The Second Life of Linus Hoppe

Linus Hoppe #2

by Anne-Laure Bondoux, Catherine Temerson (Translator)

After intentionally getting himself expelled from Realm One, Linus Hoppe believed he would experience more of real life. But life in inferior Realm Two is a nightmare. For months Linus has been imprisoned in a factory, where he toils on an assembly line. At night, he’s so tired that he no longer dreams of a future, of the destiny he wanted to create for himself. As for his family and friends, he fears he’ll never see them again. He especially misses Chem and Yosh, his co-conspirators in fooling the Great Processor. What made them think they could change society’s rigid hierarchy? Ready to give up, Linus must somehow regain hope and the will to fight for his freedom.

Genres: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Childrens

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Anne-Laure Bondoux has received numerous literary prizes in her native France. Among her previous books published by Delacorte Press is The Killer’s Tears, which received the prestigious Prix Sorcières in France and was a Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Book in the United States.

Reviews

[Sonja · Rating 2 out of 5]

Life is definitely not working out the way Linus expects. He achieves what he set out to accomplish, but it just isn't working out as well as he wants it to. I don't enjoy the tension and suspense. Linus is so likeable, and I hate the situation that he is stuck in. This really is a great dystopian novel, but I don't enjoy the genre.

[Gessa Mae Abriol]

my favorite book :D

[Eric]

Meh. Useful for practice, I guess

[dreamwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

ziemlich spannend. nur leider mit offenem Ende. Teil 2 muss her.