Shy took the summer job to make some money. In a few months on a luxury cruise liner, he'll rake in the tips and be able to help his mom and sister out with the bills. And how bad can it be? Bikinis, free food, maybe even a girl or two—every cruise has different passengers, after all.
But everything changes when the Big One hits. Shy's only weeks out at sea when an earthquake more massive than ever before recorded hits California, and his life is forever changed.
The earthquake is only the first disaster. Suddenly it's a fight to survive for those left living.
I read "The Living" to my grade eight classes last year and we all enjoyed it. Students enjoyed the mystery and the suspense. I personally enjoyed the sharks - even though I found them to be terrifying!
ReplyDelete"The Living" was a very suspenseful novel because of the events that took place in it. The connections that I made to the book were that one time I was away from my family (just as Shy was when there was an earthquake in his hometown while he had a summer job) and there was an accident. I am looking forward to reading the next book "The hunted".
ReplyDeleteI, Haseeb Ahmed, read 'The Living' by Matt De La Pena. In this story, there were many amazing parts to the story, including the plot, setting, and characters. Out of all six books that were available, I can easily say that 'The Living' is the greatest of them all. Even though the cover may be a little frightening, it didn't really bother to know what was really on the inside.
ReplyDeleteMy grade eight teacher read "The Living" to my class last year. The book was was very interesting because it kept you guessing until the end. The book had me hooked and I enjoyed it from the beginning to the last word. I usually prefer reading mystery books and this book was in that category. My favourite part would have to be when waves from the earthquake hit the boat. The way the natural disaster was described made it feel like I was actually there. I also like the part when Shy found out about how romero disease was created. It was like all the pieces of the puzzle finally joined and fit together. I find that "The Living" is a great book and I would definitely read it again. I totally recommend everyone to read this novel.
ReplyDeleteThe Living was one of the many novels that you would you would want to re read over and over. Its curious plot gets you hooked on this novel. It's also a novel that has a lot going on. There are many twists that reveal so much but also get you asking questions and wondering so much more. One event leads to the next which creates suspense.
ReplyDeleteI really liked "The Living" because of all the mysteries and I liked how suspenseful the story was. This book's cover really caught my eye because it's a wave with someone's hand sticking out. I also liked the the quote he put under his title,"The fight begins when you survive" which also really caught my attention. Another thing I really liked about this book is how it's something really realistic and not supernatural. "The Living," really pulls the reader into the story and I haven't really read a book like this ever, so that was also really cool. What I thought was really suspenseful was the earthquake and how Shy couldn't contact his family to make sure they were alright. So, at the end of the day I really liked this book.
ReplyDeleteI would like to read this book because it has suspense to it. By reading the teaser its leaves you hanging, wanting to know what happens to Shy, how his life changes and if he lives or dies.
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