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melissasbookshelf's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this dystopian novel. The story is set in New America (a portion of the U.S. that has been sectioned off to prevent civil war). In New America, religion has been banned and anyone caught with religious materials is subject to police interrogation and potentially death. When Ian Roshek, a young history professor begins to study the history of the United States and gets ahold of a Book of Mormon, he begins to question the validity of New America and the propaganda he is forced to teach. When he stops the beating of a young woman caught with subversive materials, he is soon placed in a position where he has to decide what he believes and what he is willing to do about his beliefs.
This book laid out great themes of the individual versus the collective, and can a moral society exist without the underpinnings of religion. There was plenty of action and twists and turns, though more psychological than violent. While this is geared to an LDS audience, the themes and persecutions experienced could pertain to any religion. Really like this author and can't wait to read the sequel The Witnesses.
This book laid out great themes of the individual versus the collective, and can a moral society exist without the underpinnings of religion. There was plenty of action and twists and turns, though more psychological than violent. While this is geared to an LDS audience, the themes and persecutions experienced could pertain to any religion. Really like this author and can't wait to read the sequel The Witnesses.
iamnotamerryman's review
3.0
Well-written and fast-paced, but the plot wasn't my cup of tea. I prefer her later mysteries over this 'set in a messed-up future' story.
lakasmoose's review
3.0
I feel like I should have liked this book more than I do. I really wanted to give it 4 stars, but it was lacking for some reason. But I think that was because of the abridgment of the book more than the writing.
Well. That ended... abruptly.
So the audiobook is abridged...
So I'm thinking to myself... and to whoever is reading this... maybe everything everybody else disliked was taken out :)
I'm not hating it, but I can see that I'm missing parts of the story. Parts that would smooth out the edges a bit. Bothersome, but out of my control... unless I picked up the paperback.
Well. That ended... abruptly.
So the audiobook is abridged...
So I'm thinking to myself... and to whoever is reading this... maybe everything everybody else disliked was taken out :)
I'm not hating it, but I can see that I'm missing parts of the story. Parts that would smooth out the edges a bit. Bothersome, but out of my control... unless I picked up the paperback.
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