Ship Breaker Paolo Bacigalupi
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Ship Breaker, also by Paolo Bacigalupi will sorely disappoint you. Ship Breaker (2010) is a young adult, post-apocalyptic, science fiction novel from Paolo Bacigalupi. Premise: In America's Gulf Coast region, grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts by crews of young people. The titular character is Nailer, a teenager who lives (barely) and works (hard) on one of the polluted coasts of North America. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi Brilliance Audio, 2010. Ship Breaker: not quite what I hoped for. Ship Breaker tells the story of Nailer and his struggle to survive in the cruel and unforgiving world of Bright Sands Beach. Dalí claimed that ”the only difference between me and the surrealists is that I am a surrealist.” The difference between Ship Breaker and other YA dystopias is that Ship Breaker is a dystopia. Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi. I reviewed SHIP BREAKER earlier today, and now I'd like to introduce Author Paolo Bacigalupi and welcome him to Presenting Lenore for a Dystopian August interview. Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker continues his exploration of post-scarcity economics which underpins part of The Windup Girl. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. €Killing always costs.” (“Ship Breaker” 317). Ship Breaker (Ship Breaker, #1) Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi My rating: 4 of 5 stars. I know, I know, it's been too long, but I finally have a few good ideas about what to listen to in the world of YA lit. I really enjoyed The Wind Up Girl. A fascinating, unique world unlike any other I have visited! I know there are problems with it, and a lot of people have taken it apart, and I agree with at least some of those points. This book review will be of an award-winning, young adult novel, “Ship Breaker,” by Paolo Bacigalupi.