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11th out of 487 books
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295 voters
Revealing Eden (Save the Pearls #1)
by
Victoria Foyt (Goodreads Author)
Eden Newman must mate before her 18th birthday in six months or she'll be left outside to die in a burning world. But who will pick up her mate-option when she's cursed with white skin and a tragically low mate-rate of 15%? In a post-apocalyptic, totalitarian, underground world where class and beauty are defined by resistance to an overheated environment, Eden's coloring b...more
Hardcover, 307 pages
Published
January 10th 2012
by Sand Dollar Press Inc
(first published October 6th 2011)
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Aug 29, 2012
Steph Sinclair
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
I weep for humanity
Shelves:
ebook,
young-adult,
dystopian,
netgalley,
2012-reads,
ahhhhh-my-eyes,
all-the-wrong-choices,
can-t-believe-i-finished,
bound-to-inflict-a-migraine,
confused-the-hell-outta-me,
hated-it-with-a-firey-passion,
heroines-i-want-to-shake,
kill-it-with-fire,
kill-me-now,
le-sigh,
lots-of-fail-going-on-here,
made-me-angry,
no-just-no,
no-stars-for-you,
ranty-review,
rubbish,
serve-me-up-insta-love,
stop-it-already,
strange,
where-s-my-chocolate,
why-why-why-did-i-read-it,
youve-got-to-be-kidding-me
"I believe that anyone who reads the novel will understand its strong stance against racism."
-Victoria Fyot (Judging A Book By Its Cover Gives Birth To Racism)
Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you failed. Badly. To say Revealing Eden is offensive is such a massive understatement. I couldn't even stomach more that a few pages at a time. It was like taking a spork to your eye, but then it breaks leaving you with only the handle to carry out your dark deed. Even with the obvious racism...more
Sep 22, 2012
Kira
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Seriously? SERIOUSLY?
Recommended to Kira by:
About 90% of the population on Tumblr
Actually, I changed my mind. Read most of it [yes, I did read more, just to avoid having anyone say to me, "you didn't even read the whole thing!" I read enough. It upset me so much I cried. Happy now?] and this thing is the fucking limit. What the hell? You're really going to try to make blackface okay? You're going to call your contact link "save the pearls"? As in, save the white people? From what, exactly? This book is just so overtly racist, it amazes me. Really, it does. I can't believe an...more
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Edit 8/4/2012:
"Conceivably, if the book had not reached the African-American community of readers, if such a category still exists, perhaps there might be some backlash."
-Victoria Foyt
She did not just go there.
she did not just go there
-some guy on Victoria Foyt (no not really) (but still)
When I get depressed, I don't want to be around other people. I usually sit in an empty room. Sometimes I'll use art therapy and draw something glittery and happy to make me feel better. Other people? They like...more
"Conceivably, if the book had not reached the African-American community of readers, if such a category still exists, perhaps there might be some backlash."
-Victoria Foyt
She did not just go there.
she did not just go there
-some guy on Victoria Foyt (no not really) (but still)
When I get depressed, I don't want to be around other people. I usually sit in an empty room. Sometimes I'll use art therapy and draw something glittery and happy to make me feel better. Other people? They like...more
202 likes · like · see review
I saved my review yesterday without even finishing it. Here's the full thing.
Sometimes, people are convinced that they have the lower hand in life. They think the world's against them, that they are at the bottom of society's rungs. And sometimes, that is simply not the case. Victoria Hoyt has envisioned a world in which black people (or Coals) are at the top of society's social hierarchy because of their dark skin colour. White people (or "Pearls") are at the bottom of the hierarchy because of...more
Sometimes, people are convinced that they have the lower hand in life. They think the world's against them, that they are at the bottom of society's rungs. And sometimes, that is simply not the case. Victoria Hoyt has envisioned a world in which black people (or Coals) are at the top of society's social hierarchy because of their dark skin colour. White people (or "Pearls") are at the bottom of the hierarchy because of...more
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Jul 27, 2012
Isa
rated it
1 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
racists, people who are blind to their privilege
Originally posted at Bookmarks.
