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A review by iris_ymra
The Institute by Stephen King
5.0
For decades The Institutes had been running its operation, with no other mission but to 'save' the world -- kids with high BDNF were taken from the comfort of their home and family, that they had little to no chance of seeing again. They were known to have the telepathy and telekinesis ability -- and at The Institutes, the kids would go through various tests and shots (that'll let them see the dots or the lights) that'll either increase their already TK or TP ability or give them both on vice versa.
One boy -- Luke Ellis had been a TK with not just a psychic ability, but also a high intellect and knowledge. He was the one that had -- in decades -- ever to escape and brought The Institutes down to the earth (literally) with the help from his other friends -- Avery Dixon, Kalisha Benson, Nick Wilhoms, George Iles, Helen Simms and Iris Stanhope -- and other kids too, all around the world. And also Maureen, Tim and Wendy.
But will they ever be the same after all the events that had taken part of their childhood -- though not for a long time -- but for most of the space they had in them. Life ahead was probably no better for some of them.
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The Institutes had been quite an adventure and a thrilling read for me. The transition took place from a narration about Tim Jamieson's journey to the smart boy and then how everything began. The character building is great, that really lets me become one with their emotions -- and with the kids, I'd come to love them all. How the friendship between the kids developed it's rather beautiful and heartbreaking.
The idea of there's an organisation or anything out there that think they are doing this world favours by doing such thing to kids is really gruesome and mental. The conspiratorial agenda could probably all along not a fiction anymore.
How I wished I hadn't stopped when I started reading this book. Because the second time I picked it up again, I was hooked up and just could not stop my reading.
One boy -- Luke Ellis had been a TK with not just a psychic ability, but also a high intellect and knowledge. He was the one that had -- in decades -- ever to escape and brought The Institutes down to the earth (literally) with the help from his other friends -- Avery Dixon, Kalisha Benson, Nick Wilhoms, George Iles, Helen Simms and Iris Stanhope -- and other kids too, all around the world. And also Maureen, Tim and Wendy.
But will they ever be the same after all the events that had taken part of their childhood -- though not for a long time -- but for most of the space they had in them. Life ahead was probably no better for some of them.
________
The Institutes had been quite an adventure and a thrilling read for me. The transition took place from a narration about Tim Jamieson's journey to the smart boy and then how everything began. The character building is great, that really lets me become one with their emotions -- and with the kids, I'd come to love them all. How the friendship between the kids developed it's rather beautiful and heartbreaking.
The idea of there's an organisation or anything out there that think they are doing this world favours by doing such thing to kids is really gruesome and mental. The conspiratorial agenda could probably all along not a fiction anymore.
How I wished I hadn't stopped when I started reading this book. Because the second time I picked it up again, I was hooked up and just could not stop my reading.