After the Snow
by S. Crockett
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Critic Rating
38%
Critic Reviews: 21
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59%
Reader Ratings: 45
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Synopsis
A new Ice Age has descended on Earth. And a new talent has joined our list! Chilling. The oceans stopped working before Willo was born, so the world of ice and snow is all he's ever known. He lives with his family deep in the wilderness, far from the government's controlling grasp. Willo's survival skills are put to the test when he arrives home one day to find his family gone. It could be the government; it could be scavengers--all Willo knows is he has to... more
About S. Crockett
Published: March 27, 2012 by Macmillan Publishers
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy. Fiction. 304 pages
- All Critics: 21
- Positive: 10
- Negative: 11
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The New York Times | 9 Mar 2012
Instead of being political, the story Crockett tells is a deeply human one of survival and self-discovery. “After the Snow” is a coming-of-age novel, first and foremost — a brutal, tough and sometimes truly transcendent one.
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Ink Scratchers | 17 Apr 2012
I did however feel that it kind of isolated Willo from us, he wasn't a relatable character because of his dialect.
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Hippies, Beauty, and Books Oh My! | 29 Mar 2012
I really don’t know what to make of this book because it was just so strange to me.
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Xpresso Reads | 20 Mar 2012
I can't exactly recommend this one to many, although you can always give it a try as it seems to be a book that would enchant a select few who get a kick out of unorthodox stories with peculiar writing styles.
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Geek Girl's Book Blog | 12 Apr 2012
Also, there are twists and turns in this book I was really, REALLY not expecting. And I loved them.
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365 Days of Reading | 5 Mar 2012
After the Snow didn’t quite impress me as much as I’d hoped. The story focused more on the struggle of a single boy, rather than on that of a people as a whole.
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Reading in Winter | 23 Mar 2012
If you’re looking for a great, action-packed, natural disaster-type of book, this one might not be the one for you. I’m sure this title will appeal to some, but it just wasn’t for me.
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Bitten Books | 16 Mar 2012
Willo and I had a love/hate relationship going. Most of the time I couldn't connect with his character at all.
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Readaraptor | 18 Apr 2012
As I say, this review is very hard but that’s because I loved the book so much.
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Dark Faerie Tales | 21 Mar 2012
By that I mean his sentence structure and word choices are very primitive. He knows how to read, but he can hardly form a complete, correct sentence. I have to admit that it was extremely hard to get through the first time I tried to read After the Snow.
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Books with Bite | 22 Mar 2012
After The Snow is an profoundly moving story that keeps you entertain. It illuminates the world so that the reader feels the cold seeping through the pages. After The Snow is truly a good read!
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Books: The Cheapest Vacation You Can Buy | 20 Mar 2012
In all honesty, I spent the majority of this novel thinking that I really didn’t like it and that it was a bit boring and not my style, and there are many different reasons why I felt this way.
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Bibliosaurustext | 24 Mar 2012
There’s something going on having to do with the West dealing with the superpower of China, and government not wanting people to live outside of the cities, but with Willo’s limited narration, I never got a clear view of the reasons behind everything.
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Alamosa Books
Even so, I liked this book. For me, it was a unique view into a mind-set that is completely foreign and new.
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A Musing Reviews | 27 Mar 2012
Anyway, I didn't find the book to be poorly written (just poor grammar due to the protagonist's POV) and I did find the premise interesting. For me, though, I found it a little on the forgettable side.
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Little Girl With a Big Pen | 1 Feb 2012
The other lovely thing about this book is the language. It’s a strange and brilliant feat to make less language seem more. Despite Willo’s limited and peculiar voice, Crockett makes it fresh with language that jumps off the page with its poetry.
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I Swim for Oceans | 23 Jan 2012
I have to admit that I’m really on the fence about After the Snow.
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The Readventurer | 25 Feb 2012
I wish I could be more positive about After the Snow and recommend it for more than just the writing style, but I am more inclined to suggest a couple of other wintery reads for those who want something of the kind, but better plotted - Marcus Sedgwick's Revolver and Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness.
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SeeitORreadit | 17 Mar 2012
There are a lot of aspects I enjoyed but at the same time there are quite a few that I didn't.
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Publishers Weekly
This brutal and at times terrifying postapocalyptic tale features a well-developed first-person narrator, strong secondary characters, and spare but compelling language.
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FireStarBooks | 19 Jul 2012
Very slow start but the second half is quite good. Great suspense in parts. Slangs can be difficult. Can't wait for the next book. Not like the nowadays YA dystopian, it is like 1984 dystopian.
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