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christygoldsmith 's review for:
Dry
by Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman
I appreciate all of Shusterman's work, and it's no secret that dystopian YA lit is one of my favorite genres. This one was utterly terrifying in its premise because it is so plausible. A few weeks after I finished reading this novel, the water went out at my house for a considerable number of hours, which quickly made me realize how unprepared we all are for such an event.
That is to say that the premise was excellent, the main character was a believable teenager whom we wanted to see be successful. My main critique is with pacing--as with many YA texts, it was quickly paced, but that led to increasingly more ridiculous situations for the protagonist. I only wish the plot would've moved a little slower so we'd have time to ruminate on the terribleness of each minor situation before it escalated to unbelievable.
That is to say that the premise was excellent, the main character was a believable teenager whom we wanted to see be successful. My main critique is with pacing--as with many YA texts, it was quickly paced, but that led to increasingly more ridiculous situations for the protagonist. I only wish the plot would've moved a little slower so we'd have time to ruminate on the terribleness of each minor situation before it escalated to unbelievable.