The Summary: My skin is ivory, an odd contrast with my hair color, and my eyes are violet. What's left is a flavorless, bland, utterly insipid "dystopian" version of every Mary Sue-insta-love you can ever imagine. The difference is that every ounce of flavor, every bit of grittiness, every iota of realism, every implication of the dark side of surrogacy and sexual abuse has been bleached the fuck out of this so-called dystopia. This book had none of the complexity, an interesting setting that quickly descends into absurdity and a character who is bred for perfection.a pretty breeding cow, chosen for her genetic superiority. The main character in that book is a breeding cow. The Handmaid's Tale is a true dystopia in which the ruling class keeps a group of women around, solely for reproductive purposes. In short, it's for people who watch Fox News. This book is similar to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale if it had been written for people who loved pretty dresses, Mary Sues, and hates being offended. It is a misnomer, because had the title been accurate to the contents of the book, it would have been called The Big, Stinking Pile of Shit. Is loving Ash worth the risk?You get one fucking guess. There are things that are bigger than us, it’s true. Ash is separate, a part of my life that is just mine. I owe Lucien my life, and I will be loyal to him until the end. I think about what sort of person I want to be. DNF at 95%, because I just don't give a fuck.
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Not just any earthquake, the mother of all Earthquakes: the Wrath of the Lamb. I very much enjoyed this book and look forward to the rest.īook 3 ends with a bang…or better yet, an earthquake. There is also question of certain characters' true loyalty, and that too is a twisting, turning, precarious adventure. Without giving too much away, let me just say that in the beginning, there are two characters who are missing, and it takes the entire book to find out what has become of them. The biggest improvement in this book over the preceding books is that the writers have really developed their suspense. The character Chloe is as strong a female lead as anyone can hope for. Secondly, as to the complaints that the books are sexist, that's just silly. Well, every writer has his voice, and how interesting would the world be if everyone wrote or spoke exactly the same way? Yes, the writing style is simple, but that just makes the book(s) easier to read. First of all, some complain that the writing style is too sophomoric. As one who always reads other reviews before reading and reviewing a book, I feel like I should respond to what some of the other reviewers have to say. In the latter role, he first made his mark with his essay “Milton,” which appeared in the Edinburgh Review of October 1825 ( 1963, vol. While at the university, he triumphed as an orator in the Union Debating Society and began his brilliant career as an essayist. He became a fellow of the college in 1824. He absorbed and retained the moral and ethical imperatives inculcated upon him but much to the chagrin of his father, he never underwent a conversion experience and always remained wary of the emotional excesses, cant, and hypocrisy to which an experiential religion so easily lends itself.Īt Trinity College, Cambridge, he distinguished himself as a classicist and a poet. 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