{"id":877,"date":"2010-01-11T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T05:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2010\/01\/11\/book-report-tomorrow-when-the-war-began\/"},"modified":"2010-01-11T21:48:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T05:48:00","slug":"book-report-tomorrow-when-the-war-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2010\/01\/11\/book-report-tomorrow-when-the-war-began\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Report: Tomorrow, When the War Began"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven’t actually made any New Year’s Resolutions for 2010, but I did get it into my head to blog about the books I read. (Short capsules, like DeeAnn was doing<\/a>, but one at a time, like Larry does<\/a>.) So here goes…<\/span><\/p>\n

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I don’t remember how I found Tomorrow, When the War Began<\/span><\/a> at the library. I think it was in one of their featured displays, but I don’t think it was part of a particular themed collection. Anyway, the reason I picked it up was the arresting title, and the first couple of pages held my attention pretty well. So I checked it out.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, this is the first in a very popular series of Australian YA novels<\/a>. I didn’t look that up until after I’d finished the book, so I thought it ended very abruptly. But it was a pretty engaging read throughout, with the possible exception of the soap-opera bits in the middle. I liked that it was a war story focusing more on the people than the politics of the conflict itself. I suppose that also helps it appeal to youngsters who don’t give a toss about world governments and such.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I’ve put a hold on the second book–The Dead of the Night<\/span>, published in the U.S. as The Dead of Night<\/span><\/a>–and we’ll see if I continue to like the story. At least the books in this series don’t balloon into doorstops, like some others<\/a> I could mention. And I’ve got a few months before the movie<\/a> opens.<\/p>\n

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