The 5th Wave is probably my favourite book that I’ve read this year (it’s only February so hang on). I can’t believe that I have put off reading this for so long because it’s honestly so unbelievable, all of it. The author’s style of writing. The characters. The plot was so good it was insane! The pace of the book, the twists, the whole idea of the book in general - it was just amazing. The author’s writing can put you through a sort of trance; I spent three hours and finished the book in one sitting. This book was also really realistic which I like, because you can barely find any other realistic books that feature dystopian worlds/societies anymore. I especially loved the characters: Ben/Zombie, Cassie, Sam/Nugget, Ringer, Evan, each and every one of them. The author makes them come alive, with different personalities that never get boring. I really had fun reading this book. And as a plus this book gave me so much inspiration for writing my own stories, I literally could not stop writing! The author used a lot of literary devices that just enhanced the reading experience for me. The different points of view sort of made me confused but overall the book was perfect!
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[The 5th Wave] (By: Rick Yancey) [published: July, 2013]
By Rick Yancey
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 3 - 5 | n/a | 4.6 | 116991 |
The Passage meets Ender's Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey.
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.
Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother--or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.
"Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."—Justin Cronin, The New York Times Book Review
"A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . . should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires."—USAToday.com
Book Reviews (70)
I really really recommend this book, this book is actually a very interesting predictions for the future Earth. This book is based on statements of what it'll be like in the future when the aliens attacked Earth. My favorite part of the book is actually their slogans, Wave 1 - Darkness, Wave 2 - Destruction, Wave 3 - Infection, Wave 4 - Invasion, The 5th Wave - We fight back. I thought that their slogans are really cool and it's very interesting about how they came up with the idea of making it into 5th wave total but not more or less. To me, I'll definitely not wish for the aliens to one day really invade the Earth, it'll be very sad and sad since they bring people disaster and break apart both their heart and mind, they tear us apart from the inside. I feel sad and surprised about finding the death of her mom, I didn't expect that the author will talk about her mom and that her mom actually died.
I really really recommend this book, this book is actually a very interesting predictions for the future Earth. This book is based on statements of what it'll be like in the future when the aliens attacked Earth. My favorite part of the book is actually their slogans, Wave 1 - Darkness, Wave 2 - Destruction, Wave 3 - Infection, Wave 4 - Invasion, The 5th Wave - We fight back. I thought that their slogans are really cool and it's very interesting about how they came up with the idea of making it into 5th wave total but not more or less. To me, I'll definitely not wish for the aliens to one day really invade the Earth, it'll be very sad and sad since they bring people disaster and break apart both their heart and mind, they tear us apart from the inside. I feel sad and surprised about finding the death of her mom, I didn't expect that the author will talk about her mom and that her mom actually died.
I haven't seen the movie, but I just read the first book in this series. It was so good! With and alien invasion unlike any other! Who can you trust? Who is the enemy? Will you survive?
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I haven't really read a lot in this book but for right now the book is telling about the main character talking to herself and how her mama died and about a general(I forgot his name but he's bold) and his camp or something.
Its a very good book but if you don't like cursing this book isn't for you!
I LOVED IT!!!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE LAST STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
It sounds really good to me!!!
Very similar to divergent, except it's about aliens. If you like dystopian novels, then I highly recommend. Hopefully, the movie is similar to the book but hey look what happened to divergent and Percy Jackson-_-
i think this book will be amazing i seen the trailer my favorite actors will be in the movie it seems like a sad movie so i just have to find out what happens in the book