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The Roar (Paperback)

by Emma Clayton (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Chicken House (7 Jul 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1905294638
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905294633
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 211,980 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Twelve-year old twins, Mika and Ellie, live in a future behind a wall - safe from the plague animals beyond.   Or so they've been told.   But when one of them disappears, and the other takes part in a sinister virtual reality game, they begin to discover their concrete world is built on lies.   Determined to find each other again, they go in search of the truth. And as a strange sound in their heads grows to a roar, they find out that children and the planet have never mattered more.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic debut, 16 Sep 2008
This book was a wonderful find. I'm always on the look out for new children's science fiction but I was initially put off by the cover to this one, looking a bit tacky I thought.
Throughout the book the author is incredibly inventive, creating a future uk by subtly warping and distorting familiar products or ideas. The plot is fast paced and - vitally - believable.
For a more adult read look to Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - I wonder if this author had read this book too.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A great idea for a story, 14 Sep 2008
By Maria Stegenwalner (St. Brelade, Jersey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I have to say that I agree with all the reviewers, including (to some extent) the chap who gave this only 1 star. The plot is great! Evil scientists, the idle rich, the down-trodden heroes struggling for justice and a better life. On this level, I loved the book, and have recommended it to a number of my young students who love science fiction and fantasy. It is fair to say that this is not great fiction, and I agree that on an adult level it is easy to find fault with the characterisation and aspects of the writing style. However, this is popular fiction - and I would rather children and young adults read books that interested and excited them than earnest and worthy books that send them to sleep. It's a good story, and if you like fantasy and Sci-fi I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy this book.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars my veiw, 28 Jul 2008
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emma clayton has wrote an exelent book. it really grips you and in coriges you to reaad it i was reading it until 2 am one night desprateley trying to find out what happens to mika and ellie. i really injoyed this book and i think you will too
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Roar!
Mika lives in a devastated world of the future: a world where animals are extinct and concrete carves the city. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars My namesake delivers a great book
I only bought this because the author and I share the same name - glad I did a really interesting story for kids and adults
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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too
THE ROAR is the latest in a new trend toward futuristic YA novels. Like THE HUNGER GAMES and GONE, the setting is the future after the world has been changed by time and the... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars The Roar that ends with a wimper
This was a really great read up to near the end. Then it seems Emma Clayton got distracted and wanted to end the writing. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for my 11 year old
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1.0 out of 5 stars Why not to buy the roar
This book, while having a good plot, fails to convince me that it should be read. The writing is terrible, the characters are badly written, most of the things Emma Clayton writes... Read more
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