The Bunker Diary - by Kevin Brooks (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

I can't believe I fell for it.
It was still dark when I woke up this morning.
As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was.
A low-ceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete.
There are six little rooms along the main corridor.
There are no windows. No doors. The elevator is the only way in or out.
What's he going to do to me?
What am I going to do?

People are really quite simple, and they have simple needs. Food, water, light, space, privacy. Maybe a small measure of dignity. A bit of freedom. What happens when someone simply takes all that away?

Review Quotes

"[The Bunker Diary] is for everyone, playing just as well as can't-stop-reading entertainment as it does an allegorical passage into darkness." --starred, Booklist

"A unique choice that will get teens talking." --starred, School Library Journal

"Brooks is messy, angry, and nihilistic. . . . There's no easy out or absolution, but that's going to interest readers."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Brooks' latest is not an easy novel, but it's one that begs for rereading to suss the intricacies of its construction of plot, character development and insight into the human condition." --starred, Kirkus Reviews

"Relentlessly bleak, this recent Carnegie Medal-winner fascinates, provokes, and horrifies as Brooks (iBoy) stays true to his nihilistic aims, pushing readers toward an inexorable conclusion." --Publishers Weekly