The 5th Wave
Book description
The #1 New York Times Bestseller, now a major motion picture starring Chloe Grace Moretz
The Passage meets Ender's Game in the first book in an epic series by award-winning author Rick Yancey.
"Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances."-Entertainment Weekly
"A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . ."-USAToday.com
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains.ā¦
Why read it?
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This post-apocalyptic novel features Cassie as our flawed female main character. She is in pure survival mode, and I love the way Yancey shows the uncertainty of living in a world where you donāt know who to trust. Cassie is your typical girl next door, and while sheās trying to survive an alien invasion, I easily asked myself, What would I have done?
I love books that make you ask that. She has such a hard time trusting anyone, and given the fact that aliens are taking over peopleās bodies, yeah, itās understandable. And the five waves of the alienā¦
From Annie's list on flawed female main characters in war-torn worlds.
I love this book because of the strong ties between the characters. Amidst an alien invasion that has decimated and scattered Earth's population, 16-year-old Cassieās main motivation is to keep her promise to her dead father and find her little brother.
I love the character development in this book. The drive she had to dive into unknown and dangerous circumstances kept the book in my hand. I had trouble putting it down each day to go to work. As you follow Cassie through her adventure, you find that the hope she feels keeps you locked in.
From S.M.'s list on ignite hope in a dying world.
I love a book where the character finds strength she never knew she possessed. Cassie is just a regular high school kid until the Others arrive. She thinks she has to depend on others to survive the alien invasion, but after her little brother Sam is recruited into the militaryās resistance force, Cassie realizes that sheās capable of far more than just cheerleading.
As a fellow āfake it ātil you make itā girl, I love Cassieās willingness to put on a brave face and her āI can handle this,ā facade, until she finds out that she actually can handle it.ā¦
From Sarena's list on science fiction with kick ass female characters.
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Another book featuring a flawed, but strong female lead, The 5th Wave focuses on the end of the world brought about by a different kind of monster, but also poses the question of whether or not we, as humans, are also the monster. This is a question I think apocalyptic books really ask us to consider as readers, what drives us to the brink of our humanity, what pulls us back, how we deal with both situations. Also, this is a character who is motivated by something very simple and close to most peoplesā hearts: finding whatās left of herā¦
From Shauna's list on dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic.
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