Review: 2 Stars really isn't fair, but...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2013
I certainly enjoy happy endings, but I don't insist on them. Old Man and the Wasteland was a good example...not a "happy" ending, but a good ending that left you thoughtful. Savage Boy had all the makings of a very good book...in fact, for the most part it was just that.However, for me anyway, the ending was just so empty as to negate all the positive things I'd felt about the book up to that point. Sure, I understand that in this dystopian wasteland, there's not much by way of happiness. But the story begins with a massive loss for the Boy, moves though a nice arc, then goes to debilitating loss, and finally to complete loss.So while I can't really criticize the author's writing, ability, skill, etc... I can say that the "resolution" left me completely ticked off. While this sounds stupid, if I had known how it ended, I wouldn't have bothered reading it at all.