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jerseygrrrl 's review for:
The Drowned Cities
by Paolo Bacigalupi
What I appreciate most about Paolo's books is that he doesn't sanitize violence. The violence in this book is awful: painful, grotesque, horrifying. No bravely wounded, perfectly coiffed protagonists staring down an army and miraculously prevailing against the odds. The characters in these books fight, they sacrifice, they hurt, and they struggle as they try to survive amidst the horrors of their world.
These books aren't about self-respect or dignity. There about what happens when society has utterly and totally collapsed into anarchy and what people do to stay alive. I know, this doesn't sound like YA to me either, but there it is. So many YA authors right now are exploring dystopian worlds. I hope they're not prescient.
In any case, this is a compelling, horrifying novel. Read it, but don't expect to go out partying afterwards.
These books aren't about self-respect or dignity. There about what happens when society has utterly and totally collapsed into anarchy and what people do to stay alive. I know, this doesn't sound like YA to me either, but there it is. So many YA authors right now are exploring dystopian worlds. I hope they're not prescient.
In any case, this is a compelling, horrifying novel. Read it, but don't expect to go out partying afterwards.