I read Qwan by A.L. Kim. I thought it was a very good book. It had very nice detail and it was so smooth and it just flowed greatly. You couldn't put it down. It told you a lot, yet you still had questions. For some backround information: the U.S has gone into a massive war that has left much of the U.S. in ruins. His main goal is trying to survive it all. The main character in this story is a young 13 year old boy named Qwan Lee. He is about average height and average weight of a normal 13 year old kid. He has a very caring personality and he is not the kind of person who will leave someone behind. Qwan is very self assured in himself. He's sure of himself. I would definetly describe Qwan as a confident person. He will not doubt or second guess himself. He is by no means self absorbed. He cares about everybody no matter how strong or weak.He's different from the others because he will never leave someone behind to die. Like his brother who left Qwan to die.
I liked the book a lot. For one reason because the main character is very near to my own age, and I think that's what kind of made me decide this book was for me. It had a very interesting plot line with the U.S. in ruins. I haven't heard of many novels with a similar plot.It was also very exciting. It kept me on the edge of my seat.I just wish it was longer. The ending wasn't the greatest, I wish it went into more detail. Everything else was pretty detailed, until the end, it seemed he was in a rush to be done with the book at the end.I would reccomend this to anyone looking for a short, good, quick read. Not someone loking to take up a lot of time. This is the end THANK YOU!
In honor of the late Harmon Killebrew I will list his most famous comment;
" Keep swinging, because he might throw it where you're swinging, and get lucky as I got lucky a lot."
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