Friday, July 13, 2012

The Roar by Emma Clayton

The Roar by Emma Clayton


The blurb: Post apocalyptic distopia, "mutant" psychics, Etc. Etc.

What it starts to look like: Enders Game/Neon Genesis Evangelion meets Carrie,
then edited until it looks PG(read: no aliens), if still depressing.

Plot Holes: Yes.
To name but a few:
  • No space colonies(despite the bad guy having a space station)
  • No underwater colonies
  • The twin in the beginning not leaving anything identifying during her escape and capture(she has telekinesis for crying out loud)
  • None of the "mutant" kids pulling a Carrie(except one, and he gets stopped by a glance)
  • Convincing via television hoax * nearly two thirds of the planet to evacuate to the remaining third.
Premise: Great, 4 stars, could make for some excellent fanfiction.
Execution: Terrible, 1.9 stars, not as bad as it could have been, but there are better uses of my time.

*Spoiler, highlight to show.

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