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crypticspren's review against another edition
4.0
This was a KIDS book and Jesus Christ, did that go dark. If you like to read kids books for sunshine and rainbows, stay the hell away from this one.
But yeah, it was really good.
But yeah, it was really good.
fellowsjm's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. A simple dystopia, I just wish the characters were more fleshed out so that I could make more of a connection to them
beckez94's review against another edition
5.0
It was even more amazing the second time round, so real, so heart breaking.
hil4l's review against another edition
3.0
A post-apocalyptic nuclear bomb story told through the eyes of a young boy. It's full of emotion while staying rough around the edges. I was surprised that I enjoyed this one, as this isn't my usual genre of choice.
solaana's review against another edition
4.0
I read it with the new ending, but still, a YA book set in a post-nuclear-catastrophe martial-law-ruled UK is going to be a downer. Even without the cannibals.
some1uused2know's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting read, some key thought provoking ideas. There were gaps and inconsistency in the story.
tombomp's review against another edition
4.0
Harrowing novel about the aftermath of a nuclear war. Like Threads in book form.
HOWEVER, I know there are at least 2 editions of this, with different endings. One is the original, which is realistic and depressing. There's another one which makes no sense but gives a reasonably happy ending. I prefer the first. Funny story: we read this book in school and half were the first and half the second but the teacher hadn't realised they had different endings. When we got to the end there was a lot of confusion and the teacher expressed her disappointment with the depressing ending. WHATEVER TEACH YOU WERE DUMB AS HECK DEPRESSING ENDINGS FOR LIFE
HOWEVER, I know there are at least 2 editions of this, with different endings. One is the original, which is realistic and depressing. There's another one which makes no sense but gives a reasonably happy ending. I prefer the first. Funny story: we read this book in school and half were the first and half the second but the teacher hadn't realised they had different endings. When we got to the end there was a lot of confusion and the teacher expressed her disappointment with the depressing ending. WHATEVER TEACH YOU WERE DUMB AS HECK DEPRESSING ENDINGS FOR LIFE
deathcabforkatey's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. I picked this up with no idea it’s a children’s/YA book. I lean more toward YA just because of the romance part but I guess it may be more middle-reader.
I really enjoy dystopian books, because of the themes they explore. Surprisingly, this was the first book I read that explicitly had a nuclear apocalypse. Following the characters in the immediate fallout is interesting. However, the author doesn’t do a lot to flesh out the characters and give them more depth, so I end up very ambivalent about them.
The world is very walking dead-esque, and centers upon the question of what would remain of humanity in an apocalypse situation. What does it mean to be human sans-society? How do we survive while keeping our humanity? All questions I enjoy.
I definitely recommend this book to a younger audience. Adding it to my “for my kids” shelf.
Read if you like: dystopia, nuclear apocalypse, YA/middle readers.
I really enjoy dystopian books, because of the themes they explore. Surprisingly, this was the first book I read that explicitly had a nuclear apocalypse. Following the characters in the immediate fallout is interesting. However, the author doesn’t do a lot to flesh out the characters and give them more depth, so I end up very ambivalent about them.
The world is very walking dead-esque, and centers upon the question of what would remain of humanity in an apocalypse situation. What does it mean to be human sans-society? How do we survive while keeping our humanity? All questions I enjoy.
I definitely recommend this book to a younger audience. Adding it to my “for my kids” shelf.
Read if you like: dystopia, nuclear apocalypse, YA/middle readers.
ljp223's review against another edition
2.0
Fairly well written, found it a bit too traumatic to be enjoyable