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Breeder
- Narrateur(s): Emmett Grosland
- Durée: 6 h et 54 min
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Description
Will Meadows is a seemingly average 15-year-old Westie who lives and works in Zone F, the run-down outermost ring of the Corporation. In the future state of the Corp, a person’s value comes down to productivity: The right actions win units; the wrong ones lose them. If Will is unlucky and goes into unit debt, there’s only one place to go: the Rator. But for Zone F Breeders, things are much worse - they’re born into debt and can only accrue units through reproduction.
Every day in Zone F is a struggle, especially for Will who is fighting against time for access to an illegal medical drug, Crystal 8. Under the cover of night, Will travels to the Gray Zone, where life is less regulated and drugs - and people - are exchanged for gold. There, Will meets Rob, a corrupt member of the Corporation running a Breeder smuggling operation. Will also meets Alex, another teen whom he quickly recognizes as a Breeder in disguise.
Suddenly, Will has an illicit job and money, access to Crystal, and a real friend. As the pair grows closer, Alex shares her secret: She is part of the Response, an uprising to overthrow the Corporation. Caught up in the new friendship, Will and Alex become careless as the two covertly travel into Zone B for a day of adventure. Nothing goes as planned, and Will’s greatest fear is realized. Will his true identity be revealed?
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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- Andrew
- 2021-09-16
Gotta love a main character with agency
I think I would've liked a bit more time spent developing the relationship between Alex and Will ahead of the day they decide to make their fateful journey, but overall, this book was really good. I liked the modern take on a dystopia - this one plays more on the role of gender and gender identity, as well as having elements of classism, rather than having only classism and racism to be the causes of oppression. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a dystopian that brings something new to the table. I also like that Will does his best to take control of his circumstances; he does get pushed around, but he's not a football being moved around the book by everyone else. I love a main character with agency. The first big thing he does in the book is motivated externally, but immediately how he goes about it is all him, even when the guy he's talking to tries to manipulate him. I also liked that he was frank and open about his dislike for his body; as someone who has not experienced any sort of body dysphoria, I felt like I learned a bit about it. I like that at the end of the book, he feels like he has reclaimed some of his agency over his own body as well. It's still not quite what he wants, but he's gotten a lot more say in what goes on with it, and he's figuring out ways to work with it.
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