Final Thoughts on Ship Breaker

I finished the book Ship Breaker sometime last week.  Overall I thought the author did a wonderful job telling this story.  I have to say it ended a bit abrubtly.  Coming toward the end of the book I felt like there could still be a whole other chapter on the end to tell the reader what happened to all the characters.  I would reccomend this book to anyone who is looking for something to read and enjoys dystopians.  It is on the list for possible summer reading books.  I would definatly reccomend it if you are trying to figure out witch book to read over the summer.  I loved it.  Overall I think I would give it a four star rating.


Now that I have finished this book I need something new to read.  I am thinking of reading the second Maze Runner book, The Scorch Trials.  I read the first one about a month ago because I saw they were making a movie about it.  I went into the book hoping for it to be on the same level as the other dystopians-made-movies like Hunger Games and Divergent.  I think it met this expectation.  I never blogged about it because it only took me four days to read.  I am hoping for the same amount of exitement and energy going into the next book. 

If you have any suggestions on new books or your thoughts on The Scoch Trials please leave them in the comments.  :)

Ship Breaker-Meaning of Family

In this book there are several meanings of family.  For Nailer his family is his father, who beats him and does drugs in front of him.  The only family Nailer has ever known is his father that is currently searching for him so he can kill him.  This is very different from the thought of family that Nita knows.

When she gets kidnapped by Pyce, her father is willing to do anything to get her back.  Nita's father will ruin his company for Nita so Pyce can take it over.  She knows her father would do anythig for her.  She sees family as the most important part of her life. 

This difference isn't just because of their class or where they were raised.  For example, Pima's mother.  Nailer knows that she would protect both he and Pima.  Nailer considers them more of his family than his dad.  In both cases however who each person considers their family the ones who care about them the most.

There are two different definitions of family.  One is the dictionary definition which is, "a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not" (dictioary.com).  The other is the people you love and spend your time with.  Both of these definitions of family are present in Ship Breaker. 

The people I call my family are my mom, dad, sister, and brother.  These are the people related to me by blood and also the people that I spend my time with.  I can relate my family to the connection between Nailer and Pima's mother.  My family is also looking out for me and always wants the best for me. 

Family is a large concept in Ship Breaker.  It gives both types of family and what they do for one another.  I t shows the importance of family in each characters life and how their family has effected who they are.