Sixteen-year-old Anne Burden has been living alone in her family's farming valley ever since nuclear war left everything around the edges dead. She's created a quiet, calm life for herself and the animals left alive until one day she sees smoke on the horizon. A man enters the valley in a radiation-proof suit. At first Anne is cautious but then happy to no longer be alone. Soon, however, the man's sinister side starts to show.
This is a complex, thought-provoking with a surprise ending that is a bit....off-putting. Anne's buddhist-like nature is admirable, but does seem a touch unrealistic. There are many complexities in the plot that have no easy answers and keep the reader thinking. The ending came kind of out of left field for me, and I am still dissatisfied with it.
Thus, the book is a fast-paced read with important life questions. The main character makes some questionable decisions, though, and I am not entirely comfortable with the ultimate message it contains. I recommend it to fans of YA or post-apocalyptic fiction capable of taking the message with a grain of salt.
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This is a complex, thought-provoking with a surprise ending that is a bit....off-putting. Anne's buddhist-like nature is admirable, but does seem a touch unrealistic. There are many complexities in the plot that have no easy answers and keep the reader thinking. The ending came kind of out of left field for me, and I am still dissatisfied with it.
Thus, the book is a fast-paced read with important life questions. The main character makes some questionable decisions, though, and I am not entirely comfortable with the ultimate message it contains. I recommend it to fans of YA or post-apocalyptic fiction capable of taking the message with a grain of salt.
Check out my full review.
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