I read this back in January. It's the only book I managed to read for fun.
I took a Winter minimester class that kicked my butt, and I only had one week day off before the Spring semester started.
This book was recommended to me by Darrell, my friend at CCPL.
Basically, he emailed me that he put it on hold for me, and one day it just showed up.
It pays to have friends at your favorite place.
When I went to see him the other day we discussed The Raft.
I personally loved it. It was a total mind eff at times, but I really really liked it.
We spent a good ten minutes trying to figure out what book is strikingly similar to this one.
But we couldn't figure out which one it is.
I had reading deja vu while reading it, but it was just published in August of 2012.
Short synopsis:
Robie (In my head I pronounced it Robbie/Robby, but who knows) lives in Hawaii. She travels frequently by herself. This particular trip though is different. The supply plane she's on goes down in the Pacific. She manages to hang on until she's rescued, but there are few twist and turns that aren't expected, and a few moments when you second guess your own comprehension of the story. It ends fairly well, as well as a plane crash book can end.
I read it in a matter of a few hours.
It is a quick read. But it's a good one.
The imagery is amazing, it does deal with quite a bit of death, but it does it gracefully.
You are rarely smacked in the face with it, even though it is a plane crash book.
I highly recommend it.
Credit:
Amazon - in case you're into buying
S. A. Bodeen - author website
Read A-likes:
(I may not always do these, but Darrell and I talked about them, so I figured I could put them up.)
The Cay - Theodore Taylor, 1969
Far North - Will Hobbs, 1996
Hatchet - Gary Paulsen, 1987
I read all three of these in elementary school and middle school, but they each are fantastic books!
Read on.
Jessica.
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