Tuesday, 3 March 2020

Sarah Maria Griffin - "Spare and Found Parts"

Enjoyable young adult novel about a post apocalyptic event ("The Turn"), supposedly caused by humans afraid of computers, that left a lot of people dead, a fear of code/computers, and people with mechanical limbs. Protagonist has a mechanic heart. It's very explain-y. I wonder if this is caused by its target audience. A post apocalyptic world should be explained through showing, not through telling. There is too much explicit explanation, even in dialogue; creating a stunted feel. Also, logic wise things jump. Suddenly Nell, the protagonist, wants a computer. Suddenly she takes people into confidence. It all happens haphazardly. It's an enjoyable read though if you want to forget about the world for a moment.