Her birth was shrouded in mystery and tragedy.
Her destiny is beyond comprehension.
Her pursuers long to see her broken.
She fights to soa... read full description
Her destiny is beyond comprehension.
Her pursuers long to see her broken.
She fights to soa... read full description
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Jan 01, 2009
Michelle
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This book was an unexpected pleasure. I had never read anything by this author before and had no idea what to expect. Honestly, if I had known before hand, I probably wouldn't have chosen to read it. It begins as the story of a man and his daughter on the run from bounty hunters in an obviously futuristic society where religious fundamentalists have successfully seceded from the rest of the county in the Appalachian mountains. As the story unfolds, it becomes obvious that this is the central
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Jan 04, 2009
Colleen
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Jan 06, 2009
Kristen
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So the world has split between the religious fanatics and the non-religious science driven atheists. Separated by a large electrified wall and an even larger moral gap… there is no crossing between Appalachia and “the Outside.” Those who live within the confines of the walls are told terrible tales about what goes on “Outside” and anyone who attempts to get there must pass through the land of “The Clan” a group who lives on the border and ascribes to neither side.
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Oct 27, 2010
Tracy
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Review of Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer
“We had agreed – the woman I loved and I – that as soon as you were born we would perform an act of mercy and decency and wrap you in a towel to drown you in a nearby sink of water.” Wow. Talk about impact. Thus Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer begins.
This post apocalyptic novel immediately draws the reader in and never lets up. In a future reminiscent of John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids, the government of ‘Appalachia’ has taken its responsib More...
“We had agreed – the woman I loved and I – that as soon as you were born we would perform an act of mercy and decency and wrap you in a towel to drown you in a nearby sink of water.” Wow. Talk about impact. Thus Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer begins.
This post apocalyptic novel immediately draws the reader in and never lets up. In a future reminiscent of John Wyndham’s The Chrysalids, the government of ‘Appalachia’ has taken its responsib More...
Sep 21, 2010
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May 30, 2010
Kelly
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I have always enjoyed a good against evil escape story. Caitlyn was raised on the fringes of the hills of Appalachia which has been separated from the rest of the US as a nation of its own. The nation is dotted with closed off and controlled communities. Rules and horror stories keep people in line and a combination of technology and simplistic life style keep the people tightly controlled. Because Caitlyn is different, she has been protected by her father and kept at a safe distance from t More...
Apr 09, 2010
Delia
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Broken Angel paints a frighteningly real picture of a fictional but all-too-possible future. An oppressive and dictatorial nation called Appalachia, formed from a broken United States, is a world where the government tolerates no secrets and affords little privacy to have them.
In this tyrannical society, Caitlyn is more special than even she knows, and her uniqueness creates grave dangers for the innocent young woman; Jordan is her adoring father who, despite his secret and shameful More...
In this tyrannical society, Caitlyn is more special than even she knows, and her uniqueness creates grave dangers for the innocent young woman; Jordan is her adoring father who, despite his secret and shameful More...
Feb 22, 2010
Daenel
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Broken Angel is set in the future where the United States has been divided in 2: the United States, a secular nation, and Appalachia, a land run by religious fundamentalists. In Appalachia, reading is a crime, citizens are drugged and those who break the laws are sent to slave labor camps.
At the center of the novel is Caitlyn, a deformed young woman, who is being pursued by bounty hunters, who want her dead or alive. The reason for the pursuit is left unknown to both Caitlyn an More...
At the center of the novel is Caitlyn, a deformed young woman, who is being pursued by bounty hunters, who want her dead or alive. The reason for the pursuit is left unknown to both Caitlyn an More...
Aug 20, 2009
Tamora
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This is a near-future sf novel about an America sharply divided between Outside, where liberal humanists use technology (but supposedly have destroyed the results of genetic engineering), and Appalachia, fenced in by the rigid Christianist sect ruled by Bar Elohim and his High Elders. All of Appalachia's people carry (and are tracked by something rather like an iPhone, on which they receive the diktats of Bar Elohim, orders and laws, alerts for fugitives (like those who teach people how to read
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Dec 27, 2010
Kendell
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In Broken Angel, Sigmund Brouwer has crossed the genres from Sci-Fi to Religious fiction to Thriller and back again. What makes this novel special is that he does it so flawlessly. The story is set somewhere in a non-descript future, in a new world. A world divided between over the top, extreme, religious zealots and the outsiders they try to keep out of their new country known as Appalachia. Not only do they try to keep the outsiders out, but they also want to keep the citizens of Appalachi
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May 26, 2010
Jess
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This book was alright. It was a look into the future at what might happen with the advance of science and DNA sequencing. The world in this book is currently split between factions of people. There are the science touting atheists (who live in the "outside") and then there are the religious people who live in Appalachia.
Caitlyn is a girl who is from the "outside" but now lives in Appalachia. I liked where the book was going, it was interesting but I don't know.. More...
Caitlyn is a girl who is from the "outside" but now lives in Appalachia. I liked where the book was going, it was interesting but I don't know.. More...
Nov 21, 2011
Vivian
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Imagine a world in the not too distant future, with a truly dystopian big-brother-is-watching type of society. Add in a caste-like system in the new city-states in the United States, and a government sponsored, human genetic manipulation program. Now imagine that there is a sovereign theocratic "country" bordered by these city-states and you get just a hint of the setting for Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer.
Broken Angel is the first in Caitlyn Brown series and focuses on th More...
Broken Angel is the first in Caitlyn Brown series and focuses on th More...
Oct 06, 2011
Danya
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The events take place in the future, in a region called Appalachia which is in every possible way isolated from Outside. It's a century where science and technology are as developed as expected to be in science fiction stories but the uniqueness of this one is that all this progress wasn't regarded well inside Appalachia, actually even reading is forbidden there and everything is designed in order to suit the daily life of the illiterate and ignorant citizens. Religion used and abused to c More...
Nov 30, 2011
Amanda
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Broken Angel and its sequel Flight of Shadows: A Novel take place in an alternative future...or maybe not-so-alternative. It's obvious that the author wrote this story as a cautionary tale, a warning of the possiblities awaiting our country if we don't change our path. The story is great and stands on its own, though.
Caitlyn and her father, Jordan, have been living in Appalachia, which is now an oppressive country bordered by fences and thrown back into the dark ages by a dictator wh More...
Caitlyn and her father, Jordan, have been living in Appalachia, which is now an oppressive country bordered by fences and thrown back into the dark ages by a dictator wh More...
Dec 30, 2008
Amy
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This could have been a better book. It was a good suspense/scifi story with the necessary ingredients of genetic manipulation, characters on the run, and a sadist bounty hunter. Unfortunately, I think the author could have developed all parts of the story a little better. The characters were bland, and even unlikable. There was very little descriptive text and only a few moments of thought-provoking dialogue. Set in a religious-right country within the US, Brouwer had the chance to take a s
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Feb 01, 2009
Audra
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This is the first book I have won through the Goodreads Giveaway Program. I am so glad that I won it, because it is not the type of novel I would have ordinarily chosen on my own. I was concerned that this would be both too Sci-Fi and too Christian for my taste. However, it surprisingly held my interest!
Although the plot was dark and depressing, I feel that it painted a good picture of a dystopian society. Some of the fictional events might seem extreme for the present day, but not o More...
Although the plot was dark and depressing, I feel that it painted a good picture of a dystopian society. Some of the fictional events might seem extreme for the present day, but not o More...
Aug 02, 2011
Jeff
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This book is a good read. It hooks you right from the start and keeps you turning pages. I have read several of Brouwers books and he is one of my favorite authors. I always look forward to any new books of his that I can find.
This story takes place in a post apocalyptic future. The nation of Appalachia is carved from the continental U.S. due to political infighting between fundamentalist Christians and mainstream culture. The theocracy is not necessarily a good thing however. The leader o More...
This story takes place in a post apocalyptic future. The nation of Appalachia is carved from the continental U.S. due to political infighting between fundamentalist Christians and mainstream culture. The theocracy is not necessarily a good thing however. The leader o More...
Jun 09, 2011
Cheryl
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E-library audiobook. Futuristic story about a 'big brother' society controlled by the evil Bar Elloheam. People are completely watched at all times with video cameras, implanted GPS micro chips and Vid pods. No one is allowed to read or own books. Bibles are strictly off-limits. And communion wafers are drugged.
City sizes are limited and people are only allowed to ride horseback (horses have GPS chips, too) and no one can own a car. And people who break the laws are sent to the f More...
