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A review by sarahannkateri
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
3.0
When you're the son of a billionaire, you get certain perks. For example, if nuclear war breaks out, instead of dying like everyone else, you and your family simply go to the giant underground compound your father built and wait 15 years for the radiation to reach safe levels. It sounds crazy, but this is exactly what happened to Eli Yamacakis and his family.
The compound was stocked with enough food and supplies to last 15 years, and Eli's father made sure it had everything Eli, his mother, and his sisters could ever want - a theater with thousands of DVDs, an exercise room, musical instruments - but after being there for only 6 years, the food supply is dwindling and Eli's father has started acting very strangely... Is there more going on in the compound than Eli knows?
This one was only okay for me. I didn't love reading about Eli because he was such a brat for most of the book, and I felt like I never really got into the minds of his sisters or mother. I had a hard time buying into Eli's father's reasoning, so some of the plot twists felt flimsy to me. Despite those issues, this was a suspenseful story with a cool premise. Guys who liked the Maze Runner would probably like it.
The compound was stocked with enough food and supplies to last 15 years, and Eli's father made sure it had everything Eli, his mother, and his sisters could ever want - a theater with thousands of DVDs, an exercise room, musical instruments - but after being there for only 6 years, the food supply is dwindling and Eli's father has started acting very strangely... Is there more going on in the compound than Eli knows?
This one was only okay for me. I didn't love reading about Eli because he was such a brat for most of the book, and I felt like I never really got into the minds of his sisters or mother. I had a hard time buying into Eli's father's reasoning, so some of the plot twists felt flimsy to me. Despite those issues, this was a suspenseful story with a cool premise. Guys who liked the Maze Runner would probably like it.