The Drowned Cities. by Paolo Bacigalupi. 2012. 448p. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Genre: science fiction, dystopia
Honors
and Awards: none, recently published in May 2012
Review:In a dangerous, post-apocalyptic America, war orphans Mouse and
Mahlia, along with a genetically engineered half-man named Tool, face death and
destruction as roving gangs of child soldiers wage civil war amongst the
remnants of the nation's capital.
Opinion: Like
Bacigalupi's previous book, Ship Breaker, this is a brutal,
in-your-face, rollercoaster of a book. While explicitly marketed towards YA's,
older tweens (13 and up) would likely enjoy this book. Although it is dark, the
language is tamer and it somehow feels less severe to me than Ship Breaker.
With a strong female protagonist, Bacigalupi opens up his potential audience to
girls as well as boys.
Ideas: This is
yet another addition to the popular and growing oeuvre of dystopic and
post-apocalyptic fiction for young people. I'd recommend this to mature youths
who are fans of similar works.
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