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The Drowned Cities
by Paolo Bacigalupi
Just like [b:Ship Breaker|7095831|Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1)|Paolo Bacigalupi|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327874074s/7095831.jpg|7352929], this companion novel is a gritty and darkly imagined dystopian future. Of course, that seems like it should be a given in any dystopian novel, but Bacigalupi somehow does it better than other YA authors writing in this genre. He doesn't shy away from the violence and societal breakdowns that are necessary evils of a world that's gone over the edge.
In essence, Bacigalupi is telling a very simple story about the enduring power of emotional bonds, and the story itself is very tight. The entire plot takes place over the course of a month, with a pretty small cast of characters, and very little of the revolutionary aspects that are common in dystopian novels -- break down castes, cure the sickness, end the violence, etc. This book doesn't have a definitive ending of that variety, but rather tells a story about a girl and a boy who are survivors, and what they do to survive.
In essence, Bacigalupi is telling a very simple story about the enduring power of emotional bonds, and the story itself is very tight. The entire plot takes place over the course of a month, with a pretty small cast of characters, and very little of the revolutionary aspects that are common in dystopian novels -- break down castes, cure the sickness, end the violence, etc. This book doesn't have a definitive ending of that variety, but rather tells a story about a girl and a boy who are survivors, and what they do to survive.