Okay, I am guiltily admitting that this book is both hilarious and entertaining for some reason I can't explain. Let me just share you my key takeaways from Andrew Smith's Grasshopper Jungle.

First, the main character's spontaneity is oddly pleasing. Austin Szerba, the Polish boy, did a good job writing the most important information of Iowan history that is generally the history of how the world ended. I love how distinct and concrete the voice and character of Austin and how brave the author is for developing a protagonist like him.

I also love how random the narration is, and as random as it is, it did not affect the whole Grasshopper Jungle apocalypse storyline because my mind clearly understood the story of how these Lutheran teens ventured to save the world from doom. Most lines were cleverly crafted and perfectly fit the characters of Austin, Robby Brees, and Shan Collins.

This book is brave. Though I must put a content warning in this review as this read has gun violence, explicit cursing, challenged racism, and sarcastic blasphemy if that's a thing; I won't forget the fact that this book is an ownvoices book because it represents queer teens and bisexual teens. And there's a lot of lesson we can pick from this book about history and why we keep on doing something wrong even if it's already proven that these wrongdoings did not do us any good.

Lastly, I am glad that I finally had the time to finish this book as the sequel, Exile from Eden, will be available in bookstores soon. For this one, thanks Booksale! Ciao.

Rating: 4stars