Opium, a country in the future that has been formed between Mexico and the United States. The story takes us to the future where clones are not acknowledged as people. Matt is a clone born to the powerful, and ruling leader of Opium, El Patron. He is always tortured, and treated as a savage because he was born through the womb of a cow. Matt realizes what he is, and has to do something to change. He finally understands the consequences of being El patron's clone, and needs to find a way out.
Farmer has an amazing imagination, and created such a vivid story through the House of the Scorpion. The ideas really relate to many different aspects, which makes this such a great book for so many to read. Interests are raised about the future of our world, which gets you curious, and to think about what our world will be like in the future.
The beginning of the novel starts off quite slow, and it was hard for me to really get into the book. But once further in, it was interesting and better paced, even though some sections felt a bit rushed. The final section of this book was one of worst parts for me to read. I felt it was extremely slow, and the story just dragged on for too long. Parts towards the end of the novel could have been easily skipped, and focused on the more important scenes.
The ending of this book was nothing that I would have ever expected. To me, there were lots of loose ends that were not tied up. This book was building up to such a great finale, and it just disappointed me. The final events were so unnecessary, and did not engage me, at all.
Aside from that, Farmer incorporated such important themes and ideas into this novel. The ideas of immigration, clones, slavery, power and love are all integrated well into this novel. It really makes the reader think twice about what is happening in world today, and what changes can be made.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book for others to read. Though there are a few issues that certainly bug me about this book, there were many aspects of this novel that make it well worth it to read. This book easily attracts many readers with different genres, and I will be sure to recommend it to others.
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Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Angel - Final Book Review.
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Thanks for your thoughts on the novel Angel. I would like to hear more specifics about the parts of the novel that you felt could have been left out, and why you think Farmer may have chosen to include them. With the ending as well, how could it have been improved? Remember to tell your reader exactly what you are talking about: plot development, characterization, etc. so that it is clear how deep you are going in your critique. More discussion of the themes would also have added to the depth of this review, though I know you were working against a word limit! Good job :)
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