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Latitude 38 (2000)

by Ron Hutchison(Favorite Author)

3.25 of 5 Votes: 5

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review 1: I've been on a dystopian kick lately, and snagged this one from Pixel of Ink. Really enjoyed it. It's not a happy story with rainbows and unicorns, but it's still a love story rolled into a suspense/thriller. I liked the characters you're supposed to like, and didn't like the ones you weren't supposed to. I would have liked a little more development of a few people, like Henry, Sam, and Yong, but they weren't total cardboard cutouts.A little more history for the readers would have been nice, but the characters knew why they were crossing the border, and we learned why as the story went on. The cave scenes were great, as my family vacationed in that area last summer, at the Mermac Cavern. It really is almost oppressingly dark without a light source when you're underground. ... moreGood story.
review 2: I liked this book for several reasons: * Always like it when a cast of characters is thrown together in a stressful situation - a human lab of sorts* It was political in nature, imagining a future if things as they are run amok* The characters came with both good and bad characteristics and the hero was flawedLike several other reviewers, my main complaint with the book was not knowing the why of how things got that way in the US. It would have been helpful to have a little background to understand why all the characters wanted to leave, not just Adriana. It would have also helped to have a map drawing at the start to see how the country was divided to better envision the journey.The writing was good, the characters interesting and well-developed, and there were a few surprises in there that kept me guessing. And I did not anticipate the way it ended, which I always like.I hope Mr. Hutchison writes another book - I was intrigued to learn he didn't start writing until age 66! less

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