Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

3.93 AVERAGE

reads_n_revs's review against another edition

5.0
This was my first time reading this book and I can’t believe - as a rural Aussie teen myself (or at least I was when this was ciruculating my school) - that I had never picked it up before now. I would this book incredibly subtle yet powerful in its intertextuality and incorporation of Australian culture. Although I did find it kind of slow in some parts, the story overall was still carried at a gripping pace as to not get bored and DNF.
I did have prior knowledge and familiarity of the story before starting though that in no way lessened my enjoyment. Over all, this novel remains a staple in Aussie teen culture to this day.
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austin_stpierre's review against another edition

3.0
I’ve always enjoyed the movie for this one, and I thought the book it was based on was really good too! An interesting and exciting story, though missing some originality. It meanders some in the middle, which I think the movie wisely trimmed down on. But overall one I’m excited to continue the series for! Overall a 7/10

sequinstar's review against another edition

5.0
This series deserves to be a LOT more well-known than it is! Somewhere in the nexus of historical fiction/sf/post apocalyptic/ya/adventure, this story is grand and scary and exciting while still feeling grittily real. A good feel for teenage interactions and the sometimes nebulous thinking involved.

fantasyreader12's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jaydeangelica's review against another edition

4.0
I read this in high school but wanted to revisit. It’s honestly such a bop. Aussie teens are FERAL, maybe all us aussies have this innate ability to absolutely crush in an unexpected ww3 situation. Robyn is my favourite character and an absolute weapon. Ellie quite the automotive queen though, go off girlllll. I don’t really want to read the rest of them but this was a blast…

holstein's review against another edition

5.0
John Marsden has treated this disturbingly realistic scenario with respect, and the book is very well written. After I finished, I was so happy to find out there are 6 more books to go!

kylie_abecca's review against another edition

3.0
Not my favourite book in the series, though really quite necessary to get the back story of the characters so that you are able to understand what is going on and why certain decisions are made in later books.

lordy16's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

katdawso's review against another edition

2.0
adventurous emotional slow-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: No

bridgette22's review against another edition

3.25
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated