By Eric Walters
Published January 21st 2014 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 405
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Summary: One shocking afternoon,
computers around the globe shut down in a viral catastrophe. At
sixteen-year-old Adam Daley’s high school, the problem first seems to
be a typical electrical outage, until students discover that cell phones
are down, municipal utilities are failing, and a few computer-free cars
like Adam’s are the only vehicles that function. Driving home, Adam
encounters a storm tide of anger and fear as the region becomes
paralyzed. Soon—as resources dwindle, crises mount, and chaos
descends—he will see his suburban neighborhood band together for
protection. And Adam will understand that having a police captain for a
mother and a retired government spy living next door are not just the
facts of his life but the keys to his survival
MY REVIEW
The
Rule of Thre3 is a story about sixteen year old Adam who one day at
school experiences a shut down of electronics; computers, cell phones,
and anything in the 21st century loses it's power. While at first it
seems like it just be their side of town, the students find out that the
electronic shut off isn't just on their side of town. It's across the
globe. Adam's family and town struggle with their new way of living with
out communication, and find the best way they can to survive.
While
this book didn't really grab out at me, I felt like it wasn't a
complete waste of my time. Sometimes when books don't pop out at you,
you feel you want that time. This series definitely has potential once I
stopped comparing and just enjoy the book for what it was. I compared
it too much to Revolution's general set up, but there's a lot of
difference between the two. The writing is great for a young adult
novel, and the writer knows a lot of background for what was needed in
the novel.
A
couple other things that bummed me a little was that Todd and Adam
didn't have a lot of time together. I though their banter was great, and
when it died out towards the middle of the book I wish it stated. They
went their separate ways as jobs needed to get done, but I think it
would have been great to have the banter keep the humor in between. They
were thrown randomly together in the book at times, but I wanted more
of their friendship to unfold. The other issue I had was that I didn't
find a character that stood out to me. I usually find at least one that I enjoy, and this I didn't.
Overall,
I found this book enjoyable for a dystophian read. I will definitely
read the second one. I'm hoping this is a series that gets better with
each book in the series.
