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Lädt ... Slipvon David Estes
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Told from two points of view, that of two boys who could be twins except they obviously are not. One lives high, being a legitimately allowed birth. The other is a "slip", a not-allowed birth. Fascinating view into their lives, good and bad, as well as an intense view of life in a world where overpopulation is controlled one birth at a time. It is scariest in how close to reality it comes. The ending was earth-stopping, just to warn you. I have read several books by David Estes and his writing gets better and better. I think he has become one of my favorite writers. In the Slip, it is many years in the future where the U.S. has been shrinking and in order to have resources, the government won't allow people to have a child unless they get a death match certificate. So someone can live only if someone dies. But then some get born who don't have a match and those are called Slip. The government kills any of those they find. Michael Kelly the head of Population Control has a son who is a slip and he will do anything in his power to keep his son alive. But there are others who don't see Slips as humans and will do everything to kill them and their families. The Destroyer is a psychopath and scary individual. David does a great job fleshing out the characters and making them real. He does a great job of making the readers care for the Slip and his family and hate the Destroyer and Corrigan Mars, second in command at Pop Con. When the book ended, I wasn't ready for that because I wanted to keep reading. I was sucked so far into the story I wasn't ready to let the characters go. This is going to be one trilogy that when it is over I will miss the characters. I thank David for sending me a copy of the book for an honest review. I have read several books by David Estes and his writing gets better and better. I think he has become one of my favorite writers. In the Slip, it is many years in the future where the U.S. has been shrinking and in order to have resources, the government won't allow people to have a child unless they get a death match certificate. So someone can live only if someone dies. But then some get born who don't have a match and those are called Slip. The government kills any of those they find. Michael Kelly the head of Population Control has a son who is a slip and he will do anything in his power to keep his son alive. But there are others who don't see Slips as humans and will do everything to kill them and their families. The Destroyer is a psychopath and scary individual. David does a great job fleshing out the characters and making them real. He does a great job of making the readers care for the Slip and his family and hate the Destroyer and Corrigan Mars, second in command at Pop Con. When the book ended, I wasn't ready for that because I wanted to keep reading. I was sucked so far into the story I wasn't ready to let the characters go. This is going to be one trilogy that when it is over I will miss the characters. I thank David for sending me a copy of the book for an honest review. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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I overall loved the author’s writing style and storytelling and especially enjoyed the great twists at the end. Highly recommended.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the author. ( )