BE NICE

What happens when the world breaks down and the teens take over and then grow up? BE NICE. An interesting premise for a novel, and certainly one that has both strong roots and presence in our own world. This was not a difficult read, but some readers' mileage may vary as it didn't click perfectly with me.

I think the narrative “failed” me as a reader though were the extremely short “battle” scenes where action was too quick. Granted real fights and action are probably very similar to the book (over in a minute or so), but in a novel, readers expect a slow blow-by-blow description that is more like a movie.

I did enjoy the overall messages of the book; the biggest being: There is no one answer to the world's problems. So the book is not without merit, it might actually make for a great young adult novel if some of the violence were toned down. There wasn't too much of it to begin with, but there is a smidgeon.