“Breathe” by Sarah Crossan
Abhinav Vasu – Book Review ★★★☆☆
US - $17.99
ISBN: 978-0-06-211869-1
The beginning of this book is quite interesting. But it got boring very fast. As with every dystopian novel, it follows the exact same plot. A totalitarian government. Teens who know the truth. The people figure out. There is widespread chaos. Etc., etc. … Well, that is pretty much this book’s plot.
It is a story set in the future where there is an oxygen problem. Some scientists thought that killing all the trees is a great idea, because water absorbs carbon dioxide, right? Wrong. These scientists were proved wrong when the oxygen levels dropped dangerously low. A company figured out a way to generate oxygen and has built a “pod” for the people …show more content…
The story is quite a good concept, but was poorly executed. Some gaps in the story just male no sense. Who is Petra? How do Inger and Silas magically come out of nowhere to save Quinn? How did Abel just run out of air like that? The story just made no sense. Now the characters also had some gaps in them. Abel (another insignificant character) sneaked tree branches out of the pod, but a newscast later revealed that “Suspected terrorist Abel Boone, a member of the Rebel Army Terrorist Sect, was found dead today. It is believed he ran out of air…” How did all of this happen? The story tells us how Abel steals tree clippings and throws a rock at a camera, but it ends up hitting somebody’s head. It didn’t tell me what Abel did after that. How could I possibly know that anything happened when the story talks about an honors program for high school students who the government selects to become Breathe officials in that part of the story? Petra, the leader of the RATS (Rebel Army Terrorist Sect), didn’t do much in the story other than bring Maude and Alina into a dark room, and shout at the members of the RATS. She was a very underdeveloped character and not much is known about
Abhinav Vasu – Book Review ★★★☆☆
US - $17.99
ISBN: 978-0-06-211869-1
The beginning of this book is quite interesting. But it got boring very fast. As with every dystopian novel, it follows the exact same plot. A totalitarian government. Teens who know the truth. The people figure out. There is widespread chaos. Etc., etc. … Well, that is pretty much this book’s plot.
It is a story set in the future where there is an oxygen problem. Some scientists thought that killing all the trees is a great idea, because water absorbs carbon dioxide, right? Wrong. These scientists were proved wrong when the oxygen levels dropped dangerously low. A company figured out a way to generate oxygen and has built a “pod” for the people …show more content…
The story is quite a good concept, but was poorly executed. Some gaps in the story just male no sense. Who is Petra? How do Inger and Silas magically come out of nowhere to save Quinn? How did Abel just run out of air like that? The story just made no sense. Now the characters also had some gaps in them. Abel (another insignificant character) sneaked tree branches out of the pod, but a newscast later revealed that “Suspected terrorist Abel Boone, a member of the Rebel Army Terrorist Sect, was found dead today. It is believed he ran out of air…” How did all of this happen? The story tells us how Abel steals tree clippings and throws a rock at a camera, but it ends up hitting somebody’s head. It didn’t tell me what Abel did after that. How could I possibly know that anything happened when the story talks about an honors program for high school students who the government selects to become Breathe officials in that part of the story? Petra, the leader of the RATS (Rebel Army Terrorist Sect), didn’t do much in the story other than bring Maude and Alina into a dark room, and shout at the members of the RATS. She was a very underdeveloped character and not much is known about