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Book Review: Solitary (Escape from Furnace Book 2) by Alexander Gordon Smith
Published on 2010-08-26 14:35:00
Back in February, I reviewed Book 1 of this series, and though it squarely aimed at teen boys and horror fans (of which I am neither), I really liked the main character Alex (a bad boy and a bully, but not deserving of the fate worse than death that is furnace prison) and his quest to make an impossible prison break.Book 2 starts up immediately where its predecessor left off - and if you don't want to be spoiled, better stop reading now.Alex's plan did get him and his buddy Zee out of the main p
Dystopian Reader Views - What would you miss the most?
Published on 2010-08-26 02:35:00
A few months ago, I was watching a season one episode of the the TV series DOLLHOUSE (very dystopian by the way - check it out) in which we jump to a future date in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles. The characters happen upon the dollhouse (which was designed as a self-contained building underground) and discover not only does everything work, there are even hot showers. This is too much for one of the characters to resist and she indulges, with predictably dire consequences.That o
Book Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Published on 2010-08-25 12:54:00
Lena can’t wait to get the surgery, that at 18, will cure her of the disease that took her mother – the highly contagious delirium nervosa (or in layman’s terms: falling in love). Lena’s main concern is passing the exam that will determine her future status in society. But then she meets Alex and soon becomes “infected”.Lauren Oliver skillfully introduces us to a society where people are either afraid of love or are numb to it. For the past 43 years, the government has stamped out
