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One of Us
One of Us | Craig DiLouie
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They call it the plague A generation of children born with extreme genetic mutations They call it a home But it's a place of neglect and forced labour They call him Dog But Enoch is just a boy who wants to be treated as normal They call them freaks They might be right 'An amazing tour-de-force . . . One of Us rattled me to the core. An engrossing, emotionally-charged book and a work of terrible beauty. I loved it, heart and soul' John Dixon, award-winning author of Phoenix Island 'Without a doubt one of the best books I'll read this year . . . [it] has The Island of Dr Moreau's social conscience, the X-men's imagination and Harper Lee's heart. But it is DiLouie's skill as a storyteller that blends all of that into a compelling work of near perfection' Bracken MacLeod, award-nominated author of Stranded
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Addison_Reads
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Why did I wait so long to read this book!? I instantly fell in love with the plague kids. ? Brain, Dog, Goof, and Mary pulled me into their world and made me want to make a better future for them.

This book will make you analyze your own thoughts on what a "monster" is and just how far you'd go for someone you love. Heartbreaking, brutal, and beautiful all at once. A definite recommend.

Reggie Pg. 281...😭 5y
vivastory Such a great book 5y
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Soscha
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A gut-wrenching read with all too believable insight into man‘s basic inhumanity.

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Soscha
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Part of my #reversereadathon. It‘s intense. I already finished *Devils Unto Dust*.

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Reggie
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This was muppet babies, as if they were mutants of the X-men universe, caught up in a slavery allegory written by the writers of The Walking Dead. Rough.

Libby1 That is an amazing review. Stacked! 6y
Centique God I loved the muppet babies. 😂 I probably can‘t read books about muppet babies in peril though 💔💔 6y
Reggie @Libby1 Thank you! @Centique Right!!! They were soooo cute. I loved Baby Gonzo. He just loved Piggy so much. 6y
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Centique @Reggie me too! Man I miss cartoon Saturday mornings. 6y
Reagan Another great review! Stacked! 6y
Lindy The muppet babies at the start of your review brought the movie Happytime Murders to mind and then I couldn‘t get the comedy aspect to leave while I read the rest of the review, even though the book sounds grim. It‘s weird when that happens. 6y
Itchyfeetreader Muppet babies - I loved that show! Awesome review 6y
RohitSawant Well, obviously stacking 😄 Great review! 6y
CampbellTaraL @rohit-sawant Ditto this! Thanks @Reggie, your reviews really help with picking the next read. 😊 6y
Addison_Reads Well after that review I have to read this now. 😀 6y
Rissreads You‘ve got my attention! 😆 6y
LaraReads I‘m in too! 😳🤣 6y
Suet624 Lordy! 6y
Reggie @Reagan-reads @Itchyfeetreader @rohit-sawant @taraWritesSci @Addison_Reads @Rissreads @LaraReads Thanks!! I honestly thought the writing could have used a bit of subtlety but before I knew it I was sucked in. 6y
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Reggie
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I‘m so fcking angry right now. This is what I want to do to this book. #whenthrowingitacrosstheroomisntenough. It‘s good. I just didn‘t realize how invested I was until a certain part happened. #deepbreaths

Centique Aarrggh! I feel for you mate 🥵 6y
Cathythoughts Just read the summary ... I can only imagine.. 🤬. I feel for you too 6y
LaraReads That hashtag is everything! 🙌🏻 6y
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Scott_BookInvasion
One of Us | Craig DiLouie
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Review is up - https://youtu.be/RUYG5M5h45c

Thanks for watching!

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Scott_BookInvasion
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Shit just got real. #annotating

Reggie If this is page 281, I want to set this book on fire. I want to throw this book across the room. I‘m so angry right now. Fck this book. Just finished this page. (edited) 6y
Scott_BookInvasion @Reggie oooooooooh man. I feel you! My jaw dropped. Then rage! 6y
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Scott_BookInvasion
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#bookmail! Can‘t wait to give this one a go!

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Easytiger
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“He hadn‘t slept well, his mind wild with disappointing thoughts.”

Story of my life lol #bookworm #daytimedrifting

Happy Monday

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StellarDoc
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A quick dinner before I see a movie. Mmmmm, loaded fries! #BookNDinner #BookDate

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TrishB
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#oneofus #abbainaugust
Found on Amazon- sounds intriguing!

Cinfhen Oooh, this does sound promising!!! Stacking 💚 6y
emilyhaldi Ohhhhh the premise sounds kind of like this comic I read for #freakyfriday 6y
Mdargusch Good one! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
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Reviewsbylola Definitely sounds like a cool premise. 6y
Meredith3 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Meredith3 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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Easytiger
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Also starting this and it‘s good 3 chapters in! I‘ll return with more soon! #dayreading #diversity #mutant

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Scott_BookInvasion
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Soooo many good choices. ONWARD AND UPWARD!

Guildedearlobe I have about 3 hours left in Kill the Farm Boy. It‘s light and fun and perfect after reading some darker novels. Plus Luke Daniels is excellent as usual. Meddling Kids is great fun too. The Cabin at the End of the World will easily be in my top 10 this year. I‘ll be interested in what you think of One of Us. It‘s in my maybe pile. Have mixed results with his books in the past. Great choices. 6y
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StaceyKondla
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This was a super fast read - read it in two sittings. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Not for the squeamish or easily offended. There is graphic content and very unsavoury characters, but the character building and world building is simply fantastic.

Guildedearlobe I read on of his books before that I didn‘t click with but this one looks interesting. 6y
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StaceyKondla
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Picked up this brand new release by Calgary author Craig DiLouie today. Gorgeous cover and I am excited to dig into the story.

Jabberwocky Oooooooo sounds good and from my city!! 6y
StaceyKondla @Jabberwocky - you should definitely check it out 😊 I‘m all about supporting local Calgary talent 6y
ReadingOver50 Looks really interesting 6y
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