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Published: Dec. 08, 2012
Words: 31,920 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301661084
Short description
Stanley - a high school student during the attacks on America on September 11th - quickly finds himself in an ever shifting world of alliances, electronic surveillance and terrorist jingoism. Worse yet, he quickly gets swept up in a college group whose members are labeled enemy combatants. At least in his America, we're out manufacturing everyone again and producing our own Chinchilla fur coats.Extended description
Stanley - a high school student during the attacks on America on September 11th - quickly finds himself in an ever shifting world of alliances, electronic surveillance and terrorist jingoism. Worse yet, he quickly gets swept up in a college group whose members are labeled enemy combatants. At least in his America, we're out manufacturing everyone again and producing our own Chinchilla fur coats.Alternately funny, beautiful and shocking, American Insurgent will both entertain and make you think.
Tags
coming of age, novella, american literature, political control and freedoms, hyper realism, buildingsromanAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Shawn McCrea
on Dec. 09, 2012 :
A thought provoking read that leaves you contemplating where we are as people and as a nation. The recurring themes of facing alienation and finding ones place in the world make the story identifiable, while allowing you to care for the aloof main character. Some laughs interwoven into the writing, but this novella is built for a higher level of contemplation. What is one's place in the world? How far would one go to protect it? Never easy questions to answer, but always great to spend several hours thinking about.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)