Atlantia
by Ally Condie
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"Rio has always dreamed of leaving the underwater city of Atlantia for life in the Above; however, when her twin sister, Bay, makes an unexpected decision, Rio is left stranded below where she must find a way to unlock the secrets of the siren voice she has long hidden and save Atlantia from destruction"--Tags
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A great world-building, character driven read for teens who enjoy strong female protagonists who grapple with relationships and making sense of their culture's religious/political landscape. Atlantia, an underwater world is the "Under" in this version of Earth. "Above" are those who continue to live in the polluted, and struggling planet. Rio and her sister Bay lived with their priestess mother, the late Minister, in the below, devoting themselves to temple work, helping their mother, and preparing to live a life forever below OR choosing to go above. When the choosing ceremony occurs, Rio is stunned when Bay chooses to leave her behind -even though their mother recently died- and go Above without her. the book takes off from there as show more Rio struggles with the loss of her sister, as well as her mother, struggles to contain her "siren" voice (now seen as dangerous or forbidden) & find out the truth about her mother's death, her mysterious aunt Maire's disappearance, and what her role should be to best serve Atlantia. True Beck, a thoughtful, handsome boy reaches out to her, and together they begin to uncover more secrets than they realized about the Council, the new lead Minister Nevio, and what they may be able to do to help save their crumbling Atlantia. Gets pretty complicated & the ending is even more convoluted but Rio emerges triumphant if changed. show less
Oy vei this book was such a chore.
I read Crossed by Ally Condie recently, and didn't like it, and when this popped up on my wishlist, I repeatedly reminded myself that I didn't like her previous books. I told myself over and over again that it was a bad idea.
BUT. It's an Atlantis inspired dystopia!
I have such a weak spot for Atlantis.
Okay, so here's what what cool about this book. Because it wasn't completely bad. The concept of an underwater dystopian city is great, and it's not one I've seen very often. If the air was poisoned, if there was something wrong with the sun, moving humanity underwater makes sense. I would like to have seen more of the worldbuilding. The idea is there - and it is strong and good - but Condie tried to make show more this more of a character-driven story and stopped talking about Atlantia early on. We don't even specifically find out what caused the poisoning.
And I like character driven books, I really do. But the character has to be good. Rio is flat and unoriginal. She has no original thoughts. She talks to a person and immediately adopts all their ideals... until the next person comes along and she does a 360. It's so frustrating. I know there are people like that in real life, but a protagonist without her own convictions is really frustrating.
Don't even get me started on the romance. What a joke. It's like she felt like there needed to be a romance, so it got shoved in there awkwardly.
The final nail in the coffin, for me, has been the narrator. If I read this in hardcopy, rather than an audiobook, it may have been better. This is a siren story, and Rio has to hide her voice. The narrator chose to take this quite literally, and every piece of dialogue spoken by the sirens (most of the dialogue) is spoken in a robotic monotone. It honestly makes me want to scream. It grates on my ears.
Atlantia has cemented it for me: I'm totally off Ally Condie's writing. I wish her well as an author and am happy for all her fans, but there are a lot of books in the world and I see no need to waste my time on novels I'm sure I won't like. show less
I read Crossed by Ally Condie recently, and didn't like it, and when this popped up on my wishlist, I repeatedly reminded myself that I didn't like her previous books. I told myself over and over again that it was a bad idea.
BUT. It's an Atlantis inspired dystopia!
I have such a weak spot for Atlantis.
Okay, so here's what what cool about this book. Because it wasn't completely bad. The concept of an underwater dystopian city is great, and it's not one I've seen very often. If the air was poisoned, if there was something wrong with the sun, moving humanity underwater makes sense. I would like to have seen more of the worldbuilding. The idea is there - and it is strong and good - but Condie tried to make show more this more of a character-driven story and stopped talking about Atlantia early on. We don't even specifically find out what caused the poisoning.
And I like character driven books, I really do. But the character has to be good. Rio is flat and unoriginal. She has no original thoughts. She talks to a person and immediately adopts all their ideals... until the next person comes along and she does a 360. It's so frustrating. I know there are people like that in real life, but a protagonist without her own convictions is really frustrating.
Don't even get me started on the romance. What a joke. It's like she felt like there needed to be a romance, so it got shoved in there awkwardly.
The final nail in the coffin, for me, has been the narrator. If I read this in hardcopy, rather than an audiobook, it may have been better. This is a siren story, and Rio has to hide her voice. The narrator chose to take this quite literally, and every piece of dialogue spoken by the sirens (most of the dialogue) is spoken in a robotic monotone. It honestly makes me want to scream. It grates on my ears.
