Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

Last year, I read The Wind-Up Girl by Bacigalupi.  It was quite an intriguing read, enough so that I felt compelled to write down a few brief thoughts in an entry on GoodReads:

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A different sort of book set in a different sort of location. This is a future-fiction book where much of the world's biology has been re-written by 'gene-rippers' and splicers. New plagues and diseases have wiped out entire species of crops, and calories really matter. The story takes place in a city in Thailand, and the author does a wonderful job of including cultural differences in the storyline.

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(Honestly, not the best review in the world, right?  I guess I need more practice.)

Since then, I have promised myself I would get back to Bacigalupi and read more of his books.  Thankfully my Materials for Youth course this semester required me to read a Printz Award Winner and Ship Breaker by Bacigalupi was at the top of the list of options.  Yesterday, I finished the book.

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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It was excellent!  I think I would like to add an actual review to this book as well, but I need to get the assignment done first. Keep your eyes open for further thoughts on this title!