thechroniclesoflaurnia 's review for:

Oxygen Level Zero by Sigmund Brouwer

4.0

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I read this book as a young kid and remember loving it and the rest of the series! Rereading it as an adult, I still really enjoyed it. It definitely has the young, middle grade feel but I think most ages can enjoy it too. It was short and to the point, but I think that the author could’ve expanded on the plot more if he had wanted to, but since it’s a middle grade, I wasn’t surprised that it was super short! The MC being a wheelchair user was awesome! We don’t get that kind of rep as in many books, and considering that this book was written 20 years ago that’s pretty cool. There were some words used to describe Tyce’s disability that I know some people in the community might have issues with, however I’ve also seen people in the community say that those specific words don’t bother them, so I think it comes down to the personal opinion of wheelchair users. The topics of God and faith were simply put, and easy for readers to understand. I like that Tyce wasn’t completely against religion, he just didn’t understand it. I liked that that by the end of the book he decided that he was willing to learn more about it, but still wasn’t quite with it yet. The twist in the end with the 20 people who sacrificed their lives ended up being the ones who were going to survive instead, that was good!