It's a beautiful life. Diseases largely eradicated. The meals come, tailored to the individual needs to complete the house. Clothing and general living standards are the same for all. Everything is covered, even the recreational activities. No problems with organization and planning more. No harmful effects. Everything is neat and predictable. At 17, the students receive allocated in a mating ritual her partner. Even the Death is organized: at the 80th Birthday will be carried out the death ritual. All feel comfortable and accept the government.
Until the mating ritual of cassia a mistake. In addition to her neighbor and friend Xander yet another boy is presented as her partner, Ky., an outsider. This error and a conversation with her grandfather shortly before his 80th Birthday cause Cassia begins to face questions. Gradually, she realizes:
It is a terrible life. Individuality and personal responsibility to be nipped in the bud. Life takes place only in the pre-lanes. Such a restricted life that was even determined that only 100 paintings, 100 books, 100 poems allowed to exist on. Cassia gets rebellious thoughts. She wants her partner to choose for yourself!
of which she is torn back and forth between her familiar Xander, whom she was very happy and a very different Ky., in which she falls in love slowly. With it, they can also share the legacy of her grandfather, a poem is not one of the 100 poems allowed.
I was only at night in bed at 04:00 because I could not put the book out of hand. The exciting story is a convincing dystopia of a dictatorial society and thought-provoking, what is desirable: security or freedom.
Cassia is personable and authentic, like the other characters. All are close to my heart and I am waiting with great impatience for the sequel.
Ally Condie: Cassia & Ky - The selection. ISBN 9783841421197, hardcover, published on 01.28.2011 at Fischer could Fjb
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