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A review by m4ferglez
Hunger by Michael Grant
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
While I would say this is a really good book, it does lag and drag at parts. I think it’s biggest hurdle to clear is that it has to establish a lot of elements that will become important later (the gaiaphage, the Human Crew, the zekes) and has not enough time to pay that off, even for a really hefty page count.
I still enjoyed it a lot, but I do think it pales a little in front of the previous novel, and everyone being on the verge of starvation gets unnerving and a little repetitive pretty soon. Also some of these kids are psychopaths to an unbelievable extent, which contrasts with how realistic the story is at other points.
I still enjoyed it a lot, but I do think it pales a little in front of the previous novel, and everyone being on the verge of starvation gets unnerving and a little repetitive pretty soon. Also some of these kids are psychopaths to an unbelievable extent, which contrasts with how realistic the story is at other points.
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail