Thursday, February 18, 2016

The Unwanteds

During an annual ceremony, Alex, a 13-yr-old boy, has been sorted as an Unwanted.  He is brought to a land where he will be killed.  But it does not happen.  Instead, he lives in a wondrous, magical place where other Unwanteds, mostly artistic and creative people, can express their creativity free from a government that fears it.  That is, until the other world finds out about them....
From the first page, this book felt like a copy of The Giver or the Divergent series:  young children in a dystopian world being sorted into factions by an oppressive government.  It had a fantasy/magic element that the others did not have.  However, it reminded me too much of those others for me to enjoy it on its own.  I imagine if you haven't read the others, this would be entertaining.  (FIC MCM)

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