RIVER K

WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS This book really tugged at my heart. It was probably the saddest book I’ve ever read. Annabelle’s best friend gets blinded in one eye by a rock thrown at her face. Toby, a harmless old man living in an abandoned smokehouse, is shot by police for something he didn’t do. And finally, the girl who is more or less directly responsible for both of those things dies a horrible death from falling down a well and having a rusted pipe impale her body, only for her to be found barely alive several days too late. And in the middle of the chaos, Annabelle is left barely able to figure out her place in the fiasco around her, let alone the world she’s living in. Despite this, I do think that this book is a good representation of a girl trying to overcome big issues such as bullying, loss, and unfair treatment of her and the people she loves.

A beautiful, vivid tale about a girl trying to find her place in the world and hope for those that she loves.

This book is a fantastic representation of how our culture pulverizes people just for being who they are, and how a lot of the times, when we judge people quickly and make to many assumptions, we may never realize who they really are, and often times they’re just another human being trying to make it through today, just like you or me. On a separate note, I think I also enjoyed this book because I’ve always been fascinated by the idea that some people may be able to access parts of their brains that most people can’t, hence they may be able to do telekinesis, astrotravel, read people and animals’ minds, etc.

I loved this book. It is unlike anything I’ve read before; taking place in a dystopian world with no music and no art, on a planet drained of its life, told from the perspective of a girl who, at first, is conditioned to believe that this is all okay. It really illustrates the power of lies and corruption, but also the power that citizens have to make a change. It also shows that we see the world differently depending on our perspective. At the beginning of the book, Letta works as the wordsmith in Noah’s town, fearing the desecrators, but by the end, she’s fighting against Noah alongside the desecrators, who are really creators, artists and musicians. On a separate note, I also think that in a way the book was a warning to us that if we don’t change the way we do things, our world may end up like Letta’s.

Personally, I really enjoyed this book. It has a complicated, well-thought out plot line and unique characters. It’s the kind of book that really makes you think. It showed both the power of both lies and destruction, and the power of courage. I wouldn’t recommend the book for younger kids or anyone sensitive to violence, though, because there are several very disturbing scenes.

Personally, I loved this book. All though it was very sad at times, I think that that was necessary to prove the point that sometimes, the real monster is not a ferocious beast, but a single lie that creates great sadness and devastation in people’s lives. Luckily, in the end of the book truth won and the book had a good ending.😊