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conulyAnd I read the sequel, Sound. Liked that a lot too.
So of course, I read Blight by the same author, Alexandra Duncan. And... well, it's okay. Pretty standard YA dystopian stuff, theme: Monsanto is evil, and so is inequality + racism. It's not bad for standard YA dystopian stuff, but there's nothing new there. I'd recommend it over some of the alternatives because it ties in to actual real-world issues better than many of them do, but that's about it.
Very disappointing, but I suppose it is only her third book.
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A Toilet Is The Star Of India's Hit Rom-Com
How tails help geckos and other vertebrates make great strides
The Unlikely Medical History of Chocolate Syrup
A Brief History of Napkins, From Soft Dough to Paper
Yes, humans are still evolving. Here's how you can tell.
Louis Sachar, the Children’s-Book Author Who Introduced Me to Style
Honeybees could play a role in developing new antibiotics
Why Do Parrots (And People) Eat Clay?
How the Labor Movement and the Gay Rights Movement Work Together
A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening to Topple Taxonomy
Wind farms are hardly the bird slayers they're made out to be—here's why
1 in 4 Dreamers Are Parents of US Citizens
The Department of Justice Is Overseeing the Resegregation of American Schools Another article on the same subject
Japan Is No Place for Single Mothers
Israel sets up services for settlers in volatile Hebron
There are 3 hurricanes in the Atlantic basin
In Juba's only post office, ghosts of a young country's hopes for 'normal'
Inside the Growing Guest Worker Program Trapping Indian Students in Virtual Servitude
The Earth's changing climate could cause the extinction of up to a third of its parasite species by 2070, according to a global analysis reported Sept. 6 in the journal Science Advances. Parasite loss could dramatically disrupt ecosystems, and the new study suggests that they are one of the most threatened groups of life on Earth.
Seeking home's comforts, Rohingya couple make deadly choice
Take away Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel peace prize. She no longer deserves it
Indonesian school a launchpad for child fighters in Syria's Islamic State
Billions of dead trees force US fire crews to shift tactics
So of course, I read Blight by the same author, Alexandra Duncan. And... well, it's okay. Pretty standard YA dystopian stuff, theme: Monsanto is evil, and so is inequality + racism. It's not bad for standard YA dystopian stuff, but there's nothing new there. I'd recommend it over some of the alternatives because it ties in to actual real-world issues better than many of them do, but that's about it.
Very disappointing, but I suppose it is only her third book.
A Toilet Is The Star Of India's Hit Rom-Com
How tails help geckos and other vertebrates make great strides
The Unlikely Medical History of Chocolate Syrup
A Brief History of Napkins, From Soft Dough to Paper
Yes, humans are still evolving. Here's how you can tell.
Louis Sachar, the Children’s-Book Author Who Introduced Me to Style
Honeybees could play a role in developing new antibiotics
Why Do Parrots (And People) Eat Clay?
How the Labor Movement and the Gay Rights Movement Work Together
A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening to Topple Taxonomy
Wind farms are hardly the bird slayers they're made out to be—here's why
1 in 4 Dreamers Are Parents of US Citizens
The Department of Justice Is Overseeing the Resegregation of American Schools Another article on the same subject
Japan Is No Place for Single Mothers
Israel sets up services for settlers in volatile Hebron
There are 3 hurricanes in the Atlantic basin
In Juba's only post office, ghosts of a young country's hopes for 'normal'
Inside the Growing Guest Worker Program Trapping Indian Students in Virtual Servitude
The Earth's changing climate could cause the extinction of up to a third of its parasite species by 2070, according to a global analysis reported Sept. 6 in the journal Science Advances. Parasite loss could dramatically disrupt ecosystems, and the new study suggests that they are one of the most threatened groups of life on Earth.
Seeking home's comforts, Rohingya couple make deadly choice
Take away Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel peace prize. She no longer deserves it
Indonesian school a launchpad for child fighters in Syria's Islamic State
Billions of dead trees force US fire crews to shift tactics
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Date: 2017-09-08 11:20 am (UTC)And thank you for the taxonomy story! Just the sort of thing that fascinates me...
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