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A review by whatjordanreads
The Hush by Ea Mylonas
4.0
One sentence synopsis:
In a country where no one is allowed to speak, a girl comes along and changes everything for a family.
My review:
I liked this book. It has hints of 1984 in that the people are forced to live a certain way (in this case they are forbidden from talking even going as far as removing vocal cords!) by the government. But this book was so much more enjoyable/easier to read than 1984.
While I was reading this there were times I got slightly frustrated thinking “this is kinda unrealistic… to force a society to stop communicating”. No speaking, no sign language, no nothing! Like, overtime how would things function if people could not talk? Eventually you’d have a very stupid society. But I’m not sure they were thinking long term (the fictional government or maybe even the author). The ending also left me wanting a bit more closure.
It has hints of the political unrest of today’s world so if that’s not your thing, be forewarned. This is not an escapist dystopian novel like the Hunger Games.
What do you think of dystopian novels? My husband thinks they hit a little too close to home and he doesn’t like them.
✨ ebook gifted by @inspiredquill in exchange for an honest review ✨
In a country where no one is allowed to speak, a girl comes along and changes everything for a family.
My review:
I liked this book. It has hints of 1984 in that the people are forced to live a certain way (in this case they are forbidden from talking even going as far as removing vocal cords!) by the government. But this book was so much more enjoyable/easier to read than 1984.
While I was reading this there were times I got slightly frustrated thinking “this is kinda unrealistic… to force a society to stop communicating”. No speaking, no sign language, no nothing! Like, overtime how would things function if people could not talk? Eventually you’d have a very stupid society. But I’m not sure they were thinking long term (the fictional government or maybe even the author). The ending also left me wanting a bit more closure.
It has hints of the political unrest of today’s world so if that’s not your thing, be forewarned. This is not an escapist dystopian novel like the Hunger Games.
What do you think of dystopian novels? My husband thinks they hit a little too close to home and he doesn’t like them.
✨ ebook gifted by @inspiredquill in exchange for an honest review ✨