Synopsis from the book jacket:
Eli and his family have lived in the Compound for six years. The world they knew is gone. Eli's father built the Compound to keep them safe. Now, they can't get out. He won't let them.
Was this book worth my time?
This is a fascinating book. It is disturbingly good. What I mean by that is the book introduces ideas that are far from ideas that would be presented in our world. However, the point in bringing up these ideas is to pose the question, how far would we go to survive?
I liked how this novel was both full of action and mystery. The protagonist, Eli is on a hunt for the REAL reason why they are stuck in an underground "prison."
I think this book would be loved by those that liked the Hunger Games mainly because of the unsettling story line of both books.
What bothered me about the book?
Honestly, I felt like there wasn't a true conflict. Sure, they escaped from a nuclear explosion, but there anything else. I was needing something more. I found it about half way through the book. After that, I was good to go. :)
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