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"Suspenseful and riveting." "A thriller that exerts an ever-tighter grip on readers." Eli and his family have lived in the underground Compound for six years. The world they knew is gone, and they've become accustomed to their new life. Accustomed, but not happy. No amount of luxury can stifle the dull routine of living in the same place, with only his two sisters, only his father and mother, doing the same thing day after day after day. As problems with their carefully planned existence threaten to destroy their sanctuary―and their sanity―Eli can't help but wonder if he'd rather take his chances outside. Eli's father built the Compound to keep them safe. But are they safe―really? Read more
Publisher : Square Fish
Publication date : January 1, 2009
Edition : First Edition
Language : English
Print length : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 0312578601
ISBN-13 : 02
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 11 - 13 years, from customers
Dimensions : 5.45 x 0.7 x 8.2 inches
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Top Amazon Reviews
Format: Kindle
This book was amazing. You are absolutely engrossed by the theme of this story - that a family has survived some kind of apocalyptic or nuclear disaster. As a mom, there is no question I could see myself wanting to be prepared for this kind of emergency. So when the family winds up in the "Compound", you are grateful that they are there, and recognize how lucky they are to have been able to have such an option. You feel their losses and the emotional turmoil they find themselves in. As the story progresses, let's just say you will be quite surprised at how it twists. I like that you get to see the children grow, and like all children, they become more aware of their surroundings, and more able to question things around them. As they do, many surprises await them! Terrific plot, and an excellent and smooth story development. Thrilled to see that there is a sequel coming in 2013. Also - went on to read two other books of hers - The Gardener, and The Raft. I think Bodeen has a tremendous future in YA Fiction!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2012 by Mama of Three
Format: Paperback
I don't read a lot and when I do its books like this. I was a fan of "The Giver" and the Mockingbird series books like that. So this book was right up my alley. I was confused what the book might be about based on other reviews but it was definitly a good book. I finished it in basically a day, because I could not put it down. I had to put it down for a while to go run errands and kept thinking "whats going to happen!" Definitly a great book. My only disapointment was when I got to the end... it was over, i want it to keep going on and on. Some books, it takes FOREVER to get to the plot, this one got there farily quick and it was nice. I got to find out what was going on fast. There wasnt a huge delay in getting to the idea, or seeing what happened... it happened quickly, and i like that.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2011 by Amazon Customer
Format: Hardcover
I was excited to find another YA post-apocalyptic novel, but The Compound by SA Bodeen is SO much more than that. In fact, its level of twists, turns, and truly disturbing plot lines will keep you interested through every page. Eli is the son of a brilliant billionaire, Rex, whose technological advances have rocked the world. When he finds out a nuclear attack has occurred, he rushes his family into The Compound, a shelter he has been working on for almost a decade in case just such a thing occurred. When they rushed to get in, though, their grandmother and Eli's twin Eddy are left outside. When Eli shouts that they have to wait for them as the Compound door closes, his father says, "At least I have one of you." Life in the Compound has been growing increasingly precarious despite the monotony and the boredom. The food source that was supposed to last for 15 years has been compromised in many ways. The livestock grain was poisoned, the grow lights were actually normal bulbs, and the food supply would never last for the full 15 years necessary for the radiation to dwindle to safe levels. Rex has found a way to survive for longer, but the result, held behind the yellow door, is something no one in the Compound but Rex is willing to consider. When Eli finds his brother's old computer and picks up a wireless signal (Rex had removed wireless capabilities from all the other computers), he beings to question why they are really in the Compound. Was there really a bomb? Did people survive? Could Eddy and Gram have survived? Is his dad telling them the whole truth? This novel will keep you asking crazy questions from beginning to end. While there is no sex or real violence in this story, it is very disturbing in parts. The lengths Rex will go to survive will leave the hairs on the back of your neck standing on end. At first he is a quirky rich man intent on protecting his family, but as the story unfolds, it is clear he is also more than a bit unstable. I would save this crazy story for a more mature reader, although the reading level is quite accessible. While the life in the Compound is fairly routine, Rex's madness is anything but. This is an amazing, creative, and disturbing story, but make sure not to read it on a dreary day!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2013 by OpheliasOwn
Format: Paperback
Read this book in middle school, like 10 years ago & loved it. So interesting, unique, and well written:) BTW the page that starts chapter 17, p.187 was printed wrong. Cuz It goes …. 186, 188, 187, 189, …
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2025 by Bianca
Format: Kindle
Interesting enough for children to keep reading. There’s some suspense so it should be 13 and up only. But overall good.
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2025 by M
Format: Paperback
My daughter wanted this book so I ordered it for her for Christmas and she absolutely loves it. I haven't read it myself.
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024 by Kelsey Couch
Format: Hardcover
My son and I read this book for a school report. It was very good, Suspenseful couldn't put the book down. We have read the book many of times. I purchased it to keep reading it in the future.
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2021 by Karen Castle
Format: Paperback
The Compound by S. A. Bodeen The world suffers a nuclear attack and Eli and his family are rushed into The Compound late one night, leaving behind Eli's twin brother Eddy and his grandma. Eli's father happens to be one of the richest men on earth and has created The Compound as a safe place for his family of 6 to live safely underground for 15 years. He has thought of everything, an abundance of food, clothing supply through the years, all their favorite things in their own replica underground bedroom. They have been living underground for six years and boredom, and despair are setting in. Eli's father is acting strange, everyone wants out, their food supply is dwindling and their father has begun experimenting with a different food source known as the supplements. Eli wonders if things are OK in the world now and if they could safely leave. Except here is no internet, or phone and they are locked in by a special code. Bodeen has written a thriller that slowly unfolds to reveal a shocking situation in The Compound. The Compound is a compelling and intriguing page turner. Once I started reading The Compound I couldn't stop and devoured it in just 2 days. The Compound is a book that will make you fall in love with its characters and then slowly cause you to question their trustworthiness and question all you know. The Compound is thought provoking. It made me really think about what I would do in a nuclear situation. Obviously I don't have a underground compound but I also don't have a plan for a disaster of huge proportions like this. This is probably because I'm not paranoid but I'm also skeptical that something like a nuclear attack would ever happen. Maybe I'm just in denial. This is scary to think about. Do you have plans for a nuclear attack? Bodeen does a great job of creating suspense. I can't wait to read the sequel! The Fallout, here I come.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2014 by Laura Booksnob