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dangab20's review against another edition
4.0
Standish: eres un puñetero héroe que brilla en el mundo de las croca colas
jesskhall's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
werdnamich's review against another edition
5.0
This was a reread, and this still remains a favourite. This story is so incredibly layered and well-written, it makes the experience even more insightful because we’re doing a critical read of it with students.
katykelly's review
5.0
Brilliant. I've been looking forward to this for ages and whipped through it in just a few hours.
Great dystopian story set in the 1950s, with overtones of Stalinist regimes but in England. Loved the little illustrations throughout at the start of each chapter, a lite story in themselves.
Very brutal in parts for the age range it's written for, but very appropriate to the context.
Standish was a good narrator, his malapropisms charming, his story compelling. Very sad ending but nothing you hadn't expected. Hope this wins more awards.
Great dystopian story set in the 1950s, with overtones of Stalinist regimes but in England. Loved the little illustrations throughout at the start of each chapter, a lite story in themselves.
Very brutal in parts for the age range it's written for, but very appropriate to the context.
Standish was a good narrator, his malapropisms charming, his story compelling. Very sad ending but nothing you hadn't expected. Hope this wins more awards.
nirbas99's review against another edition
3.0
Si tuviese que definir esta historia con una palabra sería... peculiar.
Peculiar porque, al contrario que la mayoría de libros, lo importante no es la historia en sí, sino su trasfondo. Las tres caras de la luna cuenta la crudeza de la vida humana a través de un mundo inventado en el que, si te paras un momento a pensarlo un momento, pasan cosas que aunque no queramos reconocer ya pasaron en un periodo de nuestra historia.
Mas en http://crayssbooks.blogspot.com.es/2015/07/resena-las-tres-caras-de-la-luna-de.html
Peculiar porque, al contrario que la mayoría de libros, lo importante no es la historia en sí, sino su trasfondo. Las tres caras de la luna cuenta la crudeza de la vida humana a través de un mundo inventado en el que, si te paras un momento a pensarlo un momento, pasan cosas que aunque no queramos reconocer ya pasaron en un periodo de nuestra historia.
Mas en http://crayssbooks.blogspot.com.es/2015/07/resena-las-tres-caras-de-la-luna-de.html
roseleaf24's review
4.0
Printz Honor 2014
It took me awhile to find my footing in this book, and I'm still a bit unsure as to its category. Alternate reality, I believe, but my head was trying to make it distopia. It did not at all take me long to get pulled in and riveted by this tale of a broken world with a big secret, which breaks everyone in its party. Standish, though, attempts to reveal that secret and crack the facade for good. The characters are strong, the plotting fast, though somewhat confusing as it switches back and forth between present happenings and times in the recent past. The revelations were evenly dispersed, though I think I would have liked more dinner for the same of world-building and my confusion that went beyond suspense.
It took me awhile to find my footing in this book, and I'm still a bit unsure as to its category. Alternate reality, I believe, but my head was trying to make it distopia. It did not at all take me long to get pulled in and riveted by this tale of a broken world with a big secret, which breaks everyone in its party. Standish, though, attempts to reveal that secret and crack the facade for good. The characters are strong, the plotting fast, though somewhat confusing as it switches back and forth between present happenings and times in the recent past. The revelations were evenly dispersed, though I think I would have liked more dinner for the same of world-building and my confusion that went beyond suspense.
sunrays118's review
2.0
I honestly don't understand the point of this book. It was an enjoyable read but it barely contained a fully developed plot, the characters were very one dimensional, the ending was lacking. I suppose I am just disappointed. I expect more - I expected something.
zmull's review
3.0
Dystopias are everywhere in YA these days. Personally, I've avoided a lot of the bigger YA titles for that reason. Maggot Moon is different from the sprawling dystopias of the Hunger Games and Maze Runner. It's a lot smaller and more intimate. It's set in a "Germany won" type alternate history, but we don't get many details. Somebody won and now Britain is the subject of the "Motherland." The story is creaky in places - the main character is dyslexic, but that doesn't effect the story much, the later chapters are packed with coincidences and unlikely breaks - but the writing is great and, Standish is a wonderful character. Some language, but nothing a tween couldn't handle. I enjoyed it.
Oh, the illustrations are gross. I could have done without those.
Oh, the illustrations are gross. I could have done without those.