A review by m4ferglez
Hunger by Michael Grant

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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