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Hunger by Michael Grant

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katnapz's review against another edition

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2.0

The end was the best part. Not because it was over, just because thats when everything crazyyyyy happened.

hazzasbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

(Accidentally deleted it so readed it )

Read it in oktober) i prefered the first book but the author really sucseeds in making detail in every sentence even in such a large book.

infernalreads's review against another edition

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4.0

From the first book it’s continued to be a good sci-fi book that is somehow packed with ethics and moral questions. Main bone to pick is it continually retells parts of the story- it may have been Grant’s method to ensure it wasn’t forgotten in the time between books being released. But now with the ability to read one after the other it just feels like a cheap filler.

m4ferglez's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

While I would say this is a really good book, it does lag and drag at parts. I think it’s biggest hurdle to clear is that it has to establish a lot of elements that will become important later (the gaiaphage, the Human Crew, the zekes) and has not enough time to pay that off, even for a really hefty page count.

I still enjoyed it a lot, but I do think it pales a little in front of the previous novel, and everyone being on the verge of starvation gets unnerving and a little repetitive pretty soon. Also some of these kids are psychopaths to an unbelievable extent, which contrasts with how realistic the story is at other points.

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