| The Eleventh Plague Author: Jeff Hirsch Genre: Dystopia, Teen, Science Fiction Publisher: Scholastic Audio Release Date: September 1, 2011 Audiobook: 7 hours and 3 minutes Narrator: Dan Bittner Source: Free from Audiobooksync.com Buy the Book: Amazon |
In the aftermath of a war, America’s landscape has been ravaged and
two-thirds of the population left dead from influenza. Fifteen-year-old
Stephen Quinn and his family were among the few that survived. But when
Stephen’s grandfather dies and his father falls into a coma, Stephen
finds his way to Settler’s Landing, a community that seems too good to
be true. There he meets strong, defiant, mischievous Jenny. When they
play a prank on the town bully’s family that goes horribly wrong, they
find themselves in the midst of a battle that will change Settler’s
Landing forever.
Review
I did not know about this book until it was offered for free by Audiobooksync.com. And what a wonderful surprise it turned out to be. I love, love finding a good book I know nothing about; did not read reviews about and just skimmed the synopsis. It's like opening a present from a stranger.
I have not ventured into reading many (if any at all) post-apocalyptic, dystopia books until now. I have found a new genre to fall in love with.
The main character in the book, Stephen Quinn is a young man who quickly finds himself alone and fending for himself. I love how the author lets you (the reader) feel the magnitude of his emotions when he comes across things we take for granted. And of course there is a strong, female character as well. The young Chinese girl, Jenny is strong due to the being bullied for her race.
I loved this book because everything seemed to make sense. The reason for the apocalypse, the attitude and prejudices people have, and the story behind the creation of Settler's Landing. The book was thought out detail by detail.
So why am I not giving it "LOVE IT!", well the ending sucks. I almost took two starts for the ending. I am not going to tell you what happens but.....If you were a lonely traveler with no family, would you let your first love take off on her own? Where she is hated by the whole population cause she is Chinese? Just like that! No tears! No remorse! Just an "Ok see ya when I see ya." WHATEVER!!??
The audiobook narrator, Dan Bittner is great! And has a great natural teen age boy voice that I really enjoyed listening to. Great job Dan!
I did not know about this book until it was offered for free by Audiobooksync.com. And what a wonderful surprise it turned out to be. I love, love finding a good book I know nothing about; did not read reviews about and just skimmed the synopsis. It's like opening a present from a stranger.
I have not ventured into reading many (if any at all) post-apocalyptic, dystopia books until now. I have found a new genre to fall in love with.
The main character in the book, Stephen Quinn is a young man who quickly finds himself alone and fending for himself. I love how the author lets you (the reader) feel the magnitude of his emotions when he comes across things we take for granted. And of course there is a strong, female character as well. The young Chinese girl, Jenny is strong due to the being bullied for her race.
I loved this book because everything seemed to make sense. The reason for the apocalypse, the attitude and prejudices people have, and the story behind the creation of Settler's Landing. The book was thought out detail by detail.
So why am I not giving it "LOVE IT!", well the ending sucks. I almost took two starts for the ending. I am not going to tell you what happens but.....If you were a lonely traveler with no family, would you let your first love take off on her own? Where she is hated by the whole population cause she is Chinese? Just like that! No tears! No remorse! Just an "Ok see ya when I see ya." WHATEVER!!??
The audiobook narrator, Dan Bittner is great! And has a great natural teen age boy voice that I really enjoyed listening to. Great job Dan!
Recommendations
I recommend this book to all ages.
Challenges
This audiobook is number 15 in my Audiobook Challenge
This audiobook is number 42 in my Good Reads Challenge
This audiobook is number 42 in my Good Reads Challenge
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