Atlantia has cemented it for me: I'm totally off Ally Condie's writing. I wish her well as an author and am happy for all her fans, but there are a lot of books in the world and I see no need to waste my time on novels I'm sure I won't like. show less
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Dieses Buch war so, so, sooo langweilig o.O Ich hatte mich eigentlich wirklich auf Ally Condies neuen Roman „Atlantia“ gefreut, immerhin es geht um Unterwasserstädte und es kommen Kreaturen aus der griechischen Mythologie darin vor – zumindest dem Namen nach. Denn in Wirklichkeit… Naja…
Das größte Problem von „Atlantia“ ist schlicht und ergreifend, dass nichts passiert. Okay, das stimmt natürlich nicht ganz. Immerhin stirbt die Mutter von Rio und Bay und dann lässt Bay Rio auch noch allein in der Unterwasserstadt Atlantia zurück und natürlich sucht Rio nach einem Weg zu ihrer Zwillingsschwester zu kommen. Aber davon einmal abgesehen? Das show more was passiert, geschieht hauptsächlich in Form von Infodumps, in denen dann die wirklich interessanten Dinge mal eben schnell abgearbeitet werden – die Vorgeschichte, der Epilog und alles dazwischen. Vielleicht kam es mir auch nur so vor, aber ich hatte das Gefühl, die relevante Handlung war auf einige wenige, rein erklärende Abschnitte beschränkt…
Dazu kommt, dass die Seiten für mein Empfinden sehr groß bedruckt sind – hätte man den Text etwas platzsparender und in einer nicht ganz so riesigen Schriftgröße gesetzt, hätte man vermutlich locker zwei Seiten auf eine bekommen – ohne dass die Schrift zu klein geworden wäre. Das streckt die Geschichte natürlich zusätzlich und so kommt es, dass man von Seite 20 plötzlich einen hundert Seiten langen Sprung auf Seite 120 gemacht hat und es einem trotzdem vorkommt, als könnte man erst auf Seite 40-50 sein.
Außerdem fand ich vieles von der Logik her eher grenzwertig. Wenn es so ein großes Opfer ist nach Oben zu gehen, warum könnte Rio dann nicht nachträglich einfach ihre Meinung wechseln und ihrer Schwester folgen? Wonach wird festgelegt, wer gehen muss und wie viele gehen müssen? Offenbar scheinen die Jugendlichen das frei wählen zu dürfen… Oder dass die Menschen in Atlantia auf Lebensmittel vom verseuchten Oben angewiesen sind – wie kann das sein, sind sie doch geflohen, weil ein Leben auf der Erdoberfläche aufgrund der Verschmutzung nur noch in Begleitung eines qualvollen Todes möglich war – wie sollen unter solchen Bedingungen vernünftige, für den Verzehr geeignete Lebensmittel angebaut werden? Auch sonst hatte ich immer wieder das Gefühl, dass die Konzepte hinter den Dingen nur mäßig durchdacht waren bzw. die Sachen dem Leser einfach hingeschmissen wurden, ohne die geringste Erklärung.
Der Hammer war allerdings das Ende:
Wie gesagt, die Geschichte ist total gestreckt und irgendwann zwischen Seite 200 und 300 habe ich einmal nachgeschaut, ob „Atlantia“ vielleicht nur ein Reihenauftakt ist, denn ich hatte einfach das Gefühl, dass die Konflikte, die in der bisherigen Handlung dann doch irgendwann aufgetaucht sind, auf den restlichen Seiten nicht mehr gelöst werden könnten – zumindest nicht in einem angemessenen Tempo und gewissen Mindestmaß an Details. Tja, Pustekuchen… Die folgende ausführlichere Erklärung (okay, eigentlich rege ich mich nur auf darin ;) ) ist für alle, die das Buch schon gelesen haben oder eh nicht lesen wollen – und natürlich für die, die zu neugierig sind, um Spoilern aus dem Weg zu gehen ;)
Okay, wo fange ich an? Nehmen wir mal das Oben: Wie sieht es wohl dort aus? Eine postapokalyptische Welt voller Gefahren, Tod und Verderben? Pustekuchen. Es ist halt eine Insel. Eine wohl ganz nette Insel. Problemlos bewohnbar, denn das klitzekleine Problem mit der Luftverschmutzung ist schon seit Jahren Geschichte. Ist halt so, da brauch man dann auch nicht näher drauf eingehen, denn es gibt ja nicht interessantes über diese Welt zu sagen. Dann das Verhältnis von Oben und Unten: Natürlich können die Leute oben die Unten nicht ausstehen, haben deren Vorfahren ihre Vorfahren doch zurückgelassen, um sich für sie zu Tode zu schuften. Ach, und Atlantia war nicht das einzige Unten, die sind die Leute Oben aber schon längst losgeworden. Und die Jugendlichen aus Atlantia