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101

by Margaret Chatwin (Goodreads Author)

4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 · rating details · 45 ratings · 38 reviews

How do you get desperately needed answers when no one is talking? Who do you trust in a place full of criminals, a place where it’s easy to mistake friends for enemies and enemies for friends? And how is it possible for one girl to seemingly vanish into thin air, especially when the place is surrounded by sixteen foot high electric fences?
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Published January 24th 2012 by Whisk Away Books

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Jul 07, 2012 Laura rated it 5 of 5 stars

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"KILL OR BE KILLED"

101 is a dark version of the future where all criminals – no matter the reason for the crime – are locked away in townships to fend for themselves. After Trigg and his sister Ren shoot their abusive father, they are both sentenced to township 101, a place where only the strong survive and the weak must either toughen up or become one of the many casualties of 101.

All the characters in this book complement each other very well. Trigg, peaceful and non-confrontational but willi...more

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Jun 23, 2012 Tiffany rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-read, great-ending, romantic, well-written, impossible-to-put-down

Ok, to put it simply, 101 was amazing. It is completely captivating from the start. The protagonist Trigg is so relatable and I found myself emotionally invested in the book.

I don't usually like to give away the storyline but feel it's necessary for reviewing this particular book. So here goes: Trigg and his sister Ren are sentenced unfairly to an NAO township (which reminded me of the holocaust style ghettos). Soon after arriving Ren vanishes and Trigg searches for her. Well this search takes...more Ok, to put it simply, 101 was amazing. It is completely captivating from the start. The protagonist Trigg is so relatable and I found myself emotionally invested in the book.

I don't usually like to give away the storyline but feel it's necessary for reviewing this particular book. So here goes: Trigg and his sister Ren are sentenced unfairly to an NAO township (which reminded me of the holocaust style ghettos). Soon after arriving Ren vanishes and Trigg searches for her. Well this search takes up most of the book and it is compelling. (view spoiler) The story is so fast paced and at this point it seemed that there was nothing left to happen. I was expecting a clacker to appear and hear someone scream "cut!" End of book one and here's the start of a series. Well it doesn't happen that way. It turns out that there's is still plenty to happen. Trigg looked for Ren with such single minded focus that I was left guessing after the jump, not sure what was next. The book is mostly that: a guessing game. I never knew what would happen next. The book ended very well. (Although I say that if Chatwin had chosen to start a series she could have easily gotten 3 books out of everything that happened in this one.)

The characters were pretty cool. Trigg is a weak person who finds strength in the need to act. I enjoyed seeing his character grow. He was relatable and endearing. I came to respect him and his strength. As much as I may like Trigg I have to admit that my favorite character was Pintar. He comes off as selfish and an asshole and although he's blunt he's still relatable. And at the end of the day has a pretty big heart. He provided me with a few good chuckles and it warmed my heart to see him thawing and become such a support system for Trigg.

The setting and storyline were completely believable, it was presented well and there was nothing that made me question the validity of it. I also wanted to say that I love the lack of curse words. The book is set in a tough environment and I expected to be bombarded with profanity. I was impressed with Chatwin setting such scenes and even with the dialogue without one bad word.

The book is amazing. It is impossible to put down with its action scenes and Trigg's incredible story.

*I received a copy of this book to review from Shut Up & Read(less)

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Jun 27, 2012 Stacey rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

I did quite enjoy this book. I read it almost in one sitting which is always a giveaway to me that it is a good story. I liked the idea behind it as it probably wasn't far away from the truth of actual prisons - the set up reminded me of the prison in Prison Break season 3 but obviously with kids and with flowers and trees rather than, uh, mud.

I liked that the book started with the drama but I can't help thinking that I would have liked to have known a little bit more about Trigg and Ren's day...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Erin Dove rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sadly, this story probably hits very close to home with some individuals. It completely enveloped me from the very first page, to the last.

The story was well told, with great character development and a lot of moments that cause heightened emotional response. I have always been infatuated with criminals and the criminal justice system. With what really goes on in prison. As heartbreaking as it is this story was probably very close to the truth.

