The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey Review+Discussion

Much to my surprise I did enjoy it.

The aliens have invaded and 97% of the human population is dead. They die in waves. First the aliens cut off the earths electricity and motors. Then there are the floods. And then there is the plague and the "silencers". And so now the people left await the 5th wave. I can't say much without spoiling anything but the story follows a 16 year old girl named Cassie trying to save her little brother.

It's fast paced and the writing is fantastic. There are multiple points of view and because all the plots are linked we hear about the same characters from different POV's so it is really enjoyable. I found Cassie to be very entertaining as well. The characters had such diverse personalities so I did have a good time reading it.

On to the spoilery section!

Right off the bat I did not like Evan. He was creepy and suspicious and Cassie was in such a state of denial it killed me. So I don't mind him being1 dead. I doubt that he actually is dead though.

I loved the big brother relationship that Zombie/Ben had with Nugget/Sam. It was so sweet and adorable.

Another really interesting thing was reading about Cassie's opinion of Ben and then actually reading his thoughts. We learn that he isn't actually what Cassie made him out to be. She put him up on a pedestal and I wonder how she's going to deal with the fact that he isn't actually all that great. We all have a Ben Parish yet I am still convinced that my Ben Parish is just as fantastic as he is in my head. Stupid, stupid.

I loved Ringer she was so kickass and smart. It really made me smile every time Ben tried to make her smile.

Howard the log.

Comments

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