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Original Title: | Z for Zachariah |
ISBN: | 0435122118 (ISBN13: 9780435122119) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Anne Burden, John Loomis |
Setting: | United States of America |
Literary Awards: | Jane Addams Children's Book Award Nominee (1976), Edgar Award for Best Juvenile (1976) |
Robert C. O'Brien
Hardcover | Pages: 249 pages Rating: 3.66 | 13637 Users | 1605 Reviews
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Title | : | Z for Zachariah |
Author | : | Robert C. O'Brien |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 249 pages |
Published | : | October 25th 1976 by Heinemann Educational Books (first published 1974) |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Fiction. Apocalyptic. Post Apocalyptic. Dystopia |
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Is anyone out there?Ann Burden is sixteen years old and completely alone. The world as she once knew it is gone, ravaged by a nuclear war that has taken everyone from her. For the past year, she has lived in a remote valley with no evidence of any other survivors.
But the smoke from a distant campfire shatters Ann's solitude. Someone else is still alive and making his way toward the valley. Who is this man? What does he want? Can he be trusted? Both excited and terrified, Ann soon realizes there may be worse things than being the last person on Earth.
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Z for Zachariah was a very good post-apocalyptic, dystopian novel. It's important to note that the novel was first written and released in 1975. Keeping that time frame in mind, the way that sixteen year old Ann deals with the loss of her family and the events that follow are nothing short of amazing. Ann, having lost her mother, father and two brothers, finds a way to not only go on, but build a life for herself at her family home in a valley that was remarkably saved from some of the fallout.The first time I read this book I was in sixth grade, I read it again in 2007. Disappointed to learn Hollywood got its hands on this book and made it into a shitty movie. If you're going to read this book keep in mind there isn't a love triangle in it nor is it a love story. For the love of all that is holy, do not pick up this book thinking you're going to be reading a modern YA post-apocalyptic novel and then be all disappointed about the fact that it isn't all about sex. I swear to Iesha I'm
Wait, this is a YA/MG book?? Definitely couldn't have figured that out from the movie (which I am loving btw).
I remember the TV adaptation the BBC did in the mid-80's and quite liked it and I thought I would give the book a go. Sadly the book is a bit of a drag. As others have pointed out, there's a lack of action. This is partly due to the 1-person/journal approach, which makes total sense but it does the rob the book of action in some key scenes. The bigger problem is the story zeroes in the day to day of surviving through farming/caring for a sick man without any real conflict. For me, a wonderful
At our local train station there is a small bookcase where those travelling through can leave a book they've finished or simply don't want anymore, and then another commuter can pick it up and read it on their journey. It's a simple and lovely idea. After perusing the shelves in January my wife became very animated. For on those shelves was one of a book from her childhood which both terrified her and fascinated her, a book she read and read, but which she hadn't seen a copy of since she was at
I remember the TV adaptation the BBC did in the mid-80's and quite liked it and I thought I would give the book a go. Sadly the book is a bit of a drag. As others have pointed out, there's a lack of action. This is partly due to the 1-person/journal approach, which makes total sense but it does the rob the book of action in some key scenes. The bigger problem is the story zeroes in the day to day of surviving through farming/caring for a sick man without any real conflict. For me, a wonderful
What if Adam and Eve don't get along? (And what if you read a book with absolutely no clue that it's aimed at an audience way younger than you thought it was?)Every now and then I'll feel like indulging in a hypothetical apocalypse, which is what drove me to pick up Z for Zachariah as I was roaming the digital bookshelves for zombie attacks and radioactive catastrophes I hadn't faced on pages yet. Z for Zachariah is intriguing at its core: after a nuclear war the only person left alive seems to
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