This book was right up my alley, the feelings of inn...more

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Aug 27, 2012 Elisa rated it 4 of 5 stars

It is so intense! I love it, but I have to go bury my head in the sand a bit.
Full on tears as I finished this book…at work no less. I am a freaking mess, runny nose, drippy eyes, ugh! This book pitbulled me at the beginning. It grabbed me by the throat and shook me around forcing me to read, read, read. Then it slowed down, the pitbull relaxed its jaws magically and I could read at my own pace. At the end, it stood there growling at me, scaring me to death because it had a crazy look in its eye....more It is so intense! I love it, but I have to go bury my head in the sand a bit.
Full on tears as I finished this book…at work no less. I am a freaking mess, runny nose, drippy eyes, ugh! This book pitbulled me at the beginning. It grabbed me by the throat and shook me around forcing me to read, read, read. Then it slowed down, the pitbull relaxed its jaws magically and I could read at my own pace. At the end, it stood there growling at me, scaring me to death because it had a crazy look in its eye. Someone was going to die and I was a big fat chicken and took my time to get there. I finished finally, just now. I read the last few pages and am now a so in love with this mean old book I can’t stand it. I won this ebook from Today in Shenaya and really enjoyed the Pledged characters interview with the 101 characters. Click here to check it out.

101 is a YA, sort of dystopian book about a government where there is no mercy, no light sentences, only super harsh “justice”. Any and all infractions of the law are treated the same. You are thrown in a township surrounded by electrified fences and men with guns in the middle of nowhere to serve your time. I guess a lighter crime just gives you less time in the township. You live with other criminals. The government doesn’t much care if you are killed, it just means you are out of the system. Anyone who kills anyone is killed themselves, problem solved! Less criminals to deal with.

Trigg and his sister Ren are thrown in township 101 when they are caught escaping their abusive father in his car and are convicted for car theft. They are immediately separated and Trigg spends a lot of time trying to find Ren. That is when the pitbull let me breathe a little. This becomes a jail story. You find out the hierarchy, who is really ruling things around there and Trigg learns, eventually, to fight back. His father’s abuse caused Trigg to just take the beatings so his sister would stay out of the bullseye. To survive in 101, he needs to learn how to fight. There is graffiti on the house next to his, Kill or be Killed and it is true in the township. Trigg learns how to be a survivor, a leader and a man. Sometimes being a pacifist isn’t enough, your non-action will doom you, while an offensive might just work. You have to fight for what you believe in and those you love to elicit change.

This was a harsh book, with violence and killings and rape, luckily we are told about, not shown the rape. But it also includes love, friendship and affection. The characters are excellently drawn and I enjoyed both the good ones and the bad ones quite a bit. The ending culminated and was over quite quickly and a little conveniently, but it works. This book is going to stick with me for a long time. If you like YA and can handle the tough stuff, I encourage you to read it. 4.5 stars.
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Aug 01, 2012 Andrew Mellusco rated it 5 of 5 stars

101 is an apt name for the prison town at the centre of this book. Straight away there strikes the reader something sinister about the New Age Order and its brand of justice, relegating criminals to fates perhaps worse than incarceration. As a backdrop to one young man's quest to find his sister, this bleak place of lost hope is the perfect setting. I must admit I was emotionally invested in the characters of Ren and Trigg very early. Theirs is a sibling love that you hope will transcend the all...more 101 is an apt name for the prison town at the centre of this book. Straight away there strikes the reader something sinister about the New Age Order and its brand of justice, relegating criminals to fates perhaps worse than incarceration. As a backdrop to one young man's quest to find his sister, this bleak place of lost hope is the perfect setting. I must admit I was emotionally invested in the characters of Ren and Trigg very early. Theirs is a sibling love that you hope will transcend the alluded to horrors that happen when the truly worst of society is allowed to 'live' side by side.

It was interesting to see Trigg's protective nature spread to his side of the prison later in the book and to those who branded him leader. His was excellently juxtaposed to 101's villain, Ace, who is a thoroughly detestable individual. You really just want Ren out of the position she finds herself in and I routed for her brother to save the day all the way.

