Published- 7th May 2013
Publisher- G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages- 457 pages (Hardback)
The 5th Wave is an alien invasion novel told from the perspectives of Cassie and Zombie mainly. There are 5 stages (waves) of the alien invasion and these include- destroying electronics and disease. The main characters include- Cassie, Zombie, Nugget and Evan. However, who will survive the 5th Wave and how will their future pan out?
The film has lots of different parts from the book such as Nugget being put on the bus with Cassie and the other children, then Cassie runs back to get Nugget's teddy bear and the bus leaves without her. In the film the character of Reznik was a female played by Maria Bello, but in the book this character was a male. Another difference was a lot of the scenes between Cassie and Evan such as the order in which events occured and how she found out Evan's true identity. The film also contained a longer fight and action scene at the end. In the book the end action was quite short and sporadic whereas in the book it was continuous.
The action within the middle of the novel was quite slow, but this was mainly the scenes between Cassie and Evan. There was not much action within these middle scenes. The only action came at the start and end of the novel. Zombie's scenes were quite action packed aswell. However, the start did give a good description as to what was happening and what the different waves were within the alien invasion. The novel would not have worked if it didn't describe the different waves of the invasion.
In terms of characters I would have liked to learn more about Nugget and Ringer. You did not find out much about these 2 characters within the novel. I also feel that Evan could have used a bit more character development as although he was a good character he needed more action scenes and developing as to his background. Cassie was brave, determined and would never give up in terms of getting her brother back from the army/aliens. Ben/Zombie was strong, protective and he would do anything to save Nugget who was only 5 years old. Lastly, Evan was very protective of Cassie as he did not want her to get hurt, he was strong, he wanted to do what was right and he just wants to be human. Evan's story ended on a cliffhanger as you do not know whether he lives or dies.
Overall, I give this novel 4/5 stars. It was a good novel, despite the middle being really slow and not so action packed. This is a must read if you loved the film the 5th Wave or you just love alien invasion novels. The story will continue in the next novel The Infinite Sea. I will definitely be reading the Infinite Sea as soon as I can so I can find out what happens to Evan, Cassie, Nugget and Zombie.
The film has lots of different parts from the book such as Nugget being put on the bus with Cassie and the other children, then Cassie runs back to get Nugget's teddy bear and the bus leaves without her. In the film the character of Reznik was a female played by Maria Bello, but in the book this character was a male. Another difference was a lot of the scenes between Cassie and Evan such as the order in which events occured and how she found out Evan's true identity. The film also contained a longer fight and action scene at the end. In the book the end action was quite short and sporadic whereas in the book it was continuous.
The action within the middle of the novel was quite slow, but this was mainly the scenes between Cassie and Evan. There was not much action within these middle scenes. The only action came at the start and end of the novel. Zombie's scenes were quite action packed aswell. However, the start did give a good description as to what was happening and what the different waves were within the alien invasion. The novel would not have worked if it didn't describe the different waves of the invasion.
In terms of characters I would have liked to learn more about Nugget and Ringer. You did not find out much about these 2 characters within the novel. I also feel that Evan could have used a bit more character development as although he was a good character he needed more action scenes and developing as to his background. Cassie was brave, determined and would never give up in terms of getting her brother back from the army/aliens. Ben/Zombie was strong, protective and he would do anything to save Nugget who was only 5 years old. Lastly, Evan was very protective of Cassie as he did not want her to get hurt, he was strong, he wanted to do what was right and he just wants to be human. Evan's story ended on a cliffhanger as you do not know whether he lives or dies.
Overall, I give this novel 4/5 stars. It was a good novel, despite the middle being really slow and not so action packed. This is a must read if you loved the film the 5th Wave or you just love alien invasion novels. The story will continue in the next novel The Infinite Sea. I will definitely be reading the Infinite Sea as soon as I can so I can find out what happens to Evan, Cassie, Nugget and Zombie.
Rating 4/5
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