We Are the Ants: Shaun David Hutchinson

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WELL... as I suspected in the beginning, this story is actually about something else. The good news is this was a heartfelt, emotional story with well-developed characters and a great ending. Ants begin their lives as eggs about the size of a period at the end of a sentence. Some eggs are used as food, while others hatch into larvae. Larvae eat and grow rapidly, molting as their size increases. When larvae grow large enough, they metamorphize into pupae. Pupae look more like adult ants, although their legs and antennae remain folded against their bodies, and they're lighter in color. Eventually, they'll emerge as adults and fulfill their role in the colony. Depending on the species, the entire process can take several weeks to several months. Types of Ants The material "is patently offensive in the description or depiction of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sadomasochistic abuse, or excretion" [18] The premise of this book is so misleading - A teenage boy is abducted by aliens and they tell him the world is going to end, but they give him a choice to prevent it by pushing a button. Sounds ridiculous, right? But there is so much more to this book than that, it is not even the central theme of this book. It's a story about discovering your own self, sexuality, parenthood, friendship, family and the ultimate question of 'Is life even worth living?' Honestly, I'm so overwhelmed by this book that I don't even think I can even review this properly. I'm gonna try though. Overall, I really enjoyed this and thought it was expertly crafted. I had a few problems with some pacing, and certain points I felt a little redundant-- just teetering this side of melodrama. But this is a really special story, and I don’t know I’ve ever read anything like it.

Ganz toll fand ich die Art und Weise, wie das LGBT-Thema in die Geschichte geflossen ist. Henry mag Jungs, das ist von Anfang an klar. Niemand stellt das in Frage, seine Familie ist cool damit, es gibt keine dramatischen Coming-Outs. Diego ist pansexuell, erwähnt das nur in einem Nebensatz und auch das ist okay.The layers of the prose? The complexities of the narrative? The interweaving of the characters' relationships and histories? Just beautiful. Tan hermoso. Napakaganda. 너무 아름다워요. Needless to say, it's a massive responsibility to put on the shoulders of just one high school boy. Is the world even worth saving? Should he just end it all now and save everyone from their misery? One of my favorite Vonnegut quotes is, "Do you realize that all great literature is all about what a bummer it is to be a human being? Isn't it such a relief to have someone say that?" Henry says of Jesse: “He didn’t kill himself because of a single overwhelming problem; he died from a thousand tiny wounds.” What are some of these tiny wounds? Why does Henry blame himself for Jesse’s suicide? What effects does the suicide have on Henry’s life now?

Why is the book called We Are the Ants? What relation does Henry’s hypothetical ant have to the human race? How does all this fit into Henry’s overall theory on the purpose of life? Does the meaning of Henry’s statement “We are the ants” change from the beginning of the book to the end? This is, my friends - without any doubt - the most unexpected and remarkable book I've read this year (and the year before, if I'm being honest), soothing and yet poignant at the same time. I feel as if I should wait and write a better review because let's face it, my midnight thoughts hardly come close to what this book deserves but I can't. I'm ecstatic and barely thinking straight as huge is its impact on me, and honestly? I need to vent. Curriculum & Instruction / Current Book Challenges". Keller Independent School District . Retrieved 2022-08-19. I get it, he was grieving and confused and didn't know how to feel but it bothers me so much that people in ya books about grieve always act like the feelings of other people don't matter. They always treat them like shit. That's just not okay. There are definitely people out there who act like that after losing someone but that doesn't make it any better.Not that I would know. I have never been, nor wanted to be, popular. Popularity is the reason Marcus ridicules me in public and makes out with me when we're alone". This book is about what a bummer it is to be a human being, how short, brutal, and absurd our lives are, and whether or not we should keep making the choice to live them anyway.

While many of the elements of this book are recognizable as common to recent YA novels, there are several unique elements that make this book stand out as different. Overall, a very enthralling book. We Are the Ants is a really beautiful story about being a teenager, being gay, and not being accepted. This is a story about heartbreak, loss, grief, and trying to figure out who you are in the midst of it all. I’ll be honest, I didn’t love the start of this book, but I completely fell in love with the middle and end. And I totally understand why so many of my friends hail this as their favorite book of all time. This book does deal with so many heavy topics, so please use caution and make sure you are in the right mindset. Trigger and content warnings for attempted rape, sexual assault, outing, suicide, a lot of physical abuse, extreme bullying, homophobia, homophobic slurs, drug addiction, alcoholism, grief, depression, abandonment, loss of a loved one, talk of self-harm/cutting, and having a loved one with Alzheimer's disease. From the author of The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley comes a brand-new novel about a teenage boy who must decide whether or not the world is worth saving. The description gives the impression that Henry meets Diego and his perspective on life changes, but it's far more complex than that. This book is not a romance, and so many characters have an important part to play in the telling of the story: Henry's ex-boyfriend who committed suicide, his alcoholic wannabe-chef mother, the popular boy who makes out with him one minute and bullies him the next, his grandmother with Alzheimer's, his college-dropout brother, as well as others.We Are the Ants is a difficult book to read at times, emotionally. It seems incredible that Henry would allow himself to be treated the way he is by so many people, and that no one would put a stop to it, but the truth is, this type of thing happens more often than not in real life. He is such an incredible character—as are many of the supporting characters—that you root for them to be happy even as you begin to understand that maybe Henry's pain is too much for anyone to bear. In the wrong hands, it could have been unbearably cheesy, but the tone is just right. Dark, but often comical. Sad, but full of heart-warming moments too. I just love the writing. It's beautiful and smart and brought me to tears. There is so much truth in SDH's words. I hope he never stops writing. Here are a few of my favourite quotes: I didn’t waste time thinking about the future until the night the sluggers abducted me and told me the world was going to end.