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Summary: I read this book so long ago..
Review: And I still remember it today. This is a wonderful science fiction book and worth reading if you can find a copy-I'm just sorry that it's out of print because it was a wonderful story that has stuck with me most of my life.
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Summary: Echoing others...
Review: I first read this book when I was 11 and I have to echo some others when I say I loved it but perhaps didn't grasp all of it at the time. I recently tracked down a used copy and I am re-reading it right now. I think it is great and would make a great movie, perhaps on the Sci-Fi channel. Does anyone know if this has been made into a movie? Parts of the book may be dated now, but as far as characters and story-telling I think it still holds up.
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Summary: Noble Gasses
Review: I loved this book. Out of the many many books I possessed from that time of my life, I still have this one. I read it when I was in 4th grade, and I re-read it every now and then (usually, when I move, and "find" things that I have forgotten about). I still remember the day in high school being able to raise my hand and give the answer "Noble Gas!".. and thinking "No, I DIDN'T do my homework, but I read a book that mentioned it years ago!"
My parents house is very well insulated, and hence very quiet inside... every time insulation's effect on how quiet a house is, I think of this book too.
Oxygen bars, of course, usually remind me of this book... as well as many other things we see in everyday life.
Buy this book, and SAVE it. Loan it out only if given something good in collateral!
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Summary: thought provoking book...
Review: I read this book many years ago, and while I'm not certain that as a 12-year-old I fully grasped it, it was a fun read, and it has stayed with me since. I'm fascinated to seee that this has been the case with others as well. Having read several of Mr. Bonham's urban-set tales beforehand, this bit of action/science-fiction(?) came as a real curveball, though many of his stories are parables. He tells his moral tales so well that, much like an episode of "Fat Albert", you don't realize you've been taught a lesson until it's all done. Anyway, every time a another piece of vacant land gets paved over in my beloved (insert your state here), I think about this book and wonder how much closer the future depicted herein is inching.
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Summary: How could this book go out of print?
Review: I read this book when I was 12 and held on to it when all the other books I had at that age were given away. I have lost it repeatedly since then and it seems to be gone for good. I have the urge to re-read it about every year so I am going to let Amazon find me another copy. I think the reason it is so memorable to me is not so much the story itself (many books have better plots) but the feeling and tone of the future Bonham projects. Despite years of reading adult science fiction, I have never forgotten the eerie, bleak future taken for granted by the teenage protagonist. I see features of that future in my own environment every day.
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Summary: A childhood favorite still holds up
Review: This book was one of my childhood favorites. I re-read it recently and was happy that it still holds up. I really enjoyed it.The earth is dying. We have used up all its natural resources. There is barely enough oxygen to sustain life. Food is rationed; most of it is soy based. Predictions aren't good. Maybe the earth can sustain life for another five years? A resourceful boy and his father make the best of things, while he wonders what happened to his mother and sister who disappeared a year ago. He isn't sure his dad even reported them missing! Where are people disappearing to and what will become of a planet pushed to the breaking point?
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