I don’t often reread a book without reason. It is not unheard of, but I usually have too many new stories I’m excited to read next. I remember reading this Tahereh Mafi novel back in December 2016. I know the date because I was in a hammock on my cousin’s porch in Panama. The breeze was in my hair and I could smell plantains being fried in the kitchen. She didn’t mean to. Juliette doesn’t want this curse. Whoever she touches dies- painfully. She was alone in a cell for 264 days, until one day a boy is shoved in there as well. She knows him from grade school, before she was locked up, but doesn’t think he remembers her. Where is the truth? It seems many people have different pieces of it. This is a dystopian where morals are questioned and power plays are made. Something about how the author writes; the prose is scrambled to justify all that goes on in this girl’s mind. I give it a high recommendation or, at the very least, a read to have some new things to think about. I’m on a roll with good books lately, aren’t I?
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Lauren OliverI love you. Remember. They cannot Take that. 5 stars I screamed at the end of this book and immediately went online to get the next book, tears trickling down my face. I stayed up till 1AM reading this story. It is amazing and beautiful. The ultimate story of love. In this dystopian fiction the society is one of the most messed up I've read. There is no love. You get the cured at 18. In the procedure they get rid of the disease. Then you get sent off to school and paired to have children. Boys and girls are completely segregated, illegal to touch. Romeo and Juliet is a cautionary tale. Only approved books and music, no fairy tales or poetry. There are raids and ID and labs. It's obviously a romance but nothing sketchy happens. Just a few not very descriptive kisses. I HIGHLY reccomend for middle and high schoolers. LAUREN OLIVER: the rest of this AMAZING series: Pandemonium and Requiem Before I Fall Liesly and Po [< might have first name spelled wrong] (5 stars) The giver is an amazing, touching story by Lois Lowery. It is about a boy living in a bland society. There are no feelings, no color, mostly just rules. It isn't until Jonas begins training to be the new reciver that he see this. The giver gives him memories and wisdom of color, snow, hills and love. He takes a little baby boy and escapes, leaving the city with his memories. I recommend this for middle school students and for people who don't mind thinking. If you see the movie for this please comment to tell me about it. How could it ever compete with Lois? Did it include the other books in this film too? ***** (5 stars!) The story of The Hunger Games takes place in the future, in the country of Panem. In this country lies twelve districts: District 1, District 2, District 3 and so on for twelve districts. In District 12 in the poorest part called the Seam lives a girl and her family. The girl is named Katniss Everdeen. Once a year the Capitol has an event called the Hunger Games to make sure people know who’s boss. The Hunger Games, an event in which one girl and one boy is chosen to participate from each district in a fight to the death, is happily anticipated by the Capitol and dreaded by the districts. The children ages twelve to eighteen are put into a giant arena of land. The entire country of Panem is forced to watch all twenty-four tributes either die or get killed. Katniss and Peeta, a boy who once saved her life, are forced to participate in this bloody battle. For the first time in all seventy-four years of the Hunger Games will two tributes from one district survive and win? The Hunger Games is by Suzanne Collins, an amazing author. This book was well written. It had great descriptions and vivid imagery also much suspense. She made me feel like I was in the book, I was there, I was Katniss. I love the way she took time to describe something to really make it seem real. I thought she was very clever. There were some good twists in the story and pieces of information here and there that made more sense later. I didn’t like the fact that lots of people had to die, even some good ones. Also at the same time, it made the story; it gave it a meaning, even if it was a pretty sad one. Suzanne Collins left me wanting more. I recommend this book for middle and high school aged people. It's a wonderfully written book. It contains much violence and ugly things. A horrible country with good and bad people. I say read at your own rick. It has much blood and death and sadness. I read it with my mom. 1. Muttations: Super-animals made by the Capitol used to fight during the uprising of the districts. They use them in the Hunger Games, but some also live in the wild. |
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