This book was one of the most racist things I have ever read.
The bare bones of the plot: a world where black people are the oppressing majority and white people are the oppressed minority. Obviously, the concept isn't new. It was done - and well done, at that - by Malorie Blackman in her Noughts and Crosses series. If you're interested in the premise, but you dislike blatant racist propaganda, give that one a try.
You could assume this reversal would serve to de-con...more
This book was one of the most racist things I have ever read.
The bare bones of the plot: a world where black people are the oppressing majority and white people are the oppressed minority. Obviously, the concept isn't new. It was done - and well done, at that - by Malorie Blackman in her Noughts and Crosses series. If you're interested in the premise, but you dislike blatant racist propaganda, give that one a try.
You could assume this reversal would serve to de-con...more
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There is so much blatant racism within the first twelve pages alone that I can't even begin to describe it without fuming. People who enjoyed this bull are most likely "pearls" (the in-universe "slur" for white people--yes, being called a pearl is a slur) themselves, and couldn't even begin to look past their noses and imagine what it feels like to be discriminated against based on their race--to be an actual person of color, and experience being condescendingly referred to as "them," which the...more
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Racist. Blackface.
EDIT: Apparently I've been told I have a fan club on the Stop the GR Bullies website! **Waves to all of the hypocritical people on that site**
EDIT: Apparently I've been told I have a fan club on the Stop the GR Bullies website! **Waves to all of the hypocritical people on that site**
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Jan 21, 2013
Skyla
marked it as not-interested-due-to-reviews
I am morbidly curious to see what a train wreck this book will be. The youtube videos just made me go "WTF?!" and yet I still want to know how this gets pulled off in the novel. It sounds really fucked up.
Have you seen the youtube videos? Midnight Luster will increase your mate rate by 10%. You get to be a white person wearing black face, could this be any more racist?
I found the perfect gif to sum up my feelings on this book:
Have you seen the youtube videos? Midnight Luster will increase your mate rate by 10%. You get to be a white person wearing black face, could this be any more racist?
I found the perfect gif to sum up my feelings on this book:
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Initial reaction:Before I start this review, I want to clarify a few things. First, I've read the whole of this novel. I'm not judging it on the cover (though I think in the measure of this review, I'd like to talk about that separately), and I'm not judging it on just the premise alone - I read the entire book. Technically I read this book twice if I count the hour long read that I zipped through to see what would happen with it (this was in a copy loaned to me at first, but then when NetGalley...more
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NO. WHY? Make it stop. Please.
Am I taking crazy pills? What is this? -> http://www.savethepearls.com/ Blackface? Really? Does no one else on here get that this is completely ridiculous? GAH *headdesk*
All of you who are giving this book good ratings... I don't trust you. Seriously side-eyeing.
Am I taking crazy pills? What is this? -> http://www.savethepearls.com/ Blackface? Really? Does no one else on here get that this is completely ridiculous? GAH *headdesk*
All of you who are giving this book good ratings... I don't trust you. Seriously side-eyeing.
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This book and the author are incredibly and overtly racist and sexist, whether she is conscious of it or not. I'm saddened that this amount of ignorance still exists in the world today. How could the author possibly defend what she has written? How on earth was this allowed to be published in this day and age? Why, in the name of all things holy, did she think promoting the book while using Black Face was an acceptable marketing plan? She calls the evil black overlords "Coals", the now-extinct a...more
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I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Save The Pearls – Revealing Eden is a Dystopian novel which came across as a mixture of ‘Nought’s & Crosses’, ‘Matched’, ‘Divergent’, ‘Beauty & The Beast’ and ‘Romeo & Juliet’, all great books and it made for a good read.
Eden is a ‘Pearl’ the name for White people, in a post apocalyptic sort of setting, there aren’t many white people left and those that are around are viewed as low class, practically worthless. In this s...more
Save The Pearls – Revealing Eden is a Dystopian novel which came across as a mixture of ‘Nought’s & Crosses’, ‘Matched’, ‘Divergent’, ‘Beauty & The Beast’ and ‘Romeo & Juliet’, all great books and it made for a good read.
