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Truancy City (2012)

by Isamu Fukui(Favorite Author)

4.51 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0765322633 (ISBN13: 9780765322630)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Tor Teen

series

Truancy

review 1: oh man how can one book hurt someone so muchthis has the typical dystopia 3rd book feel where everything is an all out warbut this was done so well and the characters are all so complex and AHmilady like that was the biggest plot twist ever i dont think i could have ever predicted that happening like man you immediately knew who the dad was but MAN did i not see that coming noni my child i just want to put you somewhere safeZEN
review 2: For all of the people who say Fukui can't write... I'm assuming you think Twilight is a literary masterpiece, so I'm just going to ignore you. Fukui managed to take his action film plot and incorporate truths about love, revenge, and the role of government in society. The plot developed well and the ending was bittersweet and r... moreeflective. As this is a mostly character-centered book I will say my biggest thoughts on each of the major characters:Cross: A boy haunted by his past who starts out with no purpose in life. He attempts to fill this hole with violence and total dedication to his teachers. He develops well and becomes his own person.Takan: I didn't like him as much as I did in the first book. He seemed very cold, but after the reunion with his father, he started to become better.Noni: Her insanity was probably the most interesting part of the book. Fukui did a great job of delving into the psyche of a deeply troubled girl and showed the effects of extreme obsession with revenge. Umasi: He was probably my least favorite character. Although I know he did what he thought was right, I was still mad at him for essentially joining the Government. Albino: She was the wise one in the novel who in my mind talks like Morgan Freeman. Does anyone else picture her as a God figure? She just seemed that way to me. Her death made me tear up a little. And Zen was SO cute! Although one thing about her pregnancy confused me. In what way did her child help the plot. Zen was a major part, yet the plot would have been fine without him.Floe: I lied. Floe was the worst character to me. She was kind of a slut and led poor Sepp on. And why did she always wear a skirt to fight? That doesn't even make sense. Ugh. Whatever. I wasn't even that upset when she died.Iris: One of the more complex characters in the novel. I was often going back and forth between liking her and hating her. Her death was pivotal in the development in the characters and the general message of the book.It is interesting about the way Fukui switches points of view. It is not obvious enough yet it works because of his ability to describe his characters with indirect characterization. You learn more from what the characters do and think rather than what Fukui directly provides. This leaves characters up to interpretation. This book is the end, and even though the end was sad, it wrapped up nicely.4.5 stars (-.5 for Floe and Zen's existence)Cover: I like the colors and the graffiti is cool. Obviously, having a pretty cover is not that important to the story, which is fine by me. less

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