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S'està carregant… Ravenousde Heidi Loney
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Great concept, terrible book. The story starts with the idea that, in this world, food is scarce and thus everyone is monitored to make sure they have an acceptable BMI. Those who are over are shipped off to a fat camp. Our story begins with two girls who aren't over being shipped away. (Given that the story also talks about a man, who at 160 was unacceptably obese, their standards are more than a little skewed.) So we've got an intriguing dystopian fic going on. That meanders on for a while, but then people start disappearing from the fat camp and we learn that they've been experimented on and died from it. Okay, I guess that makes sense. But then -- zombies attack! At this point, I've gotten the idea that the author has no idea how to plot a book and just throws something new out whenever faced with a plothole or a scene she can't resolve. This is born out by more of the same -- things just happening for no apparent reason. The end of the book comes about in just the same way, leaving me underwhelmed. If you've got a great concept, then bloody well stick to it and *plan* what's going to happen in a consistent, logical manner. The firehose approach works on fires, not to create artwork. I received an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Overpopulation throttles the world's food supply. In 2050, the government of the Americas introduces the Food Crisis Actnew measures that create a system for growing and rationing food. Calla Ryan is pretty much your average teen, except for enduring hunger every day of her life. One morning, new sensors at her high school determine that she exceeds the weight limit of the State, and they send her north to a "fat camp" or reeducation center. Calla begins to realize the center holds many secrets. Her counselor dies mysteriously, and new shipments of recruits are the picture of health. Finally, Calla becomes a guinea pig for a dangerous lab experiment. On the outside, a virus that began overseas has now made its way to the Americas with deadly consequences. Calla must run from her captors, escaping to the far north with help from the facility's chef and fellow inmates Billy and Madge. And to complicate things, the infected are very hungry. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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I loved the use of the First Nation's and that they were the people to survive. The message that if you respect the land the land will take care of you and the same goes for people. The pace was good throughout the book and I am looking forward to reading [Ancestors] the second book. I want to continue this journey. ( )