Firewalkers
Ratings11
Average rating3.4
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Ratings11
Average rating3.4
FIREWALKERS ARE BRAVE FIREWALKERS ARE RESOURCEFUL FIREWALKERS ARE EXPENDABLE The Earth is burning. Nothing can survive at the Anchor; not without water and power. But the ultra-rich, waiting for their ride off the dying Earth? They can buy water. And thanks to their investment, the sun can provide power. But someone has to repair the solar panels when they fail, down in the deserts below. Kids like Mao, and Lupé, and Hotep; kids with brains and guts but no hope. The Firewalkers. “This is a must-read for fans of dystopian and climate change fiction.” - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
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Strange, dystopian - so much world building but such a short book - it's hard to get into the story because there is so much that the reader has to process.
It was a solid 4-star read for me.
Even though there was little space for worldbuilding, it was neatly done.
I'm still on the fence about the ending. It felt a bit rushed and not entirely just for me. The way the new society was being organised is described basically in one sentence - that there was a council from different neigbourhoods. But who's to tell how they will use their newly acquired power and whether they not come up with something that's even worse than it was?
I liked the characters and the way they complimented each other. But I wasn't entirely convinced by how Lupe turned into a leader. I saw it kind of building when Mao fell to pieces a few times and she took control of the mission, but it feels to me that there were some steps missing between taking responsibility for a team and the whole humanity. I can't see her moving from being totally against the massacre to OK-ing sending kids into open space. I'd like to have seen her at least try to limit Aime-Li's revenge to those who actually deserved it.
