Forde, Patricia The List, 384 pages. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, AUGUST 2017. $17.
Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG.
Letta loves her job as the apprentice to the wordsmith in
her village of Ark. Especially because
when with her master she is allowed to speak off List, the official List of the
seven hundred approved words for communication in Ark. Then John Noa, the ruler of Ark orders them
to cut the List to only five hundred.
Immediately after, the Wordsmith leaves on a trip. Then a mysterious, injured boy stumbles into
the shop. Events start piling up quickly
and dramatically around Letta, leading her towards defiance and rebellion
against her narrower and narrower community.
But defiance always brings attention and blowback from those in
power. Is Letta ready for the
consequences of her actions?
I was surprised to learn that this book is slated to be 384
pages. It didn’t feel like it had the
depth of narrative to occupy so many pages.
But I read this as an ebook and I rarely connect with the ebook as I do
with a printed copy. Reminiscent of The
Giver, it doesn’t quite hit that high mark, but it is still another good
dystopian book. It would make a great
added selection to literature circles.
MS – ADVISABLE.
Cindy, Library Teacher
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