it is rather interesting, but it needed more polishing before publication in my opinion. It was a long and unfulfilling read.