Eden is a ‘Pearl’ the name for White people, in a post apocalyptic sort of setting, there aren’t many white people left and those that are around are viewed as low class, practically worthless. In this s...more
Note: I decided to repost my review of this book. I originally took it down for the many cyber attacks I received for my opinion of this book. I understand many people view this book differently and are upset by how they interpreted the content. If I reread this book today, would my opinion have changed? Probably. But this review below was how I felt about the book a long time ago. I can't change that. I just ask that you please not bully or attack me anymore for my opinion. I respect how you fe...more
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I was sent “Revealing Eden” for review and it came with a very lovely inscription from Victoria. I loved this book. The cover is eye catching and holds many important aspects of the book. The concept is unique. I really enjoyed this dystopian world where whites, or pearls, are the despised minority. I thought the derogatory terms Victoria created for each ethnicity were brilliant, they weren't words I had ever heard used before. I also loved that after each animal and plant mentioned Eden gives...more
Sorry, I don't think this book and I would get along. Here are some of the reasons:
1)Racist Implications: I'm sorry calling your oppressed class pearls while calling your other classes amber and coals rings alarm bells off in my head. Why? Pearl is suppose to be a precious gem, I get what that's implying book and I don't like it. Plus, there's the use of black face. Do I even need to discuss why this is wrong?
2) Bestiality: Okay, so he's not a total animal it says beast man. But still, the MC is...more
1)Racist Implications: I'm sorry calling your oppressed class pearls while calling your other classes amber and coals rings alarm bells off in my head. Why? Pearl is suppose to be a precious gem, I get what that's implying book and I don't like it. Plus, there's the use of black face. Do I even need to discuss why this is wrong?
2) Bestiality: Okay, so he's not a total animal it says beast man. But still, the MC is...more
This book was part of the Kindle big deal, and became mine for a dollar. It took less than a day to read through.
I think the IDEAS behind this novel are wonderful, but the execution left much to be desired. First, I kept stumbling over typos and spelling errors that derailed my train of thought. Poor editing is the easiest way to murder a book's potential. Then, I could not get past the main character Eden's ridiculous prejudices and whiny nature. I literally wanted to punch her in the face. For...more
I think the IDEAS behind this novel are wonderful, but the execution left much to be desired. First, I kept stumbling over typos and spelling errors that derailed my train of thought. Poor editing is the easiest way to murder a book's potential. Then, I could not get past the main character Eden's ridiculous prejudices and whiny nature. I literally wanted to punch her in the face. For...more
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I'm going to make one thing as clear as I possibly can: I gave this honest review of my own free will, because I wanted to. I enjoyed this book. Yes there were some issues, some extremely racist ones, but I am a book blogger, not a politician. I gave a review of this book, and I'm not offering an essay. If you have problems with this book, I personally understand why. But attacking me is wrong and by doing so you are not helping to prove your point. It's easy to skip over my review and never rea...more
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The first part of Save the Pearls Series, Revealing Eden, has marked the author, Victoria Foyt, as one to look out for in 2012 and for years to come. The dystopian world that Foyt describes within the pages is truly immense with details.
The main character, Eden, lives in a world where darker skin is more advantageous because it can more easily stand the extremely hot atmosphere of the earth. She is a Pearl, a white person, which puts her at the bottom of society. When Ronsom Bramford, the most d...more
The main character, Eden, lives in a world where darker skin is more advantageous because it can more easily stand the extremely hot atmosphere of the earth. She is a Pearl, a white person, which puts her at the bottom of society. When Ronsom Bramford, the most d...more
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I only read the first chapter of this book, and I barely even made it that far, because this book is so painfully racist.
