Floodland Audio Cassette – Unabridged, March 13, 2001

This is one of the best books i read. This book has a lot of vocabulary. The best thing about this book is that if I do not know a word I can select it and directly the meaning of the word appears.

Nice work.I like the way that they have a lot of action verb . I read it all dayNice

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Floodland initially gave me the impression of a post-apocolyptic Lord of the Flies style book - a book which greatly impacted me when I read it in highschool and is one that I often consider the implications of and message from to this day.Even small books can make a big impact, so I was optimistic when I started reading this one. But instead of packing a lot of punch in a small number of pages like I hoped, Floodland read more like a cautionary tale.Reasons to Read:1.A relevant message:Marcus Sedgwick clearly delivers a cautionary tale in Floodland, by suggesting the implications of the future of the environment if our actions are not changed; and while those who are familiar with Lord of the Flies will pick up on a similar theme which is implied by Floodland, it is much more than simply a new spin on the same story. But this is an issue that is so current and modern, that many contemporary readers will easily be able to relate to and it raises poignant questions about our society today.The problem with this though was that it really didn't work in the same way as Lord of the Flies, because it didn't expand enough on this theme and so it lacked the impact. As well, very little background was given and there was next to no room for any development to take place in such a short span of time.So while I read Floodland expecting a short novel, my thoughts by the end were that it reads more as a fable or short story as opposed to a full length book.It does end, however, with a hopeful message and I appreciated that from it. I found this to be the most effective part of the book, as it was successfully portrayed in a meaningful and touching ending.Review copy received from Hachette UK Canada.

I just finished the first of my five books for the Young Adult Youth Dystopian Challenge. (See my post on September 14th). Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick was recommended by Bart's Bookshelf. While it was not as intense as most young adult dystopian novels, it was still an enjoyable read. It was easy to identify with ten-year-old Zoe's desperation. In a not-too-distant future Zoe lives in a world where the sea is quickly encroaching on the land. Accidentally left behind by her parents Zoe is alone with one precious possession--a rowboat. Zoe takes off in the rowboat to find her parents and safety. However, instead of carrying Zoe to safety it takes her to Eels Island, a Lord of the Flies like community ruled by the frightening Dooby. Captured and her boat confiscated, Zoe finds herself unsure who to trust. The only person she really feels comfortable with is the island's sole adult, Mad William. Though Dooby and his gang dismiss William as crazy, Zoe believes there is more truth to William's mutterings than the others realize. Faced with taking her chances with the violent and unreliable Dooby, Zoe decides to make yet another escape and continue the search for her parents.The ending is a little anti-climatic, but does provide the answer to why her parents did not come back for her. I would love it if there were another book to continue the story.A quick, short read, (less than 200 pages) would make this an ideal book for class discussion. It would generate quite a lively discussion about global warming and its impact on the earth.Next up on the Dystopian Challenge Reading list - The Forest of Hands and Teeth.

Zoe was born into a world of floods. All the land on earth is slowly being eaten up by the rising sea-her parents tell her things were not always like this: people didn't used to have to scavenge in broken buildings for food, there used to be land all around, land so far as the eye could see, where you could walk for days on end and not reach the ocean. On the little island of Norwich, which is becoming smaller and smaller every day, Zoe and her parents try to live a normal life. Zoe's dad teaches her to row, something he tells her might come in use one day.Their small family tries to leave the island on the last supply ship to come from the "mainland," but in the confusion and melee, Zoe is left behind on Norwich. Time passes and things get more and more desperate for Zoe living on her own, but one miraculous day she finds a boat-more precious than gold and diamonds in her world. She manages to escape Norwich and rows towards where she believes the mainland, and her parents, might be.However, Zoe ends up on Eel island, a little lump of land even smaller than Norwich. The "eels," as they call themselves, are a bunch of raggedy kids led by a charismatic boy named Dooby-things are even more savage and uncilivized here, and Zoe despairs of ever finding her parents again...Sedgwick writes speculatively about the future of the earth after global warming, and its effect on ordinary citizens in the UK. His style is very simplistic and a little eerie, especially concerning the subject manner. This also a re-read, I think I first read it when I was younger, and was going through my apocalyptic, end-of-the-world, doomsday and hellfire reading phase. It's very short, about a hundred pages.

RE: AUDIO CASSETTE VERSION. When I began, I didn't realize that this story was written for pre-adult audiences. That accounts for the fact that the savage violence occuring all around is only alluded to, never described realistically (...). While such restraint is entirely appropriate for younger readers, I cannot imagine that the slow pace and off-stage action prove very satisfying to the target audience. The story itself is a post-apocalyptic take on Alice Through the Looking Glass/Dorothy in Oz searching for a way home, but without any of the humor, whimsey or enchantment of those models. The premise is intriguing but a much lighter touch is needed to entertain young readers, either that or a much harder edge for adults.

This review has been written by my year 6 class who have studied the book.We all loved the book and really liked the characters Zoe, Munchkin and William. We thought the story was exciting and we couldn't wait for the next chapter to be read. There were parts where we cheered and parts where we felt really sad. The ending is quite abrupt and we would have liked it to be a bit longer but that is only because we were disappointed when it was finished.We would recommend this book for a book study in English because there is so much to learn from it. We particularly liked linking William Blake's poem 'Little Girl Lost' to the book and creating our own tribal dances for the Eels, Cats and Horses.Definitely worth a read.

I didn’t realise when I decided to read this book that it’s children’s fiction. Never mind, I read a lot of children’s fiction so this wasn’t an issue. Zoe is the POV character here. I really liked her. She’s mature for her age, a bit feisty yet still very much a child underneath it all. As this is a children’s book the danger and suspense is never quite as serious as it could have been. I’d love to read an adult version. Zos is resourceful and determined. I was a bit disappointed by the ending though. The ending is a happy but I felt the book veers to an obvious conclusion and I was hoping for something a bit more. I suppose the ending is suitable for children’s fiction.

A fast moving, intricate plot of how people survive in the face of adversity, some will bind together for a common cause others will employ their more primal instincts. but maybe its a mix of both that is truly needed to get through. A story or relationships , survival and the drive of finding family and love in a desperate world. A story where the author uses threads of lyrics and poems to ignite lightbulb moments. loved the beginning and middle but the end seemed to trail off . A great piece for age 10 / 11 upwards.

This book was picked at my 9 year old son’s school for literacy - I suppose to help children develop skills in, among other things, character analysis and building. It’s a book packed with so, so much to learn including the environment and the aspects of human morality and mortality. I thought, in the end, what a brilliant little story with so much to encourage or facilitate discussion and understanding!

I would say this book is aged at children and young adults by the age of 9-19. This has main character called Zoe who is nice kind and caring but she has some sence how to survive. This book is set in Norwich in the future when it has magor floods and Norwich is nkw an island. SH trave england in small boat coming to an island wer it o mad and there are wars. She finds a friend caled william and he is an adult. She tries to find her boat but itis not there. She evenyuallu gets on the boat with a guy called munchkin. They creat a friendsip on the boat and they are sailing for days. There is a syorm and i wont say wha happens next. This is an amazing book also a MUST READ. I would recommend buying it.