Epitaph road
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- $20.99
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
En 2067, une mystérieuse maladie a anéanti 97 % de la population masculine. Le système et l’ordre mondial se sont effondrés et les femmes ont pris le pouvoir. Depuis, les grands problèmes ont été éliminés : pauvreté, criminalité, guerres, famines ne sont que de lointains souvenirs. Mais il y a un prix à payer pour cette utopie. À 14 ans, le jeune Kellen le sait bien puisqu’il fait partie de la minorité masculine qui a été asservie. Ses choix de vie et de carrière sont sans cesse limités et contrôlés. Pour ne rien arranger, la maladie réapparaît quand des hommes tentent de reformer des groupes. Et si cela n’avait rien de naturel et n’était pas due au hasard ? Un grand roman best-seller dans la lignée de Hunger Games et de Gone.
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Dubious gender politics and inadequate world-building hinder this post-apocalyptic adventure by Patneaude (Thin Wood Walls). In the year 2067, a virus known as Elisha s Bear kills almost every man on Earth. Patneaude s story picks up 30 years later in a heavily restricted world ruled by women, free of war, crime, and poverty; men, a scarce minority, are all but powerless. Enter 14-year-old Kellen Dent, whose father lives as a fisherman in an isolated commune, and whose mother is constantly busy with the ruling Population Apportionment Council. When Kellen discovers that his father may be at risk from an intentional resurgence of Elisha s Bear, he embarks on a quest, accompanied by his friends Sunday and Tia, to warn him. The trio s discoveries, however, completely upset their understanding of the world. Though the characters show glimmers of depth and the premise has potential, the story never clicks into place. There s far too much hand waving and glossing over of science, history, and culture, with obvious morals and messages painted in broad strokes. Patneaude shies away from really exploring the complex issues he raises. Ages 12 up.