Supposedly by making white people an oppressed group and black people the dominant group this book 'turns the tables on racism' with the intent of showing readers that racism is bad. But in practise it seems to just be an excuse to frame black people and dangerous and threatening and white people as poor little victims, reenforcing racist stereotypes. Even the title of the ser...more
Supposedly by making white people an oppressed group and black people the dominant group this book 'turns the tables on racism' with the intent of showing readers that racism is bad. But in practise it seems to just be an excuse to frame black people and dangerous and threatening and white people as poor little victims, reenforcing racist stereotypes. Even the title of the ser...more
EDIT #2
"Conceivably, if the book had not reached the African-American community of readers, if such a category still exists, perhaps there might be some backlash."- Victoria Foyt
And here is my response to this:
"The problem with Victoria Foyt is that she is ignorant. Is she really implying that African Americans do not read? How ignorant can someone be? Well, Victoria Foyt has obviously proved me wrong. There are still people as shallow and racist as her.
Not all African Americans are idiots, you...more
"Conceivably, if the book had not reached the African-American community of readers, if such a category still exists, perhaps there might be some backlash."- Victoria Foyt
And here is my response to this:
"The problem with Victoria Foyt is that she is ignorant. Is she really implying that African Americans do not read? How ignorant can someone be? Well, Victoria Foyt has obviously proved me wrong. There are still people as shallow and racist as her.
Not all African Americans are idiots, you...more
Revealing Eden is brilliantly paced--it's such a page turner and is extremely difficult to put down. I just kept thinking "One more chapter--one more chapter."
What I love about dystopian novels is their ability to make us look at ourselves and what the world can become if we're not willing to change--and author Victoria Foyt gets the reader to do exactly that. The premise of a post-apocalyptic world where, after a "Great Meltdown," humans with lighter skin, aka Pearls, are at the bottom of the c...more
What I love about dystopian novels is their ability to make us look at ourselves and what the world can become if we're not willing to change--and author Victoria Foyt gets the reader to do exactly that. The premise of a post-apocalyptic world where, after a "Great Meltdown," humans with lighter skin, aka Pearls, are at the bottom of the c...more
Beauty. It’s something women have been trying to attain for centuries. And now, with today’s technological advances, beauty treatments are expanding by leaps and bounds. With everything from eyelash tinting to butt implants, people are becoming more obsessed with beauty. But even more profound, is how identity, class and self-worth is connected to it. But what exactly are the key ingredients to being beautiful?
Foyt takes readers on an all-encompassing, full-circle adventure in her second young-a...more
Foyt takes readers on an all-encompassing, full-circle adventure in her second young-a...more
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Aug 16, 2012
Oceana Fern {Assorted Insanity}
marked it as to-read
Why am I reading this, Oceana?
What's wrong with you, hmm? You're wasting time in your life to read bad books. And why did she have to call black people 'Coals', when every other race is a pretty gem? Why not Onyxes or Obsidians? Mm?
*claps hands* Well, at least I can write a review.
And I'd rather have a bracelet made out of coals than a bracelet made out of pearls (I'm not being racist to the white people, since I'm European and therefore white). But I genuinely like the shape, color, and textur...more
What's wrong with you, hmm? You're wasting time in your life to read bad books. And why did she have to call black people 'Coals', when every other race is a pretty gem? Why not Onyxes or Obsidians? Mm?
*claps hands* Well, at least I can write a review.
And I'd rather have a bracelet made out of coals than a bracelet made out of pearls (I'm not being racist to the white people, since I'm European and therefore white). But I genuinely like the shape, color, and textur...more
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I received this book from the publisher/author in exchange for an honest review.
Well.
I wish I could say I found some redeeming reason for the blatant racism evinced by the cover or the names of the different ethnic groups but I can't. Men of color are described as Coals and beasts while the heroine is a Pearl named Eden who has to mate with one of them before she turns 18 for her own good.
This made me reach for the antacids and I'm not going to waste my time writing a long review for a book that...more
Well.
I wish I could say I found some redeeming reason for the blatant racism evinced by the cover or the names of the different ethnic groups but I can't. Men of color are described as Coals and beasts while the heroine is a Pearl named Eden who has to mate with one of them before she turns 18 for her own good.
This made me reach for the antacids and I'm not going to waste my time writing a long review for a book that...more
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This book is one of the strangest books I’ve read so far. The premise of this book really captivated me in the beginning but by the end I couldn’t help but feel that the execution could have been much better.
