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Fênix: A Ilha (2014)

by John Dixon(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

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Science Fiction

publisher

Novo Conceito

series

Phoenix Island

review 1: What a bleak outlook of what could be. Yet,it gives hope as well. "Phoenix Isalnd" truly s the "Lord of the Flies" of today with a macabre twist. Instead of mere boys left on their own you meet boys being turned into blood thirsty killing machines.Lead character, Carl Freeman, is anything but a free man. In fact, he was orphaned after his police officer father was tragically injured in the line of duty in a manner that later caused his death. His mother died from cancer. Carl was left with a promise to defend the weak and he keeps that promise. Unfortunately, that entails horrific beatings of bullies that the law cannot excuse. After his 18th infraction at 16 years old, he's sent to Phoenix Island. He's told he'll remain there until his 18th birthday at which time if he fo... morellows the rules, he can stay or leave. However, if he breaks the rules, he'll return and serve a prison sentence for his crimes. Of course, it's not that easy.Phoenix Island is a boot camp of monstrous proportions. They only accept orphans. No communication of any kind and no one knows their location. Singled out by a sadistic drill sergeant on his first day, Carl finds himself with a target on his back. The goal seems to be to break his spirit and force him to fight by blatantly mistreating those weaker than him. For a time he manages to control his need to defend. Until one day everything changes for him on Phoenix Island.One of his punishments has been to be the "book man" who assigns guard duty etc. In the role he has an office. In trying to hide a note from the beautiful Octavia he finds an old journey describing horrors untold. Murder, torture, nazi-esque medical experiments and more have been carried out here for years. Their goal is to create a generation of super soldiers with no sense of right or wrong. The ultimate plan is burn the world as we know it to ashes and watch the rebirth of mankind in the image set forth by the godfather of Phoenix Island, Stark. To put an end to the horrors, Carl must fight Stark. The prize? One person leaves the island. It will be Carl or Octavia. If he stays, he'll be trained as a Phoenix Force super soldier and be forced to kill innocents with no thought of his moral structure. Is it worth it? You must read this incredible story to find out whether good will defeat evil. Highly recommended 5 star read. I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
review 2: While the plot held potential, John Dixon didn't fulfill it. The main character, Carl Freeman, is a stupid, impulsive teenage boy with a strange attachment to his dead father, but not to his mother as she is barely mentioned. It is obvious Carl's father influenced him greater than his mother, but no description on who she was? Plus, in Twilight, Bella was a rather bland character who developed into a great character. Carl's just bland. And Bella mostly just narrated the plot, so her early blandness was tolerable. On the other hand Carl was a bland protagonist. less

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