Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1)

Posted on 24 February 2017 by Lauren DeStefano

By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of 20 years Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear children When Rhine is kidnapped and sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape Her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can t bring herself to hate him as much as she d like to He opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband s strange world is what it seems Her father in law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement Her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next, and Rhine is desperate to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive Will Rhine be able to escape before her time runs out Together with one of Linden s servants, Gabriel, Rhine attempts to escape just before her seventeenth birthday But in a world that continues to spiral into anarchy, is there any hope for freedom Best Read [ Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1) ] by [ Lauren DeStefano ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr As seen on The ReadventurerOh boy, do I have problems with this new crop of YA dystopian post apocalyptic lit I am starting to think that the authors who attempt to explore this genre have no understanding of what it takes to write such books Just making up some new horrible way people are treated in a future society and adding in some angsty love triangle isn t enough I don t want to sound too lectur y, but these new, young writers probably do not realize that to create a dystopian post apoc As seen on The ReadventurerOh boy, do I have problems with this new crop of YA dystopian post apocalyptic lit I am starting to think that the authors who attempt to explore this genre have no understanding of what it takes to write such books Just making up some new horrible way people are treated in a future society and adding in some angsty love triangle isn t enough I don t want to sound too lectur y, but these new, young w...so this is the handmaid s tale for kids with some new details for the modern set premise world is basically over only north america survives, but barely like one step better than the road due to genetic manipulation and subsequent oopses, there are considerably lower life expectancies girls live to be twenty, boys to twenty five then coughing, blood, expiration.so, to keep the population going, and to provide new babies to experiment with, many young girls are kidnapped and sold into so this is the handmaid s tale for kids with some new details for the modern set premise world is basically over only north america survives, but barely like one step better than the road due to genetic manipulation and subsequent oopses, there are considerably lower life expectancies girls live to ...Let me start by saying that I know numerous people who liked or loved this book, and that I see why someone would and I mean no disrespect to your opinions You have, in general, written very eloquent, expressive reviews describing why you liked it and I have read and enjoyed those reviews I m not here to step on anyone s toes.Except maybe Lauren DeStefano s, because I didn t like this book.Wither fans, I might be mean after this point You ve been warned.The basic concept of this book is bulls Let me start by s...My grandmother was twelve when she got married Fourteen when she gave birth to her first child By the time she was thirty, she had given birth to seven children I m telling you this to give you a little perspective on where I m coming from A culture where child brides are not so far in the past that we can t see their faces A social order where things we can t imagine today were not only accepted, but natural Indian mythology is filled with stories of polygamy a king with three wives, a My grandmother was twelve when she got married Fourteen when she gave birth to her first child By the time she was thirty, she had given birth to seven children I m telling you this to give you a little perspective on where I m coming from A culture where child brides are not so far in the past that we can t see their faces A social order where things we can t imagine today were not only accepted, but natural Indian mythology is filled with stories of polygamy a king with three wives, a queen with five husbands These are the stories I grew up with, ingrained seamlessly into my...This book makes so little sense that it was almost painful to read Admittedly, I finished Blood Red Road about two seconds before I picked this one up, and it has the same basic premise, but is one of the best books I ve ever read They are both post apocalyptic and about twins cruelly separated, trying to find each other I wasn t going to mention the twin thing because of karen s unreasonable prejudice, but I m kind of okay with people being prejudiced against this book because it sucks Not This book makes so little sense that it was almost painful to read Admittedly, I finished Blood Red Road about two seconds before I picked this one up, and it has the same basic premise, but is one of the best books I ve ever read They are both post apocalyptic and about twins cruelly separated, trying to find each other I wasn t going to mention the twin thing because of karen s unreasonable prejudice, but I m kind of okay with people being prejudiced against this book because it sucks Not even just with the unfair comparison to Blood Red Road It kind of sucks on its own, too.So, you ve got this pretty complicated post apocalyptic society here, where they ve solved cancer, but now all the gir...I m not a chick that falls easily into hype but sometimes it can be hard to avoid, like with this book It seems like EVERYONE absolutely LOVES this book I have not come across one blogger saying anything to the contrary Of course I could be missing a few but those that I do wander across, love I had to wade into Goodreads reviews to find black sheep like myself that found serious fundamental issues with this story on multiple levels Did I buy into the hype initially To an extent Books get I m not a chick that falls easily into hype but sometimes it can be hard to avoid, like with this book It seems like EVERYONE absolutely LOVES this book I have not come across one blogger saying anything to the contrary Of course I could be missing a few but those that I do wander across, love I ...EDIT This was not in my original review, and while I did say it on my blog, twitter and several other bookish communities, I think it ought to go here as well Lauren DeStefano is actually a very talented writer She has the enviable ability to create beautiful sentences, and to turn those beautiful sentences into evocative and atmospheric paragraphs, even pages Simply putshe has a way with wordsI look forward to the day she writes something else, NOT related to this book, very much EDIT This was not in my original review, and while I did say it on my blog, twitter and several other bookish communities, I think it ought to go here as well Lauren D...After a great deal of reflection, I can t shake off the fondness I had for this novel For me it had a deep, rich, intoxicating quality that I don t often read in Young Adult novels and has become an increasing rarity for me.Many reviews make a deal of the problems associated with the implausible premise If you think that s going to bother you then you re best to steer clear of this one As for me, unbelievable characters or plot holes will ruin my reading experience but I ve never necessarily After a great deal of reflection, I can t shake off the fondness I had for this novel For me it had a deep, rich, intoxicating quality that I don t often read in Young Adult novels and has become an increasing rarity for me.Many reviews make a deal of the problems associated with the implausible premise If you think that s going to bother you then you re best to steer clear of this one As for me, unbelievable characters or plot holes will ruin my reading experience but I ve never necessarily been deterred by an implausible story vehicles so long as it gave me a good ride TWSS As with Unwind, I prefer to see the value of the idea fulfilled than to wonder over how likely, or unlikely it is.Howev...Surprisingly, the worst thing for me about Wither was the boredom I experienced trying to finish it I had previously been warned that the dystopia made little sense and didn t contain a particularly relevant message to society unless you count trying to scare the hell out of teenage girls who may have otherwise carelessly become pregnant But again, I m not sure what point if any Lauren DeStefano was trying to make Though that wasn t the biggest problem.Divergent had no political or socia Surprisingly, the worst thing for me about Wither was the boredom I experienced trying to finish it I had previously been warned that the dystopia made little sense and didn t contain a particularly relevant message to society unless you count trying to scare the hell out of teenage girls who may have otherwise carelessly become pregnant But again, I m not sur...The concept of a society in which girls are forced into polygamous marriages may not be everyone s idea of a good time, but I like art that pushes boundaries or attempts to explore unusual subjects in a meaningful way Besides, the cover is gorgeous And on the set decoration front, Wither is a novel that seductively beckons the reader with alluring images and positively drips with atmosphere Languid young women wander around a mansion in lacy gowns waiting to be impregnated by their joint husb The concept of a society in which girls are forced into polygamo...

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24 February 2017

Lauren DeStefano