Imagine a world where everything you know and perceive to be is turned on its head...add a blend of DNA splicing and a hint of forbidden love. What do you get? Revealing Eden.
The story takes place in what feels like the very near future, where a ‘Great Meltdown’ changes the environment for t...more
Imagine a world where everything you know and perceive to be is turned on its head...add a blend of DNA splicing and a hint of forbidden love. What do you get? Revealing Eden.
The story takes place in what feels like the very near future, where a ‘Great Meltdown’ changes the environment for t...more
Jan 31, 2013
Kris-10
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Kris-10 by:
Publisher
Shelves:
books-i-own,
signed
More of my reviews at The Cozy Reading Corner
Wow! What a way to start off the year! The story was fast-paced, action-packed, and caused me to officially fall in love with this book! (If you're wondering what happens when you fall in love with a book, it's quite simple: 1) Commence to Facebook and Twitter stalking the author, 2) Commence to adding all of author's works, but especially the sequel, as a to-read, and 3) Commence to writing a review with a lot of fangirling!) Eden is an inspiration t...more
Wow! What a way to start off the year! The story was fast-paced, action-packed, and caused me to officially fall in love with this book! (If you're wondering what happens when you fall in love with a book, it's quite simple: 1) Commence to Facebook and Twitter stalking the author, 2) Commence to adding all of author's works, but especially the sequel, as a to-read, and 3) Commence to writing a review with a lot of fangirling!) Eden is an inspiration t...more
Ugg...who allowed this SHIT to be published? And I'm not even sorry either, this book is blatantly racist and offensive on SO MANY levels. And BLACKFACE!?? Really!??
This is a terrible idea for a book. As a woman of color, I find it extremely offensive to see a woman in blackface on the promotion, a comparison to Beauty and the Beast, where a black man is considered 'beastly', and the names of the two races themselves - 'pearl' for white and 'coal' for black - what is this author trying to convey here? I'm sure anyone with a brain can guess. As a young adult, my intelligence is insulted - how could this be considered good literature when it blatantly trivial...more
My thoughts:
While I love dystopian novels, this is by far the most different one I have ever read. After the first few pages I thought "This is going to be interesting." I started to prejudice myself a bit against the book before I ever gave it a chance. However, not long into the book and I found myself engrossed in the story and the character's lives. Eden has lost her mother to a dreaded sickness, called "The Heat". Radiation levels are higher during the day and no one ventures outside for f...more
While I love dystopian novels, this is by far the most different one I have ever read. After the first few pages I thought "This is going to be interesting." I started to prejudice myself a bit against the book before I ever gave it a chance. However, not long into the book and I found myself engrossed in the story and the character's lives. Eden has lost her mother to a dreaded sickness, called "The Heat". Radiation levels are higher during the day and no one ventures outside for f...more
This book went a totally different way than I was thinking, but wow I liked it. The synopsis is rather vague compared to the actual book. I very much enjoyed the pacing, and there was so much going on and so many questions to be answered. The whole world is very different that what I was picturing from the synopsis, but it's like nothing I've read before.
Eden...I kind of had a love hate relationship with her. Which is the main reason that I am giving this book a three. I feel like she should ha...more
Eden...I kind of had a love hate relationship with her. Which is the main reason that I am giving this book a three. I feel like she should ha...more
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Victoria Foyt's debut novel, The Virtual Life of Lexie Diamond, a young adult fantasy
mystery thriller (HarperCollins) was Recommended by The Center for Children's Books, and received a five-star, must read rating from Teens Read Too: “Foyt has created a compelling character and an electrifying story that will hold readers until the last page.”
Victoria co-wrote and starred in several acclaimed fea...more
More about Victoria Foyt...
mystery thriller (HarperCollins) was Recommended by The Center for Children's Books, and received a five-star, must read rating from Teens Read Too: “Foyt has created a compelling character and an electrifying story that will hold readers until the last page.”
Victoria co-wrote and starred in several acclaimed fea...more
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