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Liked It “Very good book. Two teenaged sisters orphaned in a post apocalyptic world. They must survive learning from the forest they live near. A very inspiring work of survival and a lesson in what could happen to us very easily.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Two sisters trying to survive in a post-apocolyptic world. I didn't really like any of the characters and there is a part of the book that made me want to stop reading the book. But I endured until the end where I was yet again disappointed. I can't believe that Publishers Weekly said it was...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Two sisters trying to survive in a post-apocolyptic world. I didn't really like any of the characters and there is a part of the book that made me want to stop reading the book. But I endured until the end where I was yet again disappointed. I can't believe that Publishers Weekly said it was "... a truly admirable addition to a genre defined by the very high standards of George Orwell's 1984." Not even close! ”
Stacy D wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It intrigued me up until about the middle of the book and then I felt the story was falling flat. I was not too thrilled with the ending.”
Toranse wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Very good book. Two teenaged sisters orphaned in a post apocalyptic world. They must survive learning from the forest they live near. A very inspiring work of survival and a lesson in what could happen to us very easily. ”
Kathy D wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ Into The Forest Jean Hegland
Tenia F wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
2 stars
Two sisters survive in the woods after the world seems to end (doesn't say why or explain.) They fight, make up, fight some more, and winds up burning there forest home to go deeper into the forest. Can you tell that I'm not thrilled with this book?”
“Eve and Nell have been on their own since their mother died from cancer and a freak accident took their father. Miles from town, which doesn't have anything to offer since disease and other unknown causes pretty much destroyed it, they must learn to live on their own.
WonderBunny wrote this review Saturday, November 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The rumors of something better in the east, the scare of strange men and other adventures, created a mostly interesting read. I wish that more was said about what was going on outside of the girl's small farm. I enjoyed the first part of this novel but didn't care much for parts of the latter half. Certain events were not needed and only caused me to weird out. Written as a young adult book, this was an easy read for and the main character's depth was enjoyable. I thought her sister could have been done better and felt she was a little one dimensional. I enjoyed parts of this book but was disappointed in the end so it gets 3 stars from me. ”
“Kristal said: 5 stars and Favorite
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Tuesday, September 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Into the Forest is a haunting story of what "could happen" if the whole of society was suddenly brought to its knees. Nell and her sister, Eva, live with their mother and father in the California red wood forest, not so much as "tree huggers", although the parents do have a gripe with society and it's idea of normal. When that society breaks down, they find themselves cut off from the rest of the world, not hearing any news or able to get supplies and food. But as the world slips deeper into this darkness, people start to change and disease starts to spread. Their oasis seems to be the best place to be. Then suddenly, the girls are by themselves, and must figure out how to survive by rationing out food and then eventually learning to grow their own. This remarkable journey pushes each of them to their limits but also shows them look inside of themselves to find a way to deal with this new, harsh society. This is a story about not only coming of age but self sufficiency and what it means to have enough to survive.
**SPOILER**
After reading some other people's reviews, there are two questionable sex scenes in the book that might cause some mixed feelings. Although I did say spoiler, I'm not going to completely give it away, but they are a little graphic but one in particular, given the circumstances, I find it hard to point a finger and say that it was not out of context considering nothing else in the girls' lives in anywhere close to normal.
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“A haunting story of what "could happen" if the whole of society was suddenly brought to its knees. Nell and her sister, Eva, live with their mother and father in the California red wood forest, not so much as "tree huggers", although the parents do have a gripe with society and it's idea of normal. When that society breaks down, they find themselves cut off from the rest of the world, not hearing any news or able to get supplies and food. But as the world slips deeper into this darkness, people start to change and disease starts to spread. Their oasis seems to be the best place to be. Then suddenly, the girls are by themselves, and must figure out how to survive by rationing out food and then eventually learning to grow their own. This remarkable journey pushes each of them to their limits but also shows them look inside of themselves to find a way to deal with this new, harsh society. This is a story about not only coming of age but self sufficiency and what it means to have enough to survive. ”
Kristal wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“This was kind of a science fiction about a family's resourcefulness in the wake of nuclear disaster--interesting.”
Sheila G wrote this review Sunday, August 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not my favorite book. I had to read it as part of an orientation program for college. I would not recommend it to others.”
Morgan S wrote this review Tuesday, August 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked it but was confused (and shocked) by certain parts.”
Mandy Sherrick wrote this review Friday, July 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
