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The Testament of Jessie Lamb
The Testament of Jessie Lamb | Jane Rogers
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In a chilling future, one 16-year-old girl is driven to the ultimate act of heroism. The Testament of Jessie Lamb, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, is the breakout novel from award-winning author Jane Rogers. Its cunningly drawn characters and riveting vision of a dystopic future fraught with difficult moral choices will make The Testament of Jessie Lamb an instant favorite for fans of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, and Brian K. Vaughan’s Y: The Last Man. “The novel does not set up an elaborate apocalypse, but astringently strips away the smears hiding the apocalypses we really face. Like Jessie’s, it is a small, calm voice of reason in a nonsensical world.” —The Independent
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charl08

With everything that was happening in the world, all Sal could do was obsess about a stupid man. ‘Forget him,‘ I said. I wish she had. Or I wish I had taken her more seriously. But I took over organising the airport protest, and I was so busy co-ordinating that, and helping set up the Recycle Fashion shows, I didn‘t even stop to think. It‘s one of the things I regret most in my whole life.

This isn't going to end well, then, is it...

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MoniqueReads305
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I decided to join in on the fun and participate in #MakeMeReadIt. If you haven't heard of the #MakeMeReadIt tag it's basically were you get to decide my August TBR. Since I only plan to read 4 books a month, I will read the top 4.

Tag your pick in the comments.

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aliinaa1309
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Habe das Buch nun beendet und kann sagen das es nicht schlecht ist. Aber es hat mich auch nicht umgehauen. Für Dystopiefans aber eine schöne kleine Abwechslung für zwischendurch.

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Smrloomis
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More of the focus was on the young Jessie's emotional life than on her post-apocalyptic reality, so perhaps not a great read for those more interested in that external condition. However, I found this especially relevant given the ways in which humans seem hell bent on annihilating one another.

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Smrloomis
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Really enjoying this

MrBook Eager to see your thoughts upon finishing this book. 8y
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