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A review by stassi444
Hunger by Michael Grant
5.0
Again, this is a late review, over a decade from when I initially read this book. But I have also recently re-read all of the books in this series, so I feel my reviews are long overdue.
This is the sequel to the novel Gone. Hunger picks up three months into the FAYZ. The children of the FYAZ are now struggling and having the most challenging time finding order and keeping things together. But what would you expect in an area where the oldest person around is 14 years old?
One review I saw contained that Sam was unrealistic for a 15-year-old because what he does is not typical of a teenage boy. But many people need to realize that he is not an ordinary boy. He had to take on a great deal of responsibility from before the time in the FAYZ. Remember, he is the boy that saves the bus. Everyone did not even give him much choice when it came to being the leader. He has to self-sacrifice because, honestly, it is all that he knows. From the life he led before the phase with his mother to now within the FAYZ.
Now that my defense of Sam is over. I think Michael Grant gets better and better with each book he writes for this series. The story is so attention-grabbing that even the scenes that are not acting pack still keep you entertained. You want to know what is going on in the other characters' little subplots that don't just feel like boring fillers but have a natural flow to things. As I read along, I feel like I am right there within the FAYZ. To feel transported into the book is what I love about this series.
As I mentioned at the beginning of my review, I started this series back when I was 14 (the same age that many of our characters start as in the face of the series, it was such a great read, and I felt I could relate t the teenage difficulties that the main characters thought throughout this book. But now, reading these stories 13 years later, I still am fully invested in this story as if I am reading it for the first time, analyzing it with a different eye. Michael Grant has done a great job of writing a story that can be enjoyed by anyone of any age who wants a good sci-fi story.
This is the sequel to the novel Gone. Hunger picks up three months into the FAYZ. The children of the FYAZ are now struggling and having the most challenging time finding order and keeping things together. But what would you expect in an area where the oldest person around is 14 years old?
One review I saw contained that Sam was unrealistic for a 15-year-old because what he does is not typical of a teenage boy. But many people need to realize that he is not an ordinary boy. He had to take on a great deal of responsibility from before the time in the FAYZ. Remember, he is the boy that saves the bus. Everyone did not even give him much choice when it came to being the leader. He has to self-sacrifice because, honestly, it is all that he knows. From the life he led before the phase with his mother to now within the FAYZ.
Now that my defense of Sam is over. I think Michael Grant gets better and better with each book he writes for this series. The story is so attention-grabbing that even the scenes that are not acting pack still keep you entertained. You want to know what is going on in the other characters' little subplots that don't just feel like boring fillers but have a natural flow to things. As I read along, I feel like I am right there within the FAYZ. To feel transported into the book is what I love about this series.
As I mentioned at the beginning of my review, I started this series back when I was 14 (the same age that many of our characters start as in the face of the series, it was such a great read, and I felt I could relate t the teenage difficulties that the main characters thought throughout this book. But now, reading these stories 13 years later, I still am fully invested in this story as if I am reading it for the first time, analyzing it with a different eye. Michael Grant has done a great job of writing a story that can be enjoyed by anyone of any age who wants a good sci-fi story.