A review by blkwwwaffle
The Island by Adrian McKinty

funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

 The dialogue was cheesy, but the plot moved quickly so this wouldn’t be too bad as a movie. Once I got past all of the Gen Z and Millennial arguments I was able to immerse myself in the story and I ended up having a lot of fun. However, the reason I’m not giving this 5 stars is because of the dialogue about indigenous people’s history. The information was interesting, but I’m not indigenous, nor am I fully educated on indigenous history, (I plan on reading more about it though) so idk if they were represented in an accurate way. Lastly, I want to include a quote of dialogue that made me laugh so hard that my mom looked at me sideways.
Mind you, this was said DURING a very intense standoff. “If he so much as farts in my direction, shoot him the way I showed you.” like…LMFAOOOO 
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