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A review by misterbelcher
Dry by Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman
3.0
Have to admit, this was not one of my favorite reads. I thought that this book brought up a great concept and a great story line, but I also think it was dragged out way more than it needed to be. I thought this was a pretty slow read and even hard to get through at some points. I thought many of the "snapshot" moments were a little irrelevant and the story could have done without them. Despite this, I do think Shusterman did a great job with portraying what was happening in the story. It felt so realistic at times and really made you wonder what would happen if something like this actually took place in our world today.
Being that this is a Young Adult novel, it could be used in the classroom. In my opinion, this should be a text used in high school classrooms. As mentioned before, I think this book is quite slow and, at times, repetitive. I could see this book being difficult for young adult readers to grasp, especially in a classroom setting. Although, I do think this book would offer up some great discussion in a classroom. The nice thing about this text is that it could work in multiple subject areas. English, History, and Science would all really be beneficial classes to analyze this book. I think it would offer the chance to bring up current environmental issues and consider what "What Ifs?" of these current issues. Its also relatable as this book is all about the journey of 3 teenagers and 1 pre-teen. What would teenagers do if they were actually in this situation? Because of the age of the characters, I think this could draw students in a little more and grasp their attention. Overall, I think this book would be a challenging read in a classroom, but one that could definitely work and provide some insightful questions and discussion.
Being that this is a Young Adult novel, it could be used in the classroom. In my opinion, this should be a text used in high school classrooms. As mentioned before, I think this book is quite slow and, at times, repetitive. I could see this book being difficult for young adult readers to grasp, especially in a classroom setting. Although, I do think this book would offer up some great discussion in a classroom. The nice thing about this text is that it could work in multiple subject areas. English, History, and Science would all really be beneficial classes to analyze this book. I think it would offer the chance to bring up current environmental issues and consider what "What Ifs?" of these current issues. Its also relatable as this book is all about the journey of 3 teenagers and 1 pre-teen. What would teenagers do if they were actually in this situation? Because of the age of the characters, I think this could draw students in a little more and grasp their attention. Overall, I think this book would be a challenging read in a classroom, but one that could definitely work and provide some insightful questions and discussion.