A review by creolelitbelle
River Rats by Frances Collin, Caroline Stevermer

Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
Don't read River Rats. Just read Huck Finn. I read about a third of the book, and it's only 305 pgs, before I decided these orphans' journey down the river is not for me. This far in I should have a better idea what the characters look like and who they are. Such a strong premise, but the meat of the plot takes forever to launch. World building is also a big deal for me, and despite the story's setting being "decades after a nuclear holocaust," no information is yet given about why the world set to destroy itself or how much if it is poisoned now. What happened to society? How have people been affected? Give me more depth. With a 1992 publication date, I'm unsurprised the teens of the time were written off to not need more background in a dystopian world. If River Rats came out today, it'd be more fleshed out. 
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