Declare Books As Truancy (Truancy #1)
| Original Title: | Truancy |
| ISBN: | 0765317672 (ISBN13: 9780765317674) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Truancy #1 |
Details Appertaining To Books Truancy (Truancy #1)
| Title | : | Truancy (Truancy #1) |
| Author | : | Isamu Fukui |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | March 4th 2008 by Tor Teen (first published 2007) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Teen |
Relation In Favor Of Books Truancy (Truancy #1)
In an alternate world, in a nameless totalitarian city, the autocratic Mayor rules the school system with an iron fist, with the help of his Educators. Fighting against the Mayor and his repressive Educators is a group of former students called the Truancy, whose goal is to take down the system by any means possible—at any cost.
Against this backdrop, fifteen-year-old Tack is just trying to survive. His days are filled with sadistic teachers, unrelenting schoolwork, and indifferent parents. Things start to look up when he meets Umasi, a mysterious boy who runs a lemonade stand in an uninhabited district.
Then someone close to Tack gets killed in the crossfire between the Educators and the Truants, and Tack swears vengeance. To achieve his purpose, he abandons his old life and joins the Truancy. There, he confronts Zyid, an enigmatic leader with his own plans for Tack. But Tack soon finds himself torn between his desire for vengeance and his growing sympathy for the Truants….
Isamu Fukui wrote Truancy during the summer of his fifteenth year. The author’s purpose is not just to entertain, but to make a statement about the futility of the endless cycle of violence in the world as well as the state of the educational system. And, as he put it, “I need to be in school myself if I want to write about it.â€
Rating Appertaining To Books Truancy (Truancy #1)
Ratings: 3.83 From 1212 Users | 204 ReviewsJudge Appertaining To Books Truancy (Truancy #1)
Written by a 15-year old boy, this book is pretty solid for an adolescent lit book. Interesting characters (maybe too male dominated, though) and an action-packed plot with extremely detailed (and violent) fight scenes. Reluctant readers - especially boys that like action and battle sequences - would really enjoy this.Kind of a cool concept, but the execution is in sore need of an editor. Written by a teenager, and you can... tell. Sample sentence from pg. 426: "He had feared that Zyid would ask exactly that, though it wasn't unexpected."Seriously.The only reasons I finished this were that it was recommended by one of my teens, and I read the first half on a flight (it took me a week to get through the second half).Interesting to see in the mind of a kid who's a little, let's say, disillusioned by school,
this book is extremly entertaining and thrilling. it tells a story of betrayal that evolves into trust and compainenship. In a city where the mayor rules with an iron fist and only a small group of children that are known as The Truancy fight the city's educators. this book really hits home with children of all ages becuase it shows that children can have a huge role in how and when they learn. The main charactar tak starts off as a scared child amoung houndrads of thousand of others that are
truancy, boooo-ancy. and not scary halloween ghost boooo-ancy, i mean it blew-ancy.fifteen-year-olds have a place in this world. i have no problem with them serving me food at an eatery, or bagging my groceries, but i don't want them performing my brain surgeries, and i don't want them in charge of my entertainment.it's great that he wrote this so young, really. but it exhibits every weak writing mistake you would expect from someone so inexperienced: clumsy dialogue, continuity errors, oddly
Originally read around May 20/June 20 2008, I considered it at the time a useful and inspirational escape from the school system I was in. Now, I realize the author at time of writing was a narcissistic 15 year old like anyone else, with painfully repeating scenes and comments (lighter, eyes, explaining a scene numerous times after it happened, etc). Told rather than showed. The "omniscient" character Umasi (Isamu backward -_-) was privileged to be pacifist, which should be noted. My criticisms
One of the most amazing books I've ever read. It really got me hooked on unlike any other 400 pages long book I've ever tried to read. Isamu Fukui really did a great job, and I can't wait to get Origins soon.
I had to read this because the person who recommended it to me was insistent. I think it is not nice to try and force someone else to read a 400+ page novel.Truancy is not terrible, but the writing is amateurish and cliche-ridden, and while some reviewers have said, "Kids who like dystopian fiction will like this," I wouldn't actually recommend it to them; there is virtually no world-building, no explanation for anything beyond this evil Mayor autocratically ruling over the city.(spoiler)And you
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