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by Gina Wohlsdorf
Security (3/26/2016)
I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved the split column text, because I knew that I was reading two things happening at once and it made it clear that this was two perspectives. I really enjoyed the development of the characters, because people are complicated. Eachmore
When She Woke: A Novel
by Hillary Jordan
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan (5/29/2015)
I really liked the idea behind this book - that the government has figured out a way to chrome a person instead of incarceration. A person is chromed a color based on the level of crime and then send out into the population. It is a bit like The Handmaid's Tale by Margaretmore
Letters to the Lost
by Iona Grey
Review of Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey (3/10/2015)
I enjoyed the story and I enjoyed learning how the roles of women have changed and not changed since World War II. I found the characters fascinating. I thought the story was a bit dull. While the writing was good, there were some storylines that were not pulled together. Imore
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