ARA Review by davidmwpowers of Ninety-five percent Human

[davidmwpowers]

[Following is an OnlineBookClub.org ARA Review of the book, Ninety-five percent Human.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Aliens, robots, life forms, hybrids… You never know quite who you are going to meet, rescue, be rescued by, or rescue them from…

When Joe sees a girl jump off the cliff and rescues her, his life is already difficult. His father has left him and his brother the farm, but Rob is only interested in the money. His Nan is happy to take the money too, until she hears Rob’s plan for her. His mother fled the country after being arrested for trying to abduct him from aliens, while his friendly neighbour keeps the UFO group and certain shadowy government figures up with his latest UFO sightings.

But the girl Joe rescues, who calls herself Sarah Connor, is not quite what she seems. Although, of course, it’s only when the DVD she chooses for them to watch happens to be Terminator, that Joe starts to wonder.

Ninety-five percent Human is a wonderful story that starts slowly: 95% about everyday happenings around Joe’s farm, Rob’s studies, his old and new girlfriends and not-quite friends, parties and shopping. But the 5% that isn’t quite everyday starts to jar, like the little things about Sarah that are unexpected, like her not being able to read or swim…

Actually, the book description gives a little more away about the plot than I think it should, but the book itself just keeps dropping ever so small hints until the entire thing snowballs.

This is a great YA story for those that like a bit of SciFi, or maybe a touch of Romance, or maybe adventure that just kind of seeps into everyday life – or maybe all of the above. Joe is 16 and this short read is a great story for teens of about that age. Although there are a few things to warn about, including drunken girls at a party, off-screen gambling and on-screen hoods — and, of course, some violence. On the other hand, Nan is quite adamant about there being no ‘bed hopping’.

It's worth five out of five stars and I’ll be going straight on to the sequel!

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