The Wild Shore
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Taste attributes: science fictiondisasterteenfresh & originalimaginarycoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, inventive science-fiction novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
2047: and for sixty years America has been quarantined after a devastating nuclear attack. Seventeen-year-old Henry wants to help make America great again. Like it was before all the bombs went off. But for the people of Onofre Valley, on the coast of California, just surviving is challenge enough.
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- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 371
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