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pwbalto's review against another edition
5.0
Ok I cheated and wrote the review before I was TECHNICALLY finished the book. But it's such an exciting book, I got carried away!
Reviewed on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2010/06/dark-life-by-kat-falls-review.html
And PS: I asked the author if it's going to be a series and she said she's writing the sequel right now! Excellent news!
Reviewed on Pink Me: http://pinkme.typepad.com/pink-me/2010/06/dark-life-by-kat-falls-review.html
And PS: I asked the author if it's going to be a series and she said she's writing the sequel right now! Excellent news!
librariann's review against another edition
3.0
Ages 9+ (an attempted lynching)
If Thirteenth Child was Wild West meets HP, this book is Wild West meets Waterworld. And other than the fact that I totally missed that the main character, Ty, was a boy until 65 pages in it was an absorbing, if not great, book.
Fifteen year old Ty was the first child born undersea. He and his fellow settlers have technological advantages (not fully explained) such as Liquigen, which allows them to (breathe? subsist?) in the deep sea without getting the bends. There are also the mythical "dark gifts," an unproven (?) assertion that kids born underwater now have SPECIAL FISHY POWERS from the water pressure exerting on their brains all the time. (Yes, seriously. Yet I still liked this book?) Anyway, Ty meets a Topsider girl, Gemma, who is looking for her brother, a prospector. He decides to help her. There's also a threatening gang of outlaws lurking about. They may have killed Gemma's brother, if you believe the bloody submarine. Predictable twists ensue. If you can suspend your disbelief and not look for too many answers, this is good fun for kids who enjoyed The City of Ember and the like.
If Thirteenth Child was Wild West meets HP, this book is Wild West meets Waterworld. And other than the fact that I totally missed that the main character, Ty, was a boy until 65 pages in it was an absorbing, if not great, book.
Fifteen year old Ty was the first child born undersea. He and his fellow settlers have technological advantages (not fully explained) such as Liquigen, which allows them to (breathe? subsist?) in the deep sea without getting the bends. There are also the mythical "dark gifts," an unproven (?) assertion that kids born underwater now have SPECIAL FISHY POWERS from the water pressure exerting on their brains all the time. (Yes, seriously. Yet I still liked this book?) Anyway, Ty meets a Topsider girl, Gemma, who is looking for her brother, a prospector. He decides to help her. There's also a threatening gang of outlaws lurking about. They may have killed Gemma's brother, if you believe the bloody submarine. Predictable twists ensue. If you can suspend your disbelief and not look for too many answers, this is good fun for kids who enjoyed The City of Ember and the like.
libraryofmylife's review against another edition
4.0
I'd probably give it more of a 4.5 than a 4. It is very unique, which is refreshing and it's very well written too!
bhillerns's review against another edition
4.0
Great setting, terrific world-building. I really enjoyed this read. The only negative is that I felt like the ending wrapped up just a little too neatly. But, endings are really tough to write, and I'm not sure how it could have been written any better. Overall, this was a better read than I expected.
bibliobabe94's review against another edition
4.0
Great story, very imaginative. YA novel about the Dark Lifers, who are colonizing the ocean floor while the Topsiders are living piled in high rises after the ocean levels increased and swallowed a whole bunch of land. Very well done story with great detail - you can imagine living a dark life.
siskollaniolisiivet's review against another edition
5.0
Kirja oli kiva ja on pakko lukea seuraava kirja!
kmc3050's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. I really liked this one. It flows and is easy to get through. Plus the world building was done well. I can picture the under and above ground places and the different vehicles, people, and buildings. Would make a good movie! I just wish it didn’t read like middle grade. It’s definitely more YA but the writing just isn’t there. The plot is pretty predictable, but I still cared about the characters and was interested in their storylines.
Keith Nobbs does a good job narrating.
Keith Nobbs does a good job narrating.
ecsun345's review against another edition
5.0
incredible! i have no idea how he created such an amazing world!
and ty glows!!!!!!!
made me think of Percy Jackson : )
and ty glows!!!!!!!
made me think of Percy Jackson : )
abigailbat's review against another edition
5.0
In a future America where rising seas have claimed much of the land, leaving Topsiders to pack themselves in tiny stacked apartments, some people have taken to the ocean. These pioneers live on the ocean floor, farming the sea and sending crops to the government in exchange for their homesteads. This is where Ty Townsend has lived all his life. He was the first child to be born in the undersea community of Benthic Territory and he loves it there. But when outlaws threaten the safety of the settlers, Ty must do what he can to save the only home he's ever known. And when a Topsider girl appears, searching for her prospector brother, she'll join him on his quest and together they'll find that there are secrets being kept about the Dark Life.
Oh, this one's going to be big. The setting is a really well-developed take on new pioneers reminiscent of the Old West, but, of course, set deep undersea. It really feels plausible, which is a mark of a well-developed world. The action is nonstop and you'd better hang on because DARK LIFE will take you for a ride and you're not gonna want to let go.
More closer to the pub date on my blog. Put this one on your TBR-lists, kids. You won't want to miss it.
http://abbylibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-review-dark-life.html
Oh, this one's going to be big. The setting is a really well-developed take on new pioneers reminiscent of the Old West, but, of course, set deep undersea. It really feels plausible, which is a mark of a well-developed world. The action is nonstop and you'd better hang on because DARK LIFE will take you for a ride and you're not gonna want to let go.
More closer to the pub date on my blog. Put this one on your TBR-lists, kids. You won't want to miss it.
http://abbylibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-review-dark-life.html
ksd1441's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book! I loved the concept, the characters, the setting, the pacing, everything. Even though it can very easily stand by itself, I would read a sequel in a heartbeat.