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Sep 24, 2022
Joy D
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Published in 1993, this dystopian novel is set in the years 2024-2027. The US is descending into disorder. Protagonist Lauren Olamina is a young strong black female on a mission to establish a community that will provide a new path forward in a world that feels increasingly dangerous and intolerant. In the early pages, she is still living at home in a fenced in compound in her neighborhood. She eventually finds herself on a journey to unknown parts, slowly gathering people who seem open to her c
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Eerie book to read which was written in the early 90’s about what life might be like in 2024. What might have been almost unbelievable then is certainly believable today, just a few months short of 2024.
Aug 06, 2024
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This is not a light, fast, breezy summer read. This is a haunting, terrifying, gut-punch of a story that starts with Lauren Olimina's first journal entry in July 2024. Lauren is a feisty, thoughtful 15-year-old who lives with her family in a walled neighborhood somewhere in the vicinity of Los Angeles. Everything is broken beyond repair - the environment, the government, the economy, law enforcement, human relationships, reality, life in America. As the story progresses, Lauren has to reach deep
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Couldn't put this book down. Very different feel from her other series, xenogenesis, much bleaker, but still really good.
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