He cannot find any other signs of life besides a Fox and her kits, a wild Boar which tries to run him down and a few Ducks which flap away as soon as he yells in amazement at seeing them. An entire half of the town has been burned to ashes while the other half is covered in dust and dirt. You aren't informed or told why he moved to America, or why he was in that freezing ocean, you learn these things as Seth remembers them for the first time. As the book progresses you discover things about Seth with him which gives a real sense of being with the character through their journey. When Seth wakes up in the middle of the road he doesn't remember his own name, he doesn't remember where he's from, he doesn't remember his house or family. More Than This is different from most dystopian because it's extremely, bizarrely and utterly human. And nothing has quite touched me in the same way this has. I have read quite a few dystopian novels, definitely not all of the ones out there, but quite a few.
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