11/03/13
The Bridge - by Jane Higgins
Blurb:
The city is at war. Southside, the hostiles live in squalor and desperation. They're hungry to cross the river. Cityside, ISIS is in charge. Its job - keep the hostiles at bay.
ISIS recruits only the best for its elite command. Nik is smart. Very smart.
So why does ISIS reject him?
Before he can find out, his school is bombed. The hostiles have taken the bridges, and they've kidnapped Fyffe's brother Sol.
Now Nik is on the run.
And Fyffe is going with him.
Across the bridge.
Reflection:
I liked this book and I liked the plot very much because of the way that the plot twisted a way that you would never expect, and so, as a reader, it always kept you on your toes and interested. Probably the only thing that I didn't like about this book is the ending. Some people might say that an ending like this is good because it gives the reader things to ponder about. What will happen? What could happen? But to me I find it plain annoying. I found that I couldn't start another book for a couple of days after because I was still thinking about the storyline. One thing that I think the author meant by writing this text was that you only know what your told. In this case, Nik was told that the Southsiders were hostiles and had no means of dealing with without the use of guns. This is a futuristic text and it shows us alot of what our future could be like if we don't keep the peace. I think this is one of the authors main messages. (Apart from the ending) I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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