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Ashes, Ashes af Jo Treggiari
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Ashes, Ashes (udgave 2011)

af Jo Treggiari

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In a future Manhattan devastated by environmental catastrophes and epidemics, sixteen-year-old Lucy survives alone until vicious hounds target her and force her to join Aidan and his band, but soon they learn that she is the target of Sweepers, who kidnap and infect people with plague.
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Titel:Ashes, Ashes
Forfattere:Jo Treggiari
Info:Scholastic Press (2011), Hardcover, 352 pages
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Ashes, Ashes af Jo Treggiari

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Author tries to compensate for a weak plot and weak characters by mixing simple and advanced english.
Author seems to think research is for stoopid people. Example; she thinks tasers flicker at all times. She also thinks tasers shoots blue fire.

Also, the complete idiocy of the characters made this an hard read for me. I mean, come on. You're 5 years into the apocalypse, you're in desperate need of basic medical supplies, and you're escaping from a still functional hospital which coincidentally still has basic medical supplies. And the idea of stealing some doesn't cross your mind, but you have to take a break to ponder the scarred boy's eyes for five minutes? How the hell are you still alive?

Oh, and if you get a cut and this cut isn't closed after two weeks, that limb is going to fall off and then you're going to die a really painfull death. It's not going to just sting and bleed a little.
The author also seem to think that rabbit will only be alerted to danger when other rabbits tap their paws to the ground. You know, like in the cartoons you watch on saturday morning while eating cereal, or on youtube when you're really stoned. They'll completely disregard you and the rest of your hunting team while you talk about boys and girls and who likes who.
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  Dracoster | Feb 21, 2024 |
This book was just ok, it had some good parts but it just meh. I felt like I've read this before and I just wasn't excited about it like I am with other books.

Overall it wasn't a terrible book, but I've read better books. ( )
  payday1999 | Dec 8, 2020 |
This is a pretty reasonable young adult post apocalypse / dystopian novel. It introduces you to a disease ravaged world, a young teenage girl struggling to survive and takes you on a journey of survival where they struggle against mysterious scientists.

During reading it became apparent to me that the person hired to design the cover had not actually read the book as our protagonist is described as barely bathing, clad in filthy clothes that are not washed often, yet on the cover she's stepped straight out of the mall wearing crisp skinny jeans and a gleaming white t-shirt.

That aside, the story was decent, there's a little don't judge a person by their appearance subtext and whilst the characters face adversity they do overcome it in a manner that isn't absurd. There is a prequel that the author wrote but as of now it seemingly has not been picked up by a publisher so I would guess that this wasn't the commercial success that was hoped for even though it was released in the 2011 young adult dystopian bubble. ( )
  HenriMoreaux | Sep 15, 2019 |
Imagine if you will a city that is completely torn apart. Buildings are crumbled, highways decimated, and the population that is left is holding onto the hope that they'll be okay long enough to rebuild and just live. That is the picture that Jo Treggiari builds for the reader from the instant you open Ashes, Ashes. I was so blown away by the drive that all these characters had, just to survive from day to day. I tell you, books like this remind me why I should be so glad to have everything I do.

As the story begins, we meet "Lucky" Lucy and find out her back story. She has chosen to live alone, and rely on her own survival skills to get buy. I have to say that I fell in love with her instantly. Lucy isn't a character who is tough, strong, and somehow impenetrable despite the odds. She's also very human. The fact that I got to see her falter, see her second guess her choices, was amazing to me. It reminded me that she was just a person who, thrown into a very desperate situation, was doing the best that she could. Add in the fact that she's rather young, and you have a character that I can get behind 100%.

However it wasn't just Lucy who had me smitten with this book. All the characters who come onto the scene are different, interesting and have a depth that I couldn't get enough of. I don't want to ruin a minute of this amazing book for you, but Ashes, Ashes is populated with some of the most believable characters I've met in a long time. Following them in their daily work, watching them band together to protect one another and survive. It was kind of tough, I'll admit, but also amazingly rewarding. Jo Treggiari shows us the deepest depths of the human spirit, and I can't say enough how much I appreciated that.

Lest I gush about characters for days, and I could, I'll move on to the plot. The story line in this book moves quickly, but never too fast that I was left behind. There are portions that might seem a little description heavy, but I understood quickly that these were there to show me the daily monotony that these survivors faced. Jo Treggiari writes so descriptively, in fact, that if I closed my eyes I could almost see myself working right beside them, amongst the rubble and desolate landscape. Even imaging it now sends shivers up my spine. Well-written is a bit of an understatement, but not even I am sure how to aptly describe what you'll find between these pages. There is a deeper plot hidden in here as well, but I won't divulge what it is.You'll have to see for yourself. Suffice it say that Lucy is very important in this book, and it was fascinating watching it all unfold.

It boils down to this. I am a huge fan of dystopian fiction. To me, the two most important things in books like Ashes, Ashes are the setting and the characters. Treggiari not only successfully showed me both of these, but essentially hit them out of the park. I was in love with every minute of this book while I read it, and I'm holding on to my copy so I can read it again. Ashes, Ashes will be a book that is now added to my pile of dog-eared, constantly read, and well-loved books. I cannot recommend this title enough.
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  roses7184 | Feb 5, 2019 |
Truth be told I am being very generous and rounding up to a three star. If I were to review this as an audiobook I'd give it a 1 but the story is not horrible. But because I also had a library copy of it I was able to skim the parts that I fast forwarded.

Lucy has been living without other people for about six months. She's made her shelter, rigged a few snares, gathered her own supplies and survived well all on her own. Then she finds herself running for her life away from feral wild dogs that have caught on to her scent. Lucy has nowhere to hide until she literally gets a helping hand from a blond haired boy with green eyes high up in the trees. This guy named Aiden helps her escape and she's contemplating what to do until the time comes to return the favor.

I've heard of this story before I read it but for some reason never picked up the book. It was like reading the beginning of The Hatchet with the plot of The Scorch Trials and a smidge from the Death Cure from James Dashner though it was recommended to me because it resembled *Life As We Knew It but personally I didn't see much resemblance other than the whole natural disasters destroying the states. Treggiari is very wordy and descriptive which I really liked at first but after the third chapter with too much exposing and not enough moving made me want to skip ahead but I forced myself not too. All was going well until the romance got in and truthfully I'm getting really tired of books in the post-apocalyptic nature going down the drain once romance is involved...so in that aspect I guess it does resemble the *Last Survivors series. I was expecting thrills and adventure but got catty underhanded comments and longing stares. But because it started off strong I'd say it's overall the story is just okay. ( )
  Jessika.C | Dec 22, 2017 |
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In a future Manhattan devastated by environmental catastrophes and epidemics, sixteen-year-old Lucy survives alone until vicious hounds target her and force her to join Aidan and his band, but soon they learn that she is the target of Sweepers, who kidnap and infect people with plague.

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