Pinter and Riker are unlikely friends-come-mentors to Trigg as the latter repeatedly has fifty shades of hell knocked out of him at every turn. They are loyal, humorous when the situation demands it, and true fighters when the call to arms goes up.

Bobby Joe, a character intrical to Triggs quest, is a tortured soul who just kept me guessing at every turn. And that is testament really to Chatwin's ability to weave believable characters into often harrowing events. Where trust is hard earned, and life's lessons hard taught, 101 is a place where either the best in a person comes out or the worst, for the author doesn't give us, quite rightly, a middle ground.

The ending is not what I expected, but does justice to a society whose sense of justice needs a swift blow to the ribs.

While I read this book I recalled to memory J.G. Ballard's book 'Highrise', in that book society broke down in the confines of a small area, with the inhabitants falling back to their baser instincts. As such, this book is more than just a 'brother looking for sister' ditty but a deeper look at the darkness that can descend when society fails to police its own.

I was given a copy of the book for the purposes of review. Thank you, author.
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Jul 05, 2012 Amy :o) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dystopian, e-books, read-to-review-r2r, ya-books

Wow, what a ride! From the first page, you are off and running on a pretty wild adventure. Okay, maybe not adventure per say, but a wild story! This is one of those books that really sucks you right in. You want to keep reading until the end. I love a book like this. I basically could not stop reading it and when I had to stop reading I could not stop thinking about it...just waiting until I could get back to reading. Definitely a mark of a good book for me.

This is a dystopian type story about T...more

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Jun 29, 2012 ⚝ Ŧáẅņá ⚝ rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a really good book, intense, gripping, devastating and intense.

Ren is 17 and Trigg is 19, they both live with their abusive father. When Ren shoots the father in the shoulder to save her brothers life, they flee in his car which he promptly reports stolen. Trigg gets a 3 year sentence while Ren ends up with an 8 year sentence. In this society criminals are harshly punished and sent to encampments with no real guards. There are the intake people and a couple guards and electrified fence...more

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Jun 29, 2012 Lexie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Trigg and Ren are brother and sister living in an abusive home with their father. One night he begins to beat Trigg so badly, after hitting Ren as well, that both siblings believe this will be the end of Trigg’s life. Instead Ren takes matters into her own hands and as a result the 2 siblings steal their dad’s car and are arrested and put in a prison known as 101. Few to no details are know about this prison, only that it houses the “worst of the worst” offenders. The governmental party in power...more Trigg and Ren are brother and sister living in an abusive home with their father. One night he begins to beat Trigg so badly, after hitting Ren as well, that both siblings believe this will be the end of Trigg’s life. Instead Ren takes matters into her own hands and as a result the 2 siblings steal their dad’s car and are arrested and put in a prison known as 101. Few to no details are know about this prison, only that it houses the “worst of the worst” offenders. The governmental party in power is known as the NAO (New Age Order) and the trial the siblings is given is a farce as are the prison facilities.

SPOLIER ALERT*The government rules with an iron fist, Trigg was senteneced to 3 years for Grand Theft, and Ren is sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder. END SPOILER ALERT

One of the interesting things about this prison is that it is made up of small townhomes, each housing approximately 3-4 inmates. The men and women are segregated, but not fenced off so they can socialize. There is no curfew, or any other laws regulating inmates behavior. The hope of the NAO is that the inmates will kill one another, or at least give the guards a reason to kill them.

Trigg’s main concern is to find Ren and protect her, however he doesn’t find her for almost a month and during that time she has gone through hell. However she is resilient; and manages to help Trigg and his group of other inmates try and topple Ace, who is the absolute worst inmate around. Seeing him in my mind SPOLIER ALERT* kill both Dane’s girl and Billy Jo END SPOILER ALERT was enough to make me hate even more than I already did. I enjoyed seeing Trigg finally beat the crap out of him. I would have done even more knowing what had happened to his sister.

