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Epitaph Road (2010)

by David Patneaude(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

160684055X (ISBN13: 9781606840559)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

EgmontUSA

review 1: While it may not necessarily be quality literature, this was still a really interesting read. I am always trying to keep up with YA to offer my students book recommendations, and this is definitely one that I will recommend. I thought that the epitaphs placed at the beginning of each chapter added an additional layer to the book that gave me a whole world of things outside of the plot to consider. The plot was fast-moving and interesting, and would be a good read even for reluctant readers. Overall, a good YA dystopia.
review 2: I'm not going to claim that this was a well-written book, or one that diverged in some way from the dystopian YA cookie-cutter factory that seems to be Scholastic's bread and butter as a publishing house nowadays. I will say, however... more, that there was something about this book that charmed me. Perhaps it was the concept, but more likely than not it was the poignant (and well-written) epitaphs that started each chapter. (Personal side-note: It was interesting to read this after reading The Fault in Our Stars. I related to TFiOS so much as a parent, but perhaps because I have daughters only, I related to this book as a wife.) less

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