City sizes are limited and people are only allowed to ride horseback (horses have GPS chips, too) and no one can own a car. And people who break the laws are sent to the f More...
Jun 27, 2009
L.D.
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I had mentioned before that this was a slower read. The pace picked up, but there is an element to the story that leads to a sequel. It tends to parallel James Patterson's "Maximum Ride" except Patterson plot evolved into many books. Not sure this one could. There are fewer pages compared to Pattersons. I would love to read an interview of Brouwer to see where he came from and where he is going with this story line. Have read a lot of his earlier novels and enjoyed them. I guess
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Apr 08, 2011
Clockstein
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Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer is the first of two books featuring Caitlyn Brown in a dystopian world where she has something that many people are willing to kill her for. Caitlyn was raised in the religious community of Appalachia by her father Jordan. The community is run by Bar Elohim and kept under tight control, where everyone's actions and constantly recorded on vidphone and no one is allowed to read, especially the Bible. She is long used to uncomfortable stares and being called a freak
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May 25, 2008
Michelle
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Broken Angel was... interesting. The author is... imaginative. Okay, it was a strange book. Really strange. But it had a good message despite the weirdness and occasionally sick-o scenes. What I gleaned from Broken Angel is that if you take your eyes off Christ and get so wrapped up in the culture that you forget grace, then you can be led away to the point where you've forgotten what it really means to be a Christian. Oh, and when legalism abounds we are not far from the Nazis and the control t
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Jan 06, 2009
Abigail
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Think Lost meets The Villiage and add a little DNA splicing and you've got this book. It's a pretty weird book, the characters are easy to warm up to.. well the main characters. The bounty hunters are scary enough and the details about some of the things that Mike Lee wants to do to people are pretty gorey! I wish there was more detail on the relationships. A story about "what could happen" in the future if we allow it.. an interesting take.
Dec 31, 2008
Rachel
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My husband actually got this book free from Goodreads and I read it first. He really isn't into fiction as much as I am. I have not previously been introduced to this author and if his other works are similar he may have a new fan. This book was smart, captivating, and although somewhat gruesome at times, a fun read. I love books that have an underlying message of truth like this one does.
Feb 04, 2009
Daniel
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I enjoyed the story plot and characters, but I would have really enjoyed it if Sigmund would have developed all of the characters more and written more story. I feel like I just got into it and then it was done. Ho, hum. I especially would have loved to know more about Bar Elohim and Pierce. Some history on Pierce and his accomplishments would have been nice.
Aug 28, 2009
lyndsey
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a quick read....
i liked it... wasn't my favorite but it was a good suspenseful speculative fiction novel and really its hard to do it that wrong... okay maybe you can fuck it up a great deal but i did think this one was good but not overwhelmingly so.
it definitely had some ablest issues about "freaks"... need to think about this more. and i like the resistance movement in this book a lot... the clan!
i liked it... wasn't my favorite but it was a good suspenseful speculative fiction novel and really its hard to do it that wrong... okay maybe you can fuck it up a great deal but i did think this one was good but not overwhelmingly so.
it definitely had some ablest issues about "freaks"... need to think about this more. and i like the resistance movement in this book a lot... the clan!
Apr 22, 2011
Kevin
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Here we go again - a post-apocalyptic story about a young girl who grows up crippled in the future Appalachian mountains. Her father is desperate to get her out of this area that has seceded from the rest of the United States. Only during the last moments of her capture does she come to understand what and who she really is.
Aug 30, 2010
Sally
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EXCELLENT book. Greatly enjoyed the fast-pace, action-packed moments as well as the diverse characters and narration. Set in post-war, "Future" US when it's possible to experiment with human embryos in one half of the country and in another people are following a fanatical dictator in a theocracy. Crazy. You'll have to read it to get the idea. This is the first book of two. :-)
Dec 29, 2008
This is the best book ever~!!!! It is about a girl who lives in a setting where there were only two countries, Outside and Appalachia. The setting takes place in the near-future where DNA injections were known yet forbidden. Reading, also, is forbidden. Won't that make humans be considered as stupid?
Oct 10, 2011
JJ DeBenedictis
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A fun little story, although it felt a bit light-weight. I enjoyed it, however; it's a thriller set in a totalitarian Appalachia that resists the science fictional "Outside" except where technology that allows population control is concerned.