sind super als billige Arbeitskräfte, lassen sich prima ausbeuten, aber zwingend brauchen tut man sie ja auch nicht und da die Minen von Atlantia nichts mehr bringen, kann man ja eigentlich auch das letzte Unten loswerden. Wie das umgangen wird? Naja, allzu überzeugt scheint niemand von diesem Entschluss gewesen zu sein, denn eine einfache Rede von Rio reicht völlig aus, um alles zu ändern und dafür zu sorgen, dass sämtliche Pläne Atlantia zu fluten, direkt verworfen werden… Ein paar Wochen später ist das Verhältnis von Oben und Unten dann schon Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen, alles super o.O Die Sirenen! Also mal ganz abgesehen davon, dass ich ein riesiger Fan von entweder überaus technischen Dystopien oder richtig phantastischen Dystopien bin und „Atlantia“ weder das eine noch das andere ist, sondern in irgendeiner verschwommenen Grauzone dazwischen dümpelt, wodurch die Sirenen und die sie umgebende Magie völlig deplatziert wirken, fand ich es auch recht… seltsam, wie mit ihnen verfahren wurde. Sie sind Oben wie Unten gefürchtet, also werden sie kurzerhand alle umgebracht – natürlich bis auf Rio. Und die muss wieder runter, denn Oben kann sie halt einfach nicht überleben. Und dann, oh Wunder, gibt es unten natürlich doch noch andere Sirenen, alles Kinder, und die brauchen nur einmal zu singen, schon hat sich das mit der Furcht erledigt und auch hier ist alles Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen.
Also im Grunde macht es am Ende einfach *puff* und alle Probleme sind weg. Erklärungen unnötig, denn die Probleme existieren ja schlicht und ergreifend nicht mehr. Und außerdem würden sie ja auch gar nicht ins Konzept der Geschichte passen! Aaaah… Also dafür bekommt „Atlantia“ von mir eine 1-2 für die Idee und eine 5 in der Umsetzung… Hätte man sicherlich noch schlimmer machen können, immerhin ist der Schreibstil sehr angenehm zu lesen, aber wirklich sinnvoll war dieses Buch jetzt nicht, schade, da hatte ich eindeutig mehr von Ally Condie erwartet… show less
Dieses Buch war so, so, sooo langweilig o.O Ich hatte mich eigentlich wirklich auf Ally Condies neuen Roman „Atlantia“ gefreut, immerhin es geht um Unterwasserstädte und es kommen Kreaturen aus der griechischen Mythologie darin vor – zumindest dem Namen nach. Denn in Wirklichkeit… Naja…
Das größte Problem von „Atlantia“ ist schlicht und ergreifend, dass nichts passiert. Okay, das stimmt natürlich nicht ganz. Immerhin stirbt die Mutter von Rio und Bay und dann lässt Bay Rio auch noch allein in der Unterwasserstadt Atlantia zurück und natürlich sucht Rio nach einem Weg zu ihrer Zwillingsschwester zu kommen. Aber davon einmal abgesehen? Das show more was passiert, geschieht hauptsächlich in Form von Infodumps, in denen dann die wirklich interessanten Dinge mal eben schnell abgearbeitet werden – die Vorgeschichte, der Epilog und alles dazwischen. Vielleicht kam es mir auch nur so vor, aber ich hatte das Gefühl, die relevante Handlung war auf einige wenige, rein erklärende Abschnitte beschränkt…
Dazu kommt, dass die Seiten für mein Empfinden sehr groß bedruckt sind – hätte man den Text etwas platzsparender und in einer nicht ganz so riesigen Schriftgröße gesetzt, hätte man vermutlich locker zwei Seiten auf eine bekommen – ohne dass die Schrift zu klein geworden wäre. Das streckt die Geschichte natürlich zusätzlich und so kommt es, dass man von Seite 20 plötzlich einen hundert Seiten langen Sprung auf Seite 120 gemacht hat und es einem trotzdem vorkommt, als könnte man erst auf Seite 40-50 sein.
Außerdem fand ich vieles von der Logik her eher grenzwertig. Wenn es so ein großes Opfer ist nach Oben zu gehen, warum könnte Rio dann nicht nachträglich einfach ihre Meinung wechseln und ihrer Schwester folgen? Wonach wird festgelegt, wer gehen muss und wie viele gehen müssen? Offenbar scheinen die Jugendlichen das frei wählen zu dürfen… Oder dass die Menschen in Atlantia auf Lebensmittel vom verseuchten Oben angewiesen sind – wie kann das sein, sind sie doch geflohen, weil ein Leben auf der Erdoberfläche aufgrund der Verschmutzung nur noch in Begleitung eines qualvollen Todes möglich war – wie sollen unter solchen Bedingungen vernünftige, für den Verzehr geeignete Lebensmