review 1: This book left me speechless. It was just perfect. Everything about it. From the grit and strength of the heroine to the dystopian world McCarthy created that is hauntingly similar to behind the scenes America today.Human slavery, prostitution, corporate powers ruling the world,and the abuse of those powers made a hard journey for our heroine, Rain White. She gets the chance to leave Earth City with her brother who is Touched(a mental disease akin to Alzheimers on steroids that has been taking over a lot of the population). She has to take him to the Edge, a place across space that has the technology to heal her brother. So she jumps at the chance when a handsome starship pilot offers her a ride if she becomes his girl. She sacrifices her dignity and more to save her broth... moreer, but gets caught up in a plot that affects more than just him. The author wrote with a poetic ease and yet an action packed thrill that made me read this book in one huge gulp.I wanted to buy this book right after I read it so I could go over my favorite scenes, soak in the poetry and the beautiful concepts the author spins about humanity. This book left me feeling inspired and strong and determined to make everyone I know read it. Best book I've read in a long time. And I read a lot of good books. review 2: I only read the first few pages and was appalled by the content. Being a Young Adult and looking at this Young Adult Novel, I was surprised and angry that such a novel was put in this genre. I understand the importance of learning about prostitution, but I thought that there was too much detail in that part. There should be a warning somewhere on the cover about the content of the book. Oh wait, I forgot. No one cares what teenagers are reading and doing these days. The writing was flowing and lovely, but I recommend that the author put her skills to writing cleaner Young Adult Literature or writing Adult Literature. less
