Saturday, April 28, 2012

I'll see your government secrets and I'll raise you a sweater

 My friend read half of Code Name Verity before I picked it up. Then she took a break while I read the entire thing. She asked me "Is it worth finishing?" I looked at her silently and nodded. I ccouldn't tell her anything about it. She already knew the plot. (Lady spy gets captured by Gestapo in France and starts spewing secrets to stay alive during WWII.) I can't say anything about it except this: If you ask me if it is worth reading, I will look at you silently and nod.

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Replication by Jill Williamson was a great read. I am a huge fan of dystopic novels and this one, while not truly dystopic, had enough of the reveals of that genre to keep my interest. If I can take any issue with it, Martyr (you'll meet him early on) was a bit overdone in regards to what his name suggests. Give the guy a flaw, please. Then we can all sit and hope that we might meet someone like him someday. I liked that the Christian fiction aspects of it worked without being too overwhelming. Every once in a while, I knew it was going to get to be a little much, but I understood why and probably just seemed overdone because I am a strong Christian and have heard what was being said many times before. I liked this book and am fully prepared to give it 4 out of 5 orange napkin ties.