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A review by greywuren
Proxy by Alex London
5.0
5/5 STARS THAT WAS FUCKING FANTASTIC
Okay, wow. this book.
Going into it, I knew it was dystopian. But this world was so much MORE than I was expecting. It was so complicated, yet so relatable to issues we face today. Social inequality, consumerism, social privilege and injustice were the main focus and main issues of this world and they were touched on so realistically that it actually scared you as a reader, because it's written as if it could be real.
Going off the realistic world, each characters opinions and reactions to world were equally as realistic. Knox's arrogance, selfishness and indifference to what happens to those less fortunate than him was so real and in complete contrast to Marie's personal moral duty to change things because of her guilt to being born privileged. Both ends of the spectrum were there and portrayed so realistically that you wanted to hate them both, but boy did they develop beautifully. Up until the middle I was afraid they wouldn't but they finally did and it was a wonderfully journey.
I absolutely loved the metaphors in this book; debt being the biggest. Syd going from having to repay his debts by sacrificing his life, his choices to him being the one who others sacrificed FOR was so beautiful and his internal struggle with it so realistic. Marie was the most badass female character I have read about. I love her to fucking death. Seeing Syd and Knox's friendship grow into something so profound was so amazing and so heartbreaking at the same time. I'm so utterly in awe of this book, this world and these characters. So many layers to all of them and it's so wonderful.
****SPOILERS****
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I just. I can't get over the ending? I hated Knox at first, then i sympathized with him, then I fell in love with him, and then I cried and a bit of my soul died because of him. I can't believe it, I can't believe he's gone and it hurts so much because the reason he did is so... So profound? Especially for his character. As someone who never cared for anyone but himself, who was only doing things for attention, even running away with Syd was for attention. Then, he sacrifices himself for Syd. He takes Syd's debt and punishes himself for all the years that Syd took his. It's so beautiful, it's so heartbreaking and I hate myself. And seeing his Dad crying for him, seeing him finally get the attention he craved was even worse and even more soul crushing??? I HATE THIS WHY DID IT END THIS WAY
I'm so sad
I'm just gonna pretend it never happened and that Knox and Syd and Marie all lived happily ever after in the desert loving each other and being wonderful little shits okay? Okay.
IDK HOW IM GONNA READ THE NEXT BOOK IF KNOX ISNT IN IT I MISS HIM SO MUCH ALREADY
Okay, wow. this book.
Going into it, I knew it was dystopian. But this world was so much MORE than I was expecting. It was so complicated, yet so relatable to issues we face today. Social inequality, consumerism, social privilege and injustice were the main focus and main issues of this world and they were touched on so realistically that it actually scared you as a reader, because it's written as if it could be real.
Going off the realistic world, each characters opinions and reactions to world were equally as realistic. Knox's arrogance, selfishness and indifference to what happens to those less fortunate than him was so real and in complete contrast to Marie's personal moral duty to change things because of her guilt to being born privileged. Both ends of the spectrum were there and portrayed so realistically that you wanted to hate them both, but boy did they develop beautifully. Up until the middle I was afraid they wouldn't but they finally did and it was a wonderfully journey.
I absolutely loved the metaphors in this book; debt being the biggest. Syd going from having to repay his debts by sacrificing his life, his choices to him being the one who others sacrificed FOR was so beautiful and his internal struggle with it so realistic. Marie was the most badass female character I have read about. I love her to fucking death. Seeing Syd and Knox's friendship grow into something so profound was so amazing and so heartbreaking at the same time. I'm so utterly in awe of this book, this world and these characters. So many layers to all of them and it's so wonderful.
****SPOILERS****
______________________
I just. I can't get over the ending? I hated Knox at first, then i sympathized with him, then I fell in love with him, and then I cried and a bit of my soul died because of him. I can't believe it, I can't believe he's gone and it hurts so much because the reason he did is so... So profound? Especially for his character. As someone who never cared for anyone but himself, who was only doing things for attention, even running away with Syd was for attention. Then, he sacrifices himself for Syd. He takes Syd's debt and punishes himself for all the years that Syd took his. It's so beautiful, it's so heartbreaking and I hate myself. And seeing his Dad crying for him, seeing him finally get the attention he craved was even worse and even more soul crushing??? I HATE THIS WHY DID IT END THIS WAY
I'm so sad
I'm just gonna pretend it never happened and that Knox and Syd and Marie all lived happily ever after in the desert loving each other and being wonderful little shits okay? Okay.
IDK HOW IM GONNA READ THE NEXT BOOK IF KNOX ISNT IN IT I MISS HIM SO MUCH ALREADY