Overall Rating and Opinion of "We are the ants"
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Overall Rating and Opinion of "We are the ants"
What is your overall opinion of "We are the ants"? What do you like most about it? What do you like least? Will you recommend the book to other people? Why or why not? Please remember to add your actual rating using the the book's page on Bookshelves.
-- January 2nd, 2017, 9:21 pm --
I have read it a few months ago and loved it. It was my first GLBT and I am impressed. The story was engaging, the characters believable, and the great pace of the plot kept me turning the pages. It dealt with some heavy topics like depression, Alzheimers, suicide, bullying, but in a light way. I thought the alien abduction concept was brilliant and added to the story. The book is heartbreaking and powerful, and it certainly makes you stop and think about life. I rated it 4 stars out of 4 and recommend it of course.
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In the realistic sections the book brought tears to my eyes. These sections were aimed at young adults and still appealed to older readers. However, I don't feel that the science fiction sections were written as well. The alien descriptions seemed rather amateurish. I also didn't care for the dates in the diary titles. I personally feel that if fictional world wide events are dated in the reader's past, it takes away from the story. I wish that the author had left off the year in these titles.
Despite these few minor gripes, this is still a 4 star book.
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I can't find anything negative about it either. I usually read sci-fi but I'm thinking about reading this book. Can anyone give a reason for *not reading* it?peprica21 wrote: I would give this book 4 out of 4 stars and after reading all the above comments, have to agree with all the positive feedback about We Are the Ants.
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