(459 pages)
Pub. date: 06/07/11
My rating: 1/5 stars (DNF)
Series: Dustlands #1
About the book:
Saba has spent her
whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant
sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been destroyed, leaving
only landfills for Saba and her family to scavenge from. That's fine by
her, as long as her beloved twin brother Lugh is around. But when a
monster sandstorm arrives, along with four cloaked horsemen, Saba's
world is shattered. Lugh is captured, and Saba embarks on an epic quest
to get him back.
Suddenly thrown into the lawless, ugly reality of
the world outside of desolate Silverlake, Saba is lost without Lugh to
guide her. So perhaps the most surprising thing of all is what Saba
learns about herself: she's a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor,
and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt
society from the inside. Teamed up with a handsome daredevil named Jack
and a gang of girl revolutionaries called the Free Hawks, Saba stages a
showdown that will change the course of her own civilization.
Blood Red Road has a searing pace, a poetically minimal writing style, violent action, and an epic love story. Moira Young is one of the most promising and startling new voices in teen fiction.
My thoughts:
Saba's world is that of bare minimum. They scavenge bits and pieces of old things to make thier houses, sheds, etc. They have little food and the river is drying out. They live in a dystopian society of the worst kind.
I really hate to say it, but I wasn't impressed in the least. I had been hearing fairly good things, so I was expecting to like it. But when I opened the book to the first page I knew I'd be struggling to finish it. In the end I couldn't even do that.
You see, the book is written differently than most. The main character, Saba, seems to lack education and the knowledge on how to speak properly, and it's also in the writing. Words are misspelled, the grammar is horrid, and when the characters talk it's always (blank) says. Never said, asked, answered, yelled. It's says. Always.
It really got to me, no matter how much I tried to get past it, and that was the main reason I quit reading about 1/4 of the way through. I tried, I really did.
Another big reason why I couldn't finish was the fact that I really disliked Saba, the main character. Disliking the main character is never good, because it usually means that you don't enjoy the book as much - or at all. In this case, I could stand Saba. She was rude and hateful towards her little sister, and was narrow-minded and shallow. The only person she really cared about was her twin brother, and that was almost bordering on obsession. I quit reading before this supposed love interest came into the book, so I don't know how he changes her, if at all.
I got really bored when reading this book, and often found my mind wandering. It was rather slow, possibly because it hadn't gotten time to get into things, but I just couldn't bring myself to read any more in hopes that it got better.
I left off sometime around the time Saba and her sister got kidnapped by those two people in the rolling boat thinger. I'm not sure what ends up happening and I don't really care. I'd recommend that if you're like me and cannot so much as stand a typo on Facebook to not read this book. It will bother you.
Blood Red Road has a searing pace, a poetically minimal writing style, violent action, and an epic love story. Moira Young is one of the most promising and startling new voices in teen fiction.
My thoughts:
Saba's world is that of bare minimum. They scavenge bits and pieces of old things to make thier houses, sheds, etc. They have little food and the river is drying out. They live in a dystopian society of the worst kind.
I really hate to say it, but I wasn't impressed in the least. I had been hearing fairly good things, so I was expecting to like it. But when I opened the book to the first page I knew I'd be struggling to finish it. In the end I couldn't even do that.
You see, the book is written differently than most. The main character, Saba, seems to lack education and the knowledge on how to speak properly, and it's also in the writing. Words are misspelled, the grammar is horrid, and when the characters talk it's always (blank) says. Never said, asked, answered, yelled. It's says. Always.
It really got to me, no matter how much I tried to get past it, and that was the main reason I quit reading about 1/4 of the way through. I tried, I really did.
Another big reason why I couldn't finish was the fact that I really disliked Saba, the main character. Disliking the main character is never good, because it usually means that you don't enjoy the book as much - or at all. In this case, I could stand Saba. She was rude and hateful towards her little sister, and was narrow-minded and shallow. The only person she really cared about was her twin brother, and that was almost bordering on obsession. I quit reading before this supposed love interest came into the book, so I don't know how he changes her, if at all.
I got really bored when reading this book, and often found my mind wandering. It was rather slow, possibly because it hadn't gotten time to get into things, but I just couldn't bring myself to read any more in hopes that it got better.
I left off sometime around the time Saba and her sister got kidnapped by those two people in the rolling boat thinger. I'm not sure what ends up happening and I don't really care. I'd recommend that if you're like me and cannot so much as stand a typo on Facebook to not read this book. It will bother you.
1 comments:
OH no! I've heard such good reviews. I'm glad I read your review tho, so when (I still want to read it) I read the book I'll be prepared for those things! Thanks.
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