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They call it the plagueA generation of children born with extreme genetic mutations.They call it a homeBut it s a place of neglect and forced labour.They call him a FreakBut Dog is just a boy who wants to be treated as normal.They call them dangerousThey might be right. Read One of Us author Craig DiLouie – kino-fada.fr this book opens with a line from oingo boingo s song No Spill Blood We walk on two legs not on four.To walk on four legs breaks the law.a song which is itself referencing The Island of Dr Moreau.you want to get my attention, open your book with an oingo boingo line i was supposed to read The Overstory next during my time away from home, but i read the first page and singsonged too thinky for vacation, picked this one up instead, saw the OB epigraph and thought just right for vacation an this book opens with a line from oingo boingo s song No Spill Blood We walk on two legs not on four.To walk on four legs breaks the law.a song which is itself ...Wow, this is a truly hard hitting read so hard hitting that at times it makes for rather uncomfortable reading I also found it a really emotional experience and I must admit I cried at certain points as it was easy to draw parallels with real life The world building was excellent and the characters were engaging DeLouie is certainly not afraid to explore deep and divisive topics and this book in particular deals with disabilities and prejudice This is my first title from this author but I am Wow, this is a truly hard hitting read so hard hitting that at times it makes for rather uncomfortable reading I also found it a really emotional experience and I must admit I cried at certain points as it was easy to draw parallels with real life The world building was excellent and the characters were engaging DeLouie is certainly not afraid to explore deep and divisive topics and this book in particular deals with disabilities and prejudice This is my first title from this author but I am going to check out the rest of his novels.It s 1968 and a genetic plague has struck leading to a whole generation of babies that are born with extreme genetic mutations Fast forward to the 1980 s and there are rules set in place meaning that these children are taken away from their biological parents at birth and raised in group homes with other special...An intelligently written, hard hitting, and thought provoking novel featuring an array of shades of grey characters While many of the characters are young adults children, really this is not a YA novel but an adult one about horrific social imbalance and violent systemic prejudice applied to the other She would have the normals throw him a bone and call it a meal After years of sufferingdead kids like Sucker Punch,crucified scapegoats like Dog the plague children might receiv An intelligently written, hard hitting, and thought provoking novel featuring an array of shades of grey characters While many of the characters are young adults children, really this is not a YA novel but an adult one about horrific social imbalance and violent system...Full review below Review plus custom cocktail available at The Tome Tankard InnOnce in a while, I have a moment of realization that what I am currently reading is not just good, it s important It teaches us something about ourselves, and human nature It puts us inside the minds of people whose minds we don t necessarily want to understand It holds up a mirror to our society, and some of us will not like what we see People will react to it strongly, both positively and negatively Some Full review below Review plus custom cocktail available at The Tome Tankard In...About 80 pages in and I m not going to finish this one There was just an icky moment with a dude justifying why him and a child should be a romantic couple that is going to lead to something nasty I ve just noticed a promo quote that says it s To Kill a Mockingbird meets something which tells me someone is going to be killed and someone innocent unfairly blamed I m getting a grasp on the characters and basically I feel like I have a fair idea of whats going to happen and I just don t want to About 80 pages in and I m not going to finish this one There was just an icky moment with a dude justifying why him and a child should be a romantic couple that is going to lead to something nasty I ve just noticed a promo quote that says it s To Kill a Mockingbird meets something which tells me someone is going to be killed and someone innocent unfairly blamed I m getting a grasp on the characters and basically I feel like I have a fair idea of whats going to happen and I just don t want to d...As always this review can also be found on my blog The Tattooed Book Geek damn, I m torn over this book Tattered, torn and honestly, I haven t a clue how I m going to review it So, yeah, apologies for the following ramble One of Us is not an easy read, which, thinking about it is perhaps an understatement on my part as in places it can be a very hard, uncomfortable and unflinching read The book isn t light and full of sunshine and rainbows, far f As always this review can also be found on my blog The Tattooed Book Geek damn, I m torn over this book Tattered, torn and honestly, I haven t a clue how I m going to review it So, yeah, apologies for the following ramble One of Us is not an easy read, which, thinking about it is perhaps an understatement on my part as in places it can be a very hard, uncomfortable and unflinching read The book isn t light and full of sunshine and rainbows, far from it This is a harsh, bleak and brutal book that doesn t shy away from and isn t scared to look at tough topics and it will make you flinch.Set in an alternate 1984 One of Us tells the story of a group of plague children and a group of normals in Huntsville, Georgia.The plague children are the result of a sexually transmitted disease that created a generation of children born with monstrous deform...I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The nitty gritty Brutal and thought provoking, One of Us is Southern Gothic with a touch of the fantastical.I went into One of Us not knowing much about it, and it turned out to be one of those stories that caught me completely off guard This is not an easy book to read, in the respect that it deals with triggers that might scare some read I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The nitty gritty Brutal and thought provoking, One of Us is Southern Gothic with a touch of the fantastical.I went into One of Us not knowing much about it, and it turned out to be one of those stories that caught me completely off guard Thi...You may also find this review on Books, Vertigo Tea.My Thoughts One of Us offers readers an alternate reality that unfolds in Georgia, 1984 Most of the world is much like you may remember or have heard of, however, a sexually transmitted disease has caused mutations in many unborn children These children have been cast out by society, deemed inhuman and sent at birth to live in homes where they are raised under... Readreviews at Book Geeks Uncompromised Trigger warnings for sexual assault, violence, extreme racial prejudice, character deathIn One of Us, the 1960s saw the rise of a virus of which the origins are terribly well known but are likely a combination of many things radioactivity, AIDS, etc What is known is that if a person that has the germ has a child, that child will be born mutated Their face may be upside down, they may grow fungus on their skin, they may bear a strong resemblan Readreviews at Book Geeks Uncompromised Trigger warnings for sexual assault, violence, extreme racial prejudice, character deathIn One of Us, the 1960s saw the rise of a virus of which the origins are terribly well known but are likel...Do not let the simple cover of this book fool you Do not let the synopsis sway you Do not assume because the main characters are teenagers that this is a book for middle grade readers This not a book for everyone This is the most intense book I have read in a very long time It is dark and heartbreaking, full of violence, and leaves you absolutely wiped out when you turn the last page.In the alternate reality narrative of One Of Us, a sexually transmitted disease from the summer of love has Do not let the simple cover of this book fool you Do not let the synopsis sway you Do not assume because the main characters are teenagers that this is a book for middle grade readers This not a book for everyone This is the most intense book I have read in a very long t...

One of Us
  • English
  • 22 August 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 300 pages
  • 0316411310
  • Craig DiLouie
  • One of Us