|
|
Title:
|
Other Valley, The |
|
Authors:
|
Howard, Scott Alexander |
|
Genre:
|
Fiction |
|
Pages:
|
290 |
|
Year:
|
2024 |
|
Publisher:
|
Simon & Schuster |
|
Language:
|
English |
|
Description:
|
Sixteen-year-old Odile vies for a coveted seat on the Conseil. If she earns the position, she'll decide who may cross her town's heavily guarded borders. To the east, the town is twenty years ahead in time. To the west, it's twenty years behind. The towns repeat in an endless sequence across the wilderness.
When Odile recognizes two visitors she wasn't supposed to see, she realizes that the parents of her friend Edme have been escorted across the border from the future, on a mourning tour, to view their son while he's still alive in Odile's present.
Edme - who is brilliant, funny, and the only person to truly know Odile - is going to die. Sworn to secrecy to preserve the timeline, Odile now becomes the Conseil's top candidate. Yet she finds herself drawing closer to the doomed boy, jeopardizing her entire future. Simon & Schuster: Taken from the book blurb.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:"I loved this book for its point of difference. It was such an interesting concept and there are a lot of ethical questions raised throughout the book".
"I found I enjoyed the character development - I read this months ago but I can still bring Odile and Edme to mind along with the other characters".
"Beautifully told with empathy for the characters, this book challenges us to think about love, grief and relationships in a totally different way".
"This is an intriguing book. The author has captured the main charcter beautifully. The writing is wonderfully descriptive. A most memorable book - probably the best I have read this year".
"It brings into question arguments around logic v. compassion, personal integrity v. personal comfort, and the idea of lying by omission and how that plays out in the book, and in real life".
"I think this would be a book that would appeal to young adult readers as well as groups who enjoy dystopian reads. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but that's ok. It's been my favourite book of the year so far".
|
|
Categories:
|
Fiction, Dystopia/Futuristic, Love Story, Science Fiction, Just Added, 2027 Titles, New Adult |
|
Reviews
[Please log in to write a review]
|
There are no on-line reviews yet.
Be the first to review "Other Valley, The"
|
| |
BDS is a member of the Federation of Workers Educational Associations
Top
