Humans are killing the world, and we’re all gonna die. Have you heard? This book is basically Crouch’s long-winded version of the trolley problem. WouHumans are killing the world, and we’re all gonna die. Have you heard? This book is basically Crouch’s long-winded version of the trolley problem. Would you sacrifice some to possibly save everyone, or would you watch the world burn and hope for the best?
This book often felt preachy, and it was pretty hard to get through. There were so many detailed action sequences that it felt like Crouch wrote it with the specific hope of garnering a movie deal - starring Tom Cruise, of course. Zzzzz. Many times the story was pushed forward with non-sensical plot devices. (view spoiler)[Slowing down time and catching hornets mid-attack because you are smarter than other people? Like, what??? Hahahah (hide spoiler)] It would have been much better if it had been cut in half. And the ending� um, okay. (view spoiler)[Littering rivers with syringes containing medical/bio waste doesn’t seem like a great way to save the world. (hide spoiler)]But whatever, I guess. It had to end somehow, even if it made absolutely no sense.
Anyway, I finished the book even though I skipped through the last couple chapters just to be done with it. So, I suppose that’s something....more
I was born to a hexing mushroom collector and grew up in a house full of only females (even our scraggly dogs!). Kids at school would laugh and call uI was born to a hexing mushroom collector and grew up in a house full of only females (even our scraggly dogs!). Kids at school would laugh and call us witches. They weren’t completely wrong. I should have pointed more often. This book felt like home with the exception that my own mother was Miss Scace, reborn, not the woman who couldn’t even disappear her ex well enough to keep him away forever....more
2011 me would have probably given this book four stars. 2021 me is older and wiser. Initially, I gave this story two stars, but I upped it to three si2011 me would have probably given this book four stars. 2021 me is older and wiser. Initially, I gave this story two stars, but I upped it to three since I finished it - eventually. But there were SO many things about the book that were off-putting. I went into the book expecting a time-traveling murder mystery, and I ended up reading a book without any sort of mystery that is about a man murdering women in extremely violent ways, another older man making moves on a MUCH younger early-college-age girl, and a sane protagonist who went through a terrible attack that people gaslight and speak to in very condescending ways.
IDK. This book is very� patriarchal. I don’t know how better to phrase it. Society has changed a lot since this book was written and printed. I’m thankful for that. We still have a long way to go, but I’m grateful we aren’t still in 2013 when this book was released. ...more
If you enjoyed The Chronicles of Narnia and Peter Pan, you will likely find The Land of Roar a, fun, entertaining read. It is mostly a combination of If you enjoyed The Chronicles of Narnia and Peter Pan, you will likely find The Land of Roar a, fun, entertaining read. It is mostly a combination of those books but set in a SLIGHTLY different land. Although the story was a bit unoriginal and dragged for a few chapters (there’s only so much about jumping between rocks that I could enjoy reading), I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to take a journey into an imaginative fantasy world. The characters and settings are described just well enough to spark your imagination without handing the entire picture to you in too much detail. The illustrations in the version I read are in black-and-white, and would be a perfect visual break for children listening to or reading this story.
The Land of Roar seems like it would be a joy to read aloud to young children, which is why I gave it 4 stars rather than 3. If you’re looking for a chapter book to read to a child or a group of children, this would probably be appealing to kids who aren’t quite ready for (or who have already read) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Peter Pan. If you are considering this book for a child in your life to read on their own, the reading level is most likely appropriate for children between the ages of 8-11. However, the lower age range is probably only appropriate for strong readers or those who don’t get easily discouraged.
Overall, I enjoyed this book, and I’m looking forward to reading the other two books in the series (if I can catch them on sale)....more
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