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The drought or the Tap Out, as everyone calls it has been going on for a while now Everyone s lives have become an endless list of don ts don t water the lawn, don t fill up your pool, don t take long showers.Until the taps run dry.Suddenly, Alyssa s quiet suburban street spirals into a warzone of desperation neighbours and families turned against each other on the hunt for water And when her parents don t return and her life and the life of her brother is threatened, Alyssa has to make impossible choices if she s going to survive. New Read Dry author Neal Shusterman For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Only now do I see how dry his lips are Not just dry but parched and chapped to the point of bleeding None of these kids look right Their skin is thin and almost leprous gray The corners of their mouths are white with dried spit And the look in their eyes is almost rabid. It s unsettling how utterly convincing this book is Maybe it works so well because the concept is so relevant and believable a severe drought in Southern California is hardly fantastical but it also has a lot to do wi Only now do I see how dry his lips are Not just dry but parched and chapped to the point of bleeding None of these kids look right Their skin is thin and almost leprous gray The corners of their mouths are white with dried spit And the look in their eyes is almost rabid. It s unsettling...I can definitely see this becoming a movie.My favourite thing about Neal Shusterman s books is that they really make me think and see the world differently This was such an intense survival story3.5 5 stars Well I started this book in the late morning and now it s late afternoon and I have finished The fastest I ve ever read 390 pages ___________________So I resolved to dedicate the rest of 2018 to reading only fantasy books adult mostly, with one or two YA thrown in But for Dry I made an exception because when Shusterman writes a new dystopian I must read it This was an impossible to put down read, definitely, but it wasn t as good as I thought it would be, unfortunately Which k 3.5 5 stars Well I started this book in the late morning and now it s late afternoon and I have finished The fastest I ve ever read 390 pages ___________________So I resolved to dedicate the rest of 2018 to reading only fantasy books adult mostly, with one or two YA thrown in But for Dry I made an exception because when Shusterman writes a new dystopian I must read it This was an impossible to put...A book about the harrowing effects of climate change Fuck yeah Finally, even modern Young Adult literature is calling attention to the most important environmental issue of our decade that won t just affect one certain group of people Oh no, climate change is coming for us all Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman s all too real portrayal of the amplified effects of climate change is horrifying and upsetting You will feel mad You will feel sad But most importantly you will feel so helples A book about the harrowing effects of climate change Fuck yeah Finally, even modern Young Adult literature is calling attention to the most important environmental issue of our decade that won t just affect one certain group of people Oh no, climate change is coming for us all Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman s all too real portrayal of the amplified effects of climate change is horrifying and upsetting You will feel mad You will feel sad But most importantly you will feel so helpless while reading this book because you realize how much we as humans have no control of a situation that we are responsible for causing You will also come to realize how some forc...I really want to read this I can just tell it s going to be phenomenal.Dry has solid writing and a very timely premise, dealing with current environmental issues pertaining to water use There are some good family aspects I enjoyed it s nice to see a YA novel where the families feel thought out and realistic I read this book in just a couple of days, and I think that is a true testament to both Shusterman s ability to keep a reader interested in the overall outcome That being said, Dry iswella little bit dry The book plays out exactly how the synopsis Dry has solid writing and a very timely premise, dealing with current environmental issues pertaining to water use There are some good family aspects I enjoyed it s nice to see a YA novel where the families feel thought out and realistic I read this book in just a couple of days, and I think that is a true testament to both Shusterman s ability to keep a reader interested in the overall outcome That being said, Dry iswella little bit dry The book plays out exactly how the synopsis promises drought happens, population goes crazy, parents go missing, kids embark on journey to find water It s very predictable I wasn t surprised at any of the plot points Additionally, despite the fact that the characters were well written ones, I just felt...In all honesty Dry freaked me out It is so scary real and if you look at climate change this book can one day be a scary reality for many parts of the world I got a copy of this book at BookExpo and I quite honestly knew nothing about it butt I saw the cover and was r...Compelling and captivating Profound and prophetic DRY is a first rate survival story perfect for fans of LIFE AS WE KNEW IT, THE RULE of THREE, and MONUMENT 14 Set in the not too distant future, a drought reaches cataclysmic proportions government promised work arounds lead to epic failures While the story is grim, it is equally gripping Shusterman constructs characters who are affable, interesting, and relatable to unravel a portrayal of how various personalities cope and struggle with ove Compelling and captivating Profound and prophetic DRY is a first rate survival story perfect for fans of LIFE AS WE KNEW IT, THE RULE of THREE, and MONUMENT 14 Set in the not too distant future, a drought reaches cataclysmic proportions government promised work arounds lead to e...THIS WAS TERRIFYING AND SO INTENSE As usual, Neal Shusterman knows how to get in your head and really make you reevaluate so many things.

Dry
  • 14 July 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 1481481967
  • Neal Shusterman
  • Dry