![]() ![]() I first read this book in grade 8, although, in typical teenage fashion, quickly forgot the title or author. There's a long story behind this review, but I'll try to keep it short. And, yes, there were friendly helpful dolphins, but I'm an adult, dammit, and I need to talk about things like tone and register and stuff. The gillmen didn't creep me out in the least, but almost-death from pressure change still does a bit, if I'm honest. ![]() Didn't fall in love with any of the characters, and especially not with the dialogue. How slow are you.) The setting on conshelf ten was lovely, and the conflict betweeen Topsiders, Moon and Conshelf communities had a lot going for it. (My 9 year old self says she also read it in an hour, and that includes the time it took to make 2 milkshakes. Really, really nice concept - Monica Hughes has such fantastic ideas, but the book's so short that there's not much time for characterisation. My adult self says this has some interesting themes, although it's clearly aimed at children because it's preachy. The gillmen creeped me out a bit though, as did the almost-death from pressure change when he surfaced too fast. My 9 year old self would like to give this five stars, as it was an exciting book about equal rights, and standing up for what you believe in, and war being BAD. ![]() I dunno, probably would have been good for me. This one, however, may have gone over my head a bit - there's a lot of interesting politcal stuff. I wish I'd read this as a child, when I read loads of other Monica Hughes books. ![]()
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