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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Great collection of apocalyptic and dystopian short stories. Great read-alike to [b:Grim|16115038|Grim|Christine Johnson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1384712081s/16115038.jpg|21932461].
I read this back in 2012 and one story that stuck out the most was Jeffrey Ford’s “Blood Drive.” I remember it because it shows what would happen when students and teachers are encouraged to bring guns to school.
Fast forward 11 years later I’m rereading these short stories and seeing parts of “Blood Drive” that didn’t cross my mind when I was 13, namely the lowering of child labor laws and having a Senator work to get kids 11-12 to quit school and work.
Anyways seeing how timely this book has gotten has me sick to my stomach
Fast forward 11 years later I’m rereading these short stories and seeing parts of “Blood Drive” that didn’t cross my mind when I was 13, namely the lowering of child labor laws and having a Senator work to get kids 11-12 to quit school and work.
Anyways seeing how timely this book has gotten has me sick to my stomach
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Hate crime, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Rape, Sexism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, War
"We're all making do with less, but we already have seven books."
As with most anthologies, this one was hit or miss. My favorite part of any dystopian novel is how things are going to get put back together and how the survivors are going to deal in their new world, but unfortunately, most books don't actually show the reader this part. I thought this book would be the remedy, but most of the stories weren't very satisfying.
My favorite was the one by Carol Emshwiller, where the quote at the top came from.
As with most anthologies, this one was hit or miss. My favorite part of any dystopian novel is how things are going to get put back together and how the survivors are going to deal in their new world, but unfortunately, most books don't actually show the reader this part. I thought this book would be the remedy, but most of the stories weren't very satisfying.
My favorite was the one by Carol Emshwiller, where the quote at the top came from.
Many of these 19 stories are great and were easily devoured, but too many of them were flat and painful to read through. Good for a HS library collection, but not really Rosie worthy.
I bought this with the possibility in mind of using some of the short stories with my freshman students. One, maybe two of the stories in this collection would work for that. It was difficult to get into the plot in such a short time and understand the dystopian/apocalyptic world in which the characters are living.
This could definitely be an interesting read for thematic studies with older kids. It could be paired well with discussion about what our culture values now and what we foresee in the future.
This could definitely be an interesting read for thematic studies with older kids. It could be paired well with discussion about what our culture values now and what we foresee in the future.
The only thing I liked was After the Cure by Carrie Ryan. Everything else was meh.