Book: The 5th Wave
Author: Rick Yancey
Genre: Science Fiction
Page #: 1 - 457 (Finished)
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Written Transcript:
In my book talk for today, I will be talking about The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. The 5th Wave falls into the genre, Science Fiction. The story takes place in the United States, mostly in the woods, refugee camps, and a military camp.
The main character in the book is Cassie Sullivan. She is a 16 year old girl, who has freckles and strawberry blonde curls. Cassie is suspicious, courageous, and tends to make jokes that are sarcastic to herself. She loves to read, and writes what is going on in her life inside her diary so someone in the future can possibly read it or so the aliens know what she thinks of them.
The conflict in the story all begins when the 'mothership' (an alien spaceship) suddenly makes an appearance in Earth. This signaled them (the humans) that they were being attacked by aliens. These aliens attacked in waves. In the first wave, all electricity stopped working. In the second, world disasters occurred, such as earthquakes, tornados, tsunamis, etc. In the third wave, the humans were attacked with outbreaks of diseases and viruses. In the fourth wave, some of the remaining humans were killed by 'silencers' (aliens). Somehow, Cassie and her brother, Sammy, managed to survive all of that together. Until one day, Cassie's brother is taken. The problem Cassie has to overcome is saving her brother.
The mood of the story is mysterious, suspenseful, and sometimes depressing. Three themes that best fit with The 5th Wave, are survival, perseverance, and manipulation.
I like this book because it is very well written, and fast paced. It defiantly leaves you wanting to read more. The most memorable part was when the soldiers took Sammy away from Cassie and her father because that introduced the problem, and guided the book onwards.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Science Fiction, or who like books about survival and aliens. Someone who like fast-reads and like to be kept on their toes every time they're reading might love this story. I would recommend it to these type of people because the book is very fast-paced, suspenseful, and it deals a lot with alien invaders, and survival.
The viewer should go out and get this book because it is very nicely written, and will keep you wanting to read more. It opens up your mind, and let's you put yourself in Cassie's scenarios and other characters' scenarios as well. Overall, it is a great book that everyone should defiantly read!
Great Blog! I liked how you really got in detail when you described the main character. You didn't give any spoilers, which is good. Your blog has made me think about reading this book, which seems really interesting.
ReplyDeleteGood job on the blog Evelyn! This now makes me want to read the book.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Evelyn. I really like how you were specific but didn't give away too much information. Your book sounds really interesting so I might think about reading it.
ReplyDeleteNice job! The video was very clear and fast-paced (which is a good thing). You explained every question well and followed the transcript exactly.
ReplyDeleteI'm very interested in your book. I've heard about this book before but I haven't gotten a chance to read them. Does it say how they survived or did you leave that out on purpose? I liked how you weren't speaking in monotone. Is this book in the library?
ReplyDeleteHi, CC. Yes, I did leave out how they survived because the book wasn't too descriptive about that and I didn't want to spoil too much of the book. Regarding your question about the library, I own a copy myself so I don't know if they have it there but they should.
DeleteGreat job, Evelyn. You described the main character well and explained everything thoroughly. You introduced and explained the plot, which is good for the viewer to know. The book seems really interesting and you didn't have any spoilers in your video. I might look into this book.
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