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fairlyoddmother 's review for:
The Wave
by Todd Strasser
Based on a true story, The Wave is an interesting story about how quickly a group of impressionable teens can become caught up in a "wave" (or movement) when a teacher uses his students to demonstrate how the Nazis could have gained so much power so quickly in WWII. In fact, the teacher's experiment is almost too effective and almost threatens to overtake the entire school.
I did not love the writing style and felt like some of the characters were more like cardboard cutouts of students ("the Jock", "the weirdo", "the brainiac"). Also, I thought the teacher showed incredible lack of judgment in how far he let things go.
But, overall, I think this is a good book for Young Adults to read, especially if its followed up with discussion with a teacher or parent.
I did not love the writing style and felt like some of the characters were more like cardboard cutouts of students ("the Jock", "the weirdo", "the brainiac"). Also, I thought the teacher showed incredible lack of judgment in how far he let things go.
But, overall, I think this is a good book for Young Adults to read, especially if its followed up with discussion with a teacher or parent.