Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
New YorkIt's not the New York we know today. The world is a pretty dismal place after the sun-flares, and you can pretty much imagine every location as being in the beginning stages of turning into...
Genre
Dystopian literature: it ain't pretty. In fact, it's downright ugly. It's the opposite of everything pure and good and beautiful—that would be a utopia, folks—but it definitely seems like it's...
Tone
Hey, Shmooper. Is your day going too well? Is everything a bit too happy? Well, take a look at this paragraph and try not to feel a welling sense of nauseated sadness:"Gonna have a sweet sunburn to...
What's Up With the Title?
Um. What else could they have called this book?Okay, seriously. We want you to think of some alternate titles to this book. Go ahead, don't be shy. …Done? All right, it's time to talk about why T...
What's Up With the Ending?
Yep, there are two endings to this one—so hold on tight. Mark's story ends in Asheville. Him, Trina, Alec, and Deedee barely make it in time to the Flat Trans going to Alaska. Mark urges Deedee t...
Tough-o-Meter
While the rest of this series gets a totally readable "2," The Kill Order ups the difficulty game a tad.See, The Kill Order is a teensy bit hard to read in the beginning… because we're used to re...