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Liked It “I read this book when I was in 8th grade and it has stayed with me ever since. I especially liked the perspective of a girl about my age, who was figuring things out, as the last woman on the planet. Essential reading I'd say, for young women.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Very tense and atmospheric account of survival. Like The Diary of Anne-Frank meets a post-nuclear holocaust story. Also learned a lot about farming and made me wonder how useless I'd be in a similar situation.”
Seth R wrote this review Tuesday, August 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“THis is an interesting book about what the world would be like after nuclear war.”
Victoria J wrote this review Sunday, March 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i think this is a sci-fi novel. the story is about a girl who survived from the worst nuclear bomb ever which destroyed the earth...there are only a few survivors left and one of them is a guy who came to the girl's village and stay with her...the prob is can she trust him?the food, water, are very limited...one day they will have to kill each other for it...i like it because this whole novel is actually the diary of the girl...it's written in the first point of view...interesting.”
Wanie Saad wrote this review Friday, February 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“We studied this book in Year 7 and it freaked me out a little. I love the little valley but the menace presented by the stranger is heightened because it's seen from the eyes of a child. I think this was my first foray into apocalyptic writing. ”
Lilybett wrote this review Monday, October 15 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Read it when I was 9 or 10. Helped me deal with my fear of nuclear war and, upon reading it again, am struck by how easily I, as a not-very-practicing Jew, identified with a very churchy young protagonist. I suppose that is owed to the novel's emphasis on serving as a kind of survival plan for the non-proselytizing, morally-centered girl as she comes of age. I still think this book rocks and enjoyed it upon review. I'd give it to my pre-teen.”
StrongStax wrote this review Monday, August 27 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read this book in the 6th grade and it is, without a doubt, one of the most disturbing books I have ever read. I remember it being well written, and I certainly cared about the heroine, but it struck me as illogical that she would have survived in this nice little valley. And the group discussion of it was rather pitiful. Nuclear holocaust doesn't strike me as being a good topic for children's books. Clearly my teachers adhered to the philosophy articulated by Top Dollar in The Crow "childhood's over when you learn you are going to die."”
librarianwho wrote this review Wednesday, July 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I read this book when I was in 8th grade and it has stayed with me ever since. I especially liked the perspective of a girl about my age, who was figuring things out, as the last woman on the planet. Essential reading I'd say, for young women.”
Nessa wrote this review Friday, May 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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