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Chapter 39

Things are getting extremely interesting and intense now... I love this story so much so far!

Next up: "Golden Chapter."

Just two poems left. I might, or might not, just finish this today. We'll see.:)

The silo was something she had always taken for granted. The priests said it had always been there, that it was lovingly created by a caring God, that everything they would ever need had been provided for. Juliette had a hard time with this story.

Part 4: The Unraveling

I'm loving Lukas. He's such an interesting character!

This still very much has my interest, but it's not exactly what I was expecting, and I want to know where it's going.

The clouds were low and ominous today. They loomed like worried parents over these smaller darting eddies of windswept soil, which tumbled like laughing children, twirling and spilling, following the dios and valleys as they flowed toward a great crease where two hills collided to become one.

I have never read about clouds being described like this!

Very early on, the author subtly raised questions about the quality of life, and if it would be in the character's best interest (any character, not just Holston,) to step outside of the silo or remain isolated. Howey does this in such a smooth way that it actually was more effective being inexplicit.

Part 2

Proper Gauge

dedicated to the brutes
who stood idly by--

Part 4: the Reckoning

Chapter Forty-Six
--Gold--

Oh, my gosh, McKenna is pulling out ALL THE STOPS in this final culmination of..... well, everything. My expectations were met (and exceeded) long ago.

Oh, man.....I really thought he was done for in that excruciating moment! How is it possible that I am STILL falling deeper in love with this book and these characters (minus the Creator, of course??)

Uggghhh.....I hate the Creator so much!!!!

This perspective from men:

If a woman is to lay
unconscious,
unmoving and still
it is a man's destiny,
it is his will
it is his god given right
to do what he wants to her,
into the night.

but if she refuses,
if she approaches the world
with

how could you do this?

Chapter Forty-Two

--Nothing--

Holy CRAP, I did NOT expect that wild twist....and it's so sad.....

K.M. McKenna continues to deliver the goods. I was hoping we would have more flashbacks to the war (because I wanted to see more action and learn more of their history, but also because frankly, the story needed it,) and boy, was it GOOD. What I wasn't expecting, however, was the emotional depth behind it!

My heart is breaking for Roe right now....💔💔

Sjena, I freaking love you and am so proud, but that was really, really bad.....😕😕

There's just no WAY things are going to just fall into place as planned!!!

Chapter Thirty

--A Shadow--

No, Roe....in case you DIDN'T get the memo, your plan is not a good one. It's certainly not "genius." And why are Bynez and Sjena all gung-ho about it? Charl, of all people, is the only one thinking clearly about the whole situation!!

Damn….this book is so damn beautiful that I think I could almost cry.

I haven't felt so moved by a book in such a long time .

Things have never felt so dismal. They've never been so divided. Not from what I have read so far, at least.

I think they want me to quiet
down,
dim my senses,
not make a sound,
claim my intrigue as less
profound,
but the more I am told to bite
my tongue,
the louder,
less attainable,

I become.