While reading the book it was easy to get caught up in the characters. I felt like Chatwin did a good job or developing her characters, so it was easy to understand where they were coming from. The only character that I noticed being slightly underdeveloped was Ren. While she started out with a good beginning development, I thought Ren wasn’t as fully rounded as Trigg and some of the other characters.

The ending was truly a shock for me, I anticipated the prison outcome. But, I had no idea what the actual ending for Trigg and Ren would be. I think Chatwin does an excellent job of interweaving themes of governmental control/secrets, love, and taking a stand even when it means your life simply because it is the right thing to do.

I didn’t notice many grammatical errors, which contributed to the overall enjoyment of the book. However, I did notice sequential numbers throughout the book, almost as if Chatwin wrote an outline and forgot to take the numbers out once she fleshed the book out. I don’t know if this is a result of reading a pdf on my nook, but I’ve never seen this in any other pdf books or documents. However, there’s a first time for everything. Hopefully, it’s just something that showed up on my nook as a result of the pdf file; because that did detract from the book. It would break up sentences & leave pages half blank.

Overall, I would give this a solid 3 stars, and some people will probably think it is deserving of 4+ stars. Had it been a trilogy like the Hunger Games where you really see the characters develop and go through paradigm shifts then I could myself a higher rating. Trigg and Ren didn’t change all that much considering what they went through. Granted, Trigg did learn to finally fight back physically, and mentally plan strategic attacks. However, their personalities & outlook on life I thought stayed the same throughout the book. What led them to prison, however wrongly were the same characteristics that put them there in the first place due to their dealing with their father.
I do look forward to reading for of Chatwin’s work, she is a talented author.
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Jun 28, 2012 Leanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-ebooks-for-review

*Received e-book through Read It and Reap program from the Shut Up and Read! Goodreads group from author for an honest review
**Also posted on Amazon.com under Leanne

101 by Margaret Chatwin is told from the POV of Trigg, a teen convicted of grand theft auto while fleeing with his younger sister, Ren, who has shot their abusive father. Both of them, courtesy of the swift and reformed NAO justice system, are sent to a detention facility called Township 101 where the inmates are left to fend for the...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Rose Scandell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Where do I even start? I started this book earlier today and finished it the same night. From page one I was completely immersed in Trigg and Ren's story. I'm a sucker for these Dystopian stories, and 101 delivered the goods. I loved the writing, the character dynamics, the building of the relationships between characters. (view spoiler)...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Janysa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: nookcolor-ebook

Let me just start out by saying this was wonderful, I enjoyed reading every last bit of it
Trigg and his sister (Ren) get sent to township 101 when they try to stand up to their abusive father. Trigg and Ren get separated, girls live to one side and the boys live to other side kind of thing. Trigg promises he'll find her, and that's when the drama starts..
I loved seeing Trigg's character grow. Trigg is the person that's not a fighter--he's just a nice person, who doesn't know how to fight. So whe...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Rachael Woohoo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, 2012-challenge-books-challenge, book, ebook, dystopia, dystopia-challenge-2012, review-copy, reviewed, july-2012, ebooks-i-own

Disclaimer: The fact that I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review has not affected my rating.

Rating Clarification: 3.5

For me, 101 is kind of hard to review. For the most part, I did enjoy it, and on an enjoyment level, this book would rate a solid 4 or 4.5. However, probably due to the fact that I've read so many dystopian novels or novels with a lot of action, 101 didn't seem to stand out as much. That's why I downgraded the rating to 3.5.

What I like the most about...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Yzabel Ginsberg rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dystopia, young-adult, requested-reviews

(Book read and reviewed for{Read It & Reap 71} in theShut Up And Read group.)

After years of abuse at the hands of their father, Trigg and his sister Ren do the unthinkable: they defend themselves... and are taken down for this by the expeditive judicial system of the New Age Order, which sends them both to prison town 101. As Trigg decides to go looking for his sister, and discovers quickly that she has actually disappeared from the time of her arrivel, he gets to know more and more about th...more (Book read and reviewed for {Read It & Reap 71} in the Shut Up And Read group.)

After years of abuse at the hands of their father, Trigg and his sister Ren do the unthinkable: they defend themselves... and are taken down for this by the expeditive judicial system of the New Age Order, which sends them both to prison town 101. As Trigg decides to go looking for his sister, and discovers quickly that she has actually disappeared from the time of her arrivel, he gets to know more and more about this new little world he's stuck in, including the fact that 101 holds its own system of eat-or-be-eaten logics, and that nobody on the outside will do anything about it.

This novel was really a page-turner for me—I kept going on for more, and wasn't happy when I had to stop to do something else (like, oh, going to work). We don't get to learn that much about the characters; however, what I did learn was enough to give them existence. I liked how Trigg develops, how he learns to cope with his new surroundings, how he decides to take things into his own hands—yet at the same time, he remains a very humane hero, with his doubts, his fears, his emotions. Ren is a strong persona, too, who manages to stand up in spite of the odds. Characters such as Riker and Pintar, albeit not decribed at length, were quite pleasant to read about. As for the antagonist... all I'm going to write for now is that I so enjoyed hating that guy.

I think I would have wanted to see a little more of Ren, or more specifically, how exactly she managed to cope; the story being from Trigg's point of view, it was a little limited in that regard. (What happened to her, as we learn later in the story, is no bed of roses, and I very much doubt that even a strong persona would go through that unscathed.) Also, while this is a positive point in terms of the action starting quickly, maybe Ren and Trigg's former life could've done with a little more flesh. For instance, I found their father's behaviour a little strange (was he just a man beating his kids, or did he actually expect something specific from them?...), and I would've appreciated learning more about that, even if at the end of the novel only.(less)

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Jun 24, 2012 Erin Arkin rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was an interesting book. The action starts immediately and we are taken into the life of Trigg and his younger sister Ren. They have an abusive father and when they decide to stand up for themselves, things end up going wrong. Ren and Trigg are sentenced by the NAO to spend time in township 101. The justice and prison system has taken a harder stance on all types of crime and although there is a clear benefit to the greater public, there are definite issues that result in the townships.

The...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Ana Carolina rated it 3 of 5 stars

First of all this was given to me as a R2R so I will give my very honest opinion of the book ^^. Oh, and thank you so much for the opportunity!
The writing skills of the author are really appealing for me as a reader, and also the topic of the story. The first chapters really made me interested to know more about this “dystopian world”. The main points are well focused, well develop and the characters are appealing in their characteristic ways (as logical).

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(view spoiler)...more First of all this was given to me as a R2R so I will give my very honest opinion of the book ^^. Oh, and thank you so much for the opportunity!
The writing skills of the author are really appealing for me as a reader, and also the topic of the story. The first chapters really made me interested to know more about this “dystopian world”. The main points are well focused, well develop and the characters are appealing in their characteristic ways (as logical).

SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
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Trigg bothered me a little, it was a real challenge to get him and try to understand his way of acting and thoughts, sometimes I liked the character but mostly I was like “You stupid…”. I actually blame Trigg for Bobby Joe’s death. Although, I absolutely loved Ren and Pintar (with his obsession of calling him – Trigg – an idiot), for me they were the most appealing characters and the most strong-minded.
Ace character was painful, strong, but sooo hateful. It was ok to me.
Personally, I loved the end, even though it was a bit abrupt the whole “ending of 101”.
In other hand, most of the story was reading about Trigg being kicked in the ass over and over again, and that kinda bored me. It was too much. I just needed this question resolved and a little more story-line to improve my 3* evaluation.

Fav Quotes:
“Maybe is do and die, or don’t and die. I don’t see that we have much choice. I think It needs to be done, and I think you’re right, now is the time to do it.” – Ren to Trigg
“I learned that he can take away my virginity, but he can’t take away my self-worth. I won’t let him have it. Not then, not now, not ever. It’s mine.” – Ren about Ace
“I’m sorry, Pintar. You always push your points across Neanderthal ways, but you do have good points” – Trigg to Pintar
“And, what about Pintar? Well, he too, has my back one-hundred percent. Of course, he still thinks I’m an idiot, but some things will never change.” – Trigg about Pintar
“It bends my mind. You don’t yell back, and you don’t show signs of aggression, but you won’t look away. Makes me think you have a secret. Something hidden deep inside of you that will land me in the ground, if I’m not careful” – Pintar to Trigg
“You know her?” Riker asked. / “Yeah, she’s the one that saved my bacon after that first fight with Ace” – Trigg and Riker about Keely
“Oh no!” Riker finally spoke. “You aren’t getting close to my nuts, even if it is for educational purposes.” – Riker about Pintar defense lessons to Trigg
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Jul 03, 2012 Bianca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Book received, read and reviewed for {Read It & Reap 71} in the Shut Up And Read group.

This is a great, great book. The story is really creative and well written, I was dragged into it and if it weren't for the thousand tests I had this week and an awful flu, it would've been a one sitting read.

The story goes pretty much like this: Trigg, 19, and Ren, 17 are abused by their father, until Ren shoots him and they go to prison. The prison (Township 101) basically consists in another city, only...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Gwynneth White rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dystopia, adventure

Margaret Chatwin invited me to be part of her blog tour - see http://todayinshenaya.blogspot.com - and I'm so glad she did.

I really enjoyed this book. The opening is riveting and it drew me in instantly. And although, for me, there was a small slump once Trigg and Ren reached 101, the book quickly exploded into a nail-biting page turner. The characters are strong, the suspense high, and the premise intriguing - a world without mercy, only justice. I really like Trigg - first person narrator - a...more

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Jun 27, 2012 Adrianne rated it 5 of 5 stars

5 stars for this book. Well written and the story of Ren and Trigg is something that is happening around us. The abuse and the injustice was really heartbreaking and it is really unfortunate to think that things like these don't just happen in stories although obviously the part about the town 101 is on an extreme angle. At first the antagonists were clearly the father and the NAO and some readers would expect that Trigg and the other inmates would go against them instead but the role of the ant...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Loren Cherne rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read this book to review it; I do not review too many books. I read a lot of YA Paranormal books and I needed a little break from the Supernatural books so I found this book and I am glad that I read it. I really enjoyed it and read it in 2 days. I could not put it this book down.

About the story, the main characters, Trigg (19 and told from is POV) and his younger sister Ren (17) live in an abusive home with their abusive father, their mother died a few years ago. One night Trigg gets home rea...more

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Jul 01, 2012 Morgan Schell rated it 5 of 5 stars

I am happily going to say I really liked this book! I was instantly drawn into Trigg's life and felt as though I was living every moment he was. The book synopsis however is misleading in my opinion. Sure, Ren had disappeared, but not in the way I was thinking. As I was narrowing toward the end I wasn't feeling confident things would be tidied up in time and questioned whether a sequel was in my future- because I HAD to know how everything played out! Thru-out the book I'd find myself leaning i...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Wrighty rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Teenagers Trigg and his younger sister Ren were sent away from their abusive father to a facility that many people don't come back from. Although their crime was committed in self defense, the New Age Order (NAO) justice system believed in swift justice, no mercy and no distinction between crimes. They were placed in township 101 with every type of criminal possible. Unlike a traditional prison system, these inmates had been released into an abandoned village surrounded by armed guards and elect...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Kim rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: couldn-t-put-down, intense, made-me-cry, made-me-sad, read-n-review, real-ish-use, loooooooved-it

How do I start this? This book left me feeling very sad and empty. I don't really do huge spoilers so all I'm going so say is the scene towards the end was so raw, so emotional, that I actually dropped a tear.

Mild spoilers ahead. This book is about the journey of Trigg and his sister Ren who ended up serving time for shooting their abusive father. The go to a place that in my mind reminded me of a broke down dusty ghost town. After that it's an all out fight for survival for the both of them. I...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Jeanette rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am currently reading a lot of dystopian-style books, and so when I saw this book description, I thought, "I need to read this". Let me tell you, 101 did not let me down! I liked the story line and the characters! They were really easy to relate to and I liked how they developed throughout the story.

So why not 5 stars? I'm actually not 100% certain myself. I liked this book a lot, but I think I just didn't empathize with the characters as much as I normally do. I felt the beginning was almost t...more I am currently reading a lot of dystopian-style books, and so when I saw this book description, I thought, "I need to read this". Let me tell you, 101 did not let me down! I liked the story line and the characters! They were really easy to relate to and I liked how they developed throughout the story.

So why not 5 stars? I'm actually not 100% certain myself. I liked this book a lot, but I think I just didn't empathize with the characters as much as I normally do. I felt the beginning was almost too rushed to really get into the mindset of the characters and the world didn't really make sense to me. I would have really liked to "hear" the conversation that Renn and Trigg had (view spoiler), and I wanted to experience more of Trigg and Bobby Joe's time together. I just felt like a lot of key parts were skipped over (view spoiler) that were KEY for character development. Because of this, I never really got too attached. I liked them all! A lot! But even when (view spoiler) I'm not sure if that all makes sense, but I think that was my only issue with this book.

On the bright side (and there were MANY), I really liked the premise of Township 101 and the power struggles within the community. Even more, I liked how Trigg and Ren developed from the beginning of the book to the end. It is pretty remarkable how natural that change felt in only 200 pages. I think that says a lot about the author's storytelling ability. I found Trigg really easy to relate to, as well. The story progressed very naturally and the plot moved along at a good pace.

If there is a second book, I would definitely read it. I'd like to see where the characters go from here and the new roles that they take on in changing (view spoiler). Either way, the ending was satisfying and I was really happy with the overall book! :) 4 stars!(less)

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Feb 18, 2012 April Daley rated it 5 of 5 stars

Just when I thought i had already found my favorite book by Margaret..I then read this one it is soo good. I could see this book being made into a movie... It read this book in about 8 hours total because I could not stop reading because it was so good. I loved the characters. And the new justice system they had to deal with I thought was a little scary lol... I was in suspense the whole time I felt a range of emotion there were times I was worried for them, happy, angry for the was they were tr...more

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Mar 24, 2013 Clare rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was a good book. It kept me interested and wanting to read more. Thumbs up to this Author.

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Jul 05, 2012 Lauren rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was amazing! From the very beginning I was sucked into Trigg and Ren's lives and I couldn't put it down. It was well written and the story line flowed perfectly. I also appreciated the fact that I was kept guessing what would happen next. I felt somewhat disconnected from the characters and I wasn't able to get emotionally involved (maybe it was the length), however, this didn't keep me from enjoying every single page. I loved the ending and I felt like Ms. Chatwin wrapped up the story...more

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Apr 19, 2012 Eva Leger rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I'm such an awesome judge of books! Most of the time anyway. I won Sweet so Fragile from FirstReads awhile back and loved it. When I saw Chatwin had two other books out, this and Taking the Fall I knew I wanted to read them. And now I'm going to read Taking the Fall as soon as I'm in the mood for that kind of book. I have no doubt it'll be just as good as the other two I've read.
My memory is really bad but I think I've already told the author - if not I meant to - that she has to somehow get the...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Rachel rated it 4 of 5 stars

When I first started reading this book, I felt it jumped into the action almost too quickly. I had a hard time feeling for Trigg and Ren when it came to the situation they were in with their father. Once, I started to learn more about Trigg throughout the course of the book I found myself wanting to continue reading non-stop. By the end of the book I was crying. For a book to get me crying... it takes a lot.

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Jun 28, 2012 Shelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

101 by Margaret Chatwin grabbed me from the first page and did not let go 'til the end. I loved the characters for their devotion and persistence. The world was fascinating and thought provoking. So much happened in this book and I wanted more, more of the characters and their lives. I would definitely recommend this book (many of my Goodreads friends enjoy dystopian) and I will be looking for more from this author.

I received a review copy of this book from Goodreads' Shut Up and Read group. Th...more

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Author Margaret Chatwin has called Roosevelt, Utah home for the past twelve years, but her roots are in the the beautiful Heber valley. Since the age of thirteen Margaret has been taking amazing adventures through her writing. Writing has always been very personal and private to her. Recently, however, she has chosen to share her talent with the world.

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