Ship Breaker
by Paolo Bacigalupi
Taste attributes: science fictionteenadventuredisasterfastfresh & originalimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphsfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, wide-ranging science-fiction novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
In America's Gulf Coast region, grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring just to make quota and hopefully live to see another day.
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- Author
- Paolo Bacigalupi
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 336
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- Open Library
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