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Outlands Trilogy #3
Flesh and Blood
Book by French, Jackie
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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About the author
Jackie French
321 books874 followersJackie is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator and the Australian Children’s Laureate for 2014-2015. She is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors, and writes across all genres - from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction. In her capacity as Australian Children’s Laureate, ‘Share a Story’ will be the primary philosophy behind Jackie’s two-year term.
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May 7, 2020
Vampires, werewolves and.... zombies.
There were definitely some niggling issues that I couldn't ignore so easily in this one. Namely, the suggestion of authoritarianism replacing democracy with apparently little fallout; the strength and reach of the city alternating between limitless and limited, depending on what the plot required.
There was definitely an added layer of feeling haunted, reading a book about a plague in a pandemic.
While I understand, given the book is written in first person, and by someone who had a very specific task to fulfil for the good of all (and therefore limited in scope) it did feel like the suffering of the populace was brushed over. It made me quite aware of Danny's privilege (as overused a term as this is, it is very true of her) and her obliviousness. I have never bought into the idea that just because one person is suffering, does not mean another person's (quite different) type of suffering is irrelevant. There is no denying that if you spent your whole life linked the way she was, only to be suddenly cut off, that your suffering would indeed be unique; incomprehensible to anyone who had not experienced it. That said, I did get a bit sick of her 'I'm such a special snowflake' attitude by the end of this. To her credit, she did grow in self-awareness as the series progressed, and in her recognition that virtual was not an exact replacement for real; that there were valid reasons for preferring reality. Yay for character growth!
There were definitely some niggling issues that I couldn't ignore so easily in this one. Namely, the suggestion of authoritarianism replacing democracy with apparently little fallout; the strength and reach of the city alternating between limitless and limited, depending on what the plot required.
There was definitely an added layer of feeling haunted, reading a book about a plague in a pandemic.
While I understand, given the book is written in first person, and by someone who had a very specific task to fulfil for the good of all (and therefore limited in scope) it did feel like the suffering of the populace was brushed over. It made me quite aware of Danny's privilege (as overused a term as this is, it is very true of her) and her obliviousness. I have never bought into the idea that just because one person is suffering, does not mean another person's (quite different) type of suffering is irrelevant. There is no denying that if you spent your whole life linked the way she was, only to be suddenly cut off, that your suffering would indeed be unique; incomprehensible to anyone who had not experienced it. That said, I did get a bit sick of her 'I'm such a special snowflake' attitude by the end of this. To her credit, she did grow in self-awareness as the series progressed, and in her recognition that virtual was not an exact replacement for real; that there were valid reasons for preferring reality. Yay for character growth!
January 9, 2019
An excellent wrap up to the Outlands trilogy. This installment flowed much more smoothly than the first two, but also maintained that sci-fi, mystery, horror-ish atmosphere that makes this series so interesting and readable.
December 26, 2017
Reviewed months after reading
This third book was just plain weird and I didn't really get into it.
This third book was just plain weird and I didn't really get into it.
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