Nation

By: Terry Pratchett
Pages: 384 pgs.
copyright: 2008
My Rating: 4 out of 5
Genre: Historical Fiction
Reviewer: Spanky McFinnegan

Nation is a relatively new book. The story paints a picture of the man-to-be Mau. He starts off on the journey of becoming a man on a small island called Boys Island. There a boy must survive, and if he does so, his boy soul is exchanged for a man’s soul. After discovering the secret of Boys Island and surviving there, he returns to find that his whole nation has been wiped out completely by an enormous wave. He simply can’t believe it! His whole family and all of his close friends have been wiped off the face of the earth! Throughout this book he tries to fight with the gods and build up the nation with other survivors form local islands.

Terry Pratchett is a very renowned and critically acclaimed author of famous books such as Xanth, and Disc World. His writing in this book is extremely explanatory with impeccable details. Despite the outstanding descriptions, the plot is quite mundane; there are only pieces and bits of the story dedicated to action. Overall, Nation didn’t exactly live up to my expectations, however the book was extremely well written. You could say it was exciting in ways I never would have guessed. This book is great for teens and pre-teens who look for writing more than plot. I really enjoyed this book.