Genesis

Oasis #2

by Eilis Barrett

Captured, brutalised and held captive as a serious security risk, Quincy Emerson once again finds herself in the grips of the sinister city of Oasis. In her way stand the walls of the Colosseum, a maximum-security prison. Escape, they say, is impossible.

With the city on the brink of anarchy, rumours of a rebel group powerful enough to take down Oasis abound. Could this be Quincy’s one last shot at freedom? Or will her determination to seek revenge on Oasis’ deceptive leader ultimately destroy her?

Praise for Oasis, the prequel to Genesis

‘Eilís is dazzlingly bright and articulate.’ Irish Examiner

‘Our newest literary star.’ Irish Independent

‘This futuristic sci-fi echoes Margaret Atwood and yet was written by a 16-year-old from Galway. Expect great things from this young, brilliant writer.’ Image

‘A high-paced page-turner … Eilís is an intellectual powerhouse.’ Irish Mail on Sunday

‘An assured dystopian debut. On the promise of this page-turning debut, the sequel will be worth waiting for.’ Sunday Business Post

Genres: Young Adult

304 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2017

About the author

Eilís Barret is 16 years old and hails from Galway, where she shares a home with her mother, three brothers and her dog, Rosie.

Eilís and her brothers are home-schooled by their mum, Bernadette, who is devoted to her kids finding their passion in life. From a young age, Eilís had a lot of freedom regarding how she spent her time and was encouraged to do what she was good at.

With an insatiable imagination, Eilís watched countless nature documentaries, taught herself to play the piano and devised complicated imaginary games that could go on for weeks. But there was one place where she knew she truly belonged … between the pages of a book. And it wasn’t long before her own stories made it onto paper too.

At the age of 12, Eilís decided that she was going to take writing seriously. Within two years she had written two full-length novels. At the age of 15, Eilís signed a book deal with Gill Books.

Reviews

[Ria K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ya pardon ama gelişme bölümü niye o kadar uzun? Oasis'e savaşmaya gidiyorlar ve resmen elli sayfada bitiyor. Ayrıca niye Jay?! Bence Quincy ile Jay mükemmel bir çift olurdu. Ama hakkını vermek lazım, on altı yaşındaki bir yazara göre oldukça iyi bir kitaptı. Açıkçası ben dört yıldız ile üç yıldız arasında kaldım. (Not: Clarke niye ölüyor bu arada? Açıkçası hikâyede en sağlam karakterli kişi o.)

[✿Berra⁠✿ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Clarke öldü yazara gıcık oldum bir de kitabın sonunda mutlulardı Jay felç,Clarke öldü,Walter öldü,Mark öldü yazar teker teker öldürdü.Clarke öldüğü için deminden beri ağlıyorum neden Clarke gibi mükkemmel hiç bir zararı olmayan mükkemmel ötesi birini öldürürsün ki Silas denen pislik öldürdü zaten sözde genesisin başkanı ve çok iyi biri çoğu kişi onun yüzünden öldü. Clarke onun yüzünden öldü😭😭😭😭Jay felç ve kördü kitabın sonunda buna rağmen kitabın sonunda mutlulardı nasıl ya Clarke öleli daha 4 gün olmuştu bide.Buyüzden ve Clarke öldüğü için 4 puanı kırdım o bir puanda Quincy'nin hatrına bı o ve kole'a bir şey olmadı.Neyse Clarke öldü 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Ayda · Rating 2 out of 5]

“İçimizde varoluştan gelen korkular vardı: Ateşten ya da acıdan korkmak gibi. Bir de içimize zorla yerleştirilen korkular, insanlara ya da kendimize dair. Ve her nasılsa, ilkiyle başa çıkmak, ikincisinden çok daha kolaydı.”
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Oasis yorumumu okuyanlar biliyor, yazarın genç yaşına rağmen bu derece derli toplu bir kurgu sunabilmesini çok takdir etmiştim. Gerçekten yazmaya doğuştan yeteneğinin olduğunu düşünüyorum. Bu yüzden ikinci kitapta kendini geliştireceğinden, Oasis’in üstüne pek çok şey ekleyeceğinden emindim ve hiç hayal kırıklığına uğramadım.

Konusundan bahsedemeyeceğim, malum devam kitabı. Serinin ana temasını merak ediyorsanız Oasis yorumumu okuyabilirsiniz. Zaten Oasis öyle bir noktada bitiyor ki hemen peşinden Genesis’e başlamak istiyorsunuz. Genesis daha bir sürükleyici, daha bir dolu doluydu bence. Hiçbir durağanlık yoktu olay örgüsünde yani sürekli ilginizi kitapta tutmayı başarıyor. Üstelik Genesis kurgu üzerine gerçekten çalışılmış olduğunu gösteren ve benim çok sevdiğim bir özelliğe de sahipti. Kitap boyunca serpiştirilmiş ekmek kırıntıları sonlara doğru mutlaka bir yerlere bağlandı.

Karakterlerin çoğunu sevdiğim (Özellikle Kole ve Clarke), kendi kulvarında değerlendirdiğimde fazlasıyla başarılı bulduğum bir seri oldu. Distopyaya yeni başlıyorsanız, genç edebiyatı size hitap ediyorsa veya film izlemek gibi akıp gidecek bir seri arıyorsanız tam size göre olduğunu söyleyebilirim.
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“Nedense yıldızlar her zamankinden daha uzak görünüyordu. Acaba insanlık zulümde öyle bir noktaya ulaşmıştı da, artık yıldızlar bile bize bakmaya tahammül edemiyor muydu, diye merak ettim.”

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This ended REALLY REALLY WELL. I thought it was going to be a trilogy, but it's duology (I think a BI-ology would be a more fun name...)

Quincy was still a bit annoying, but less so than in the previous book, and there was no draggy middle section. I loved that it was broken into three distinct parts.

Again, really good breadcrumbs throughout the book that tied up nicely at the end - and somewhat unexpectedly. Where I thought some things were going to be whiny, teenager character traits, they were actually lead to really nicely from back at the beginning.

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT!!!!

SPOILERS, I SAID.

Didn't love the Colosseum section, and I wasn't even sure where it happened, because I had buried my copy of Oasis, and didn't have the energy or inclination to unbury it and re-read it. This is a common occurrence with books that I read as they are published though. I would love if there was a recap section at the beginning. You wouldn't have to read it if you were reading the books altogether, but if you'd forgotten, it would be really helpful. Anyway, that's not specific to this book.

Sophi/Sophia is not someone I cared about, and I was pleased that Clarke busted in and told Quincy to cop on and let Sophi/Sophia live her own life.

I really hadn't remembered a lot about Clarke, except that in my own review I had liked her. It seems like a lot of readers liked her, and she had more of a feature in this book THAT HAD A VERY DRAMATIC CONCLUSION.......

I have also since watched "The 100" and now I can hardly see her as anything but the Clarke from that show. Except not annoying.


PART TWO

Part 2 kind of flew by, but I was glad Quincy didn't fall into liking Genesis. They seemed so shady from the get go. I was picturing all the dodgy/bad guys from Agents of Shield in this section.

I had forgotten who Mark and Walter were, so that was anti-climactic for me. I still don't remember.

PART THREE

One thing that I didn't get for ages was why Quincy was so worried about being recognised inside the Celian City. She was disguised as an officer. Just pull down your hat, girl! And then it occurred to me that maybe she didn't have a hat at all. I had some notion that they got them with their uniforms, but I think I made it up, and it distracted me more that I like to admit. :S

REALLY GOOD ENDING, in case I wasn't clear. For the last several chapters, I was still convinced there would have to be a third book. Things happened so fast and changed so frequently. Loved that people actually got killed in the riots (not that I love death! Just, it was realistic and didn't shy away from the horrors). And because they were in the middle of it, nobody was agonising over it for pages and pages. It's a damn war, people die, and you wouldn't have made it this far or this high-up if you weren't involved in deaths. Some books really PMO with characters stressing about randomers dying.

I really liked Kole in this book, and apparently I didn't in the last one, so that was a bonus for him! I didn't understand why he was where he was, but this was one of the threads that was connected from the start and that suddenly became clear at the end. WELL DONE. I am really glad he got the ending that he did.

Lots of sadness and despair and destruction, not shied away from or hidden. And yet moments of happiness and peace. I really liked this book.

[Rhianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I started this series I'll admit that I was slightly pessimistic. To me it seemed to mirror every other teenage dystopian novel. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I found the first book thrilling and refreshing compared to other young adult books.
I flew through this one. I simply couldn't put it down. I absolutely loved Eilis Barrett's use of characters and her ability to write about the pain and fear of war.
I thought Genesis was compelling and simply incredible.
I look forward to reading more from this author.

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I quite enjoyed this book, it isn't something that I would want to bring to my death bed with, however, it was a good reading experience.
For me, I felt like the ending was rushed for me, for example, Quincy killed Sillas, ok, and what about the bombs? Did they go off? Or were they disabled? But we are just told what they are doing 4 days after Clarke got killed.

[İyikikitap]

"Test sonucu pozitif çıktığı andan itibaren istenmeyen kişi olmuştum. Sevilemez biriydim artık. Bir canavarı kim, nasıl sevebilirdi? Koca bir uygarlığı bir anda paramparça edebilecek birini nasıl sevebilirlerdi?"

[Niamh Hunter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought that this follow up was incredible! I look forward to more from you!

[Tuğba Öztürk · Rating 1 out of 5]

Eger hic distopya okumadiysaniz ve yasiniz 15 falansa okuyun.

[Róisín · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
I think I much preferred this sequel to the first book as I was hooked from start to finish.

[Mackenzie O'Connor · Rating 4 out of 5]

The cover gives it away - these are very cool books