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About five years ago I read the author’s The Windup Girl and was blown away by his depiction of a near future dystopian society. I recently followed up with The Water Knife and was not a big fan. After reading this work, I’m about to come to the conclusion that the author is a one-trick pony.

As with The Windup Girl and The Water Knife, action takes place in a near future dystopia, marked by extreme climate change. Coastal areas are flooded, many regions are without water, others suffer through frequent category 6 hurricanes (city killers). All three of the Bacigalupi works could have taken place in different regions of the same ravaged world. And while I found The Windup Girl to be extremely thought provoking and original, both The Water Knife and Ship Breaker read VERY simple and derivative.

I must have missed the reviews that labeled this a YA title, but I can certainly believe it, given its simplicity. Unlike many of the better written YA works, however, this book did not translate well to a more mature audience. In fact, I found it very similar in style to The Water Knife, except for the graphic sexual content contained in the latter.

It is difficult for me to believe that the author who wrote The Windup Girl was responsible for The Water Knife and Ship Breaker. I strongly doubt I will follow up with the second work in this series, The Drowned Cities.


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Ship Breaker Paolo Bacigalupi Books Reviews

Great book. Fast paced and action packed - I finished it in a day.

I have heard PB describe himself as an "extrapolationist" and he does here extrapolate on current trends to build an entirely believable dystopia. Themes of climate change, gender equality, runaway capitalism with the resulting income inequality and the general breakdown of community are explored.

He populates Ship Breaker with complex characters and challenges them with ethical dilemmas played out within a poverty-ridden, violent world - how much are they willing to sacrifice to do the right thing? to be loyal to comrades? We see Nailer work through ethical decision-making in a way that makes clear that there are costs; we also see what tips the scale in favor of doing right.

An earlier reviewer complained of a lack of strong female characters; I strongly disagree. Although told from the boy Nailer's view, the girls and woman were fully developed and internally consistent. They were courageous and intelligent.
Although there is violence and some mild swearing, I am recommending this book to even my 13 year old granddaughter for the lessons on the strength of women, the value of loyalty and friendship. PB clearly addresses the importance of individual ethical choice in maintaining a human community. If the good people are not clearly rewarded, the bad people do seem to get their just rewards in the end.

There are very few adults in this story - as in most YA dystopias - and are mostly symbols (Nailer's father the devil, Pima's mother the angel). I try not to take it personally. At least no dogs were killed in the writing of this novel.

I agree with previous reviewers that I would like to know more about some of the characters (Nita, Tool, Pima's mother) and hope their backstories will become sequels. Please.
As a fan of dystopian, I'm always on the lookout for something different. Well, I found it. It even has a steampunk vibe to it and I loved every single page.

The Breakdown

Action...and plenty of it. It starts off fierce and never lets go. I sort of felt like that kid in the never ending story pulling the blanket over my head, clicking on my flashlight and looking to find Falcor. It's that good.

The setups. When something is alluded to in the beginning, it comes rearing right back around in the most satisfying way. This book made me realize this is always the thing I'm looking for. I almost want to play a game of hide and seek with my books. You lay some information down and I'll try to put the pieces together. I can keep up, I promise. Paolo Bacigalupi delivered these fun little finds over and over again.

This world. The most fascinating part besides just the scary realness were the hybrid creatures. This leads me to Tool (my favorite character.) He reminded me of The Hound (Sandore Clegane) from Game of Thrones. If this ever gets made into a movie HE MUST BE CAST. So he's this hybrid mix of a dog, tiger, and hyena made into a super predator that's actually a man. I won't go into all the details, but imagine this and then imagine him have redeeming qualities. I just loved him.

Nailer's father was also up there as far as interesting characters. His story-line and how it played out with Nailer in the end was one of the most satisfying things to read in the whole novel.

Also, this story is weaved among the waves in that a lot of it takes part on the open sea and it reminded me of Charlie St. Cloud with all the boat-speak, but in a cool world gone wrong scenario.

Only complaint? The term "pain blossoms" was beautiful the first time and should have been omitted the later five or six times. Too small of a complaint to even affect my enjoyment of this amazing novel.
Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) by Paolo Bacigalupi

The first of three books, and what a start to an incredible journey! The characters are multi dimensional and drive the plot. the twisted landscape they drive through is well brought with many dangers, and also an assortment of truly evil folks.
Pay close attention to Tool, as he ultimately becomes the driving force. But the other characters are also flawed and important.
This is a great trilogy, so go start reading it now!
About five years ago I read the author’s The Windup Girl and was blown away by his depiction of a near future dystopian society. I recently followed up with The Water Knife and was not a big fan. After reading this work, I’m about to come to the conclusion that the author is a one-trick pony.

As with The Windup Girl and The Water Knife, action takes place in a near future dystopia, marked by extreme climate change. Coastal areas are flooded, many regions are without water, others suffer through frequent category 6 hurricanes (city killers). All three of the Bacigalupi works could have taken place in different regions of the same ravaged world. And while I found The Windup Girl to be extremely thought provoking and original, both The Water Knife and Ship Breaker read VERY simple and derivative.

I must have missed the reviews that labeled this a YA title, but I can certainly believe it, given its simplicity. Unlike many of the better written YA works, however, this book did not translate well to a more mature audience. In fact, I found it very similar in style to The Water Knife, except for the graphic sexual content contained in the latter.

It is difficult for me to believe that the author who wrote The Windup Girl was responsible for The Water Knife and Ship Breaker. I strongly doubt I will follow up with the second work in this series, The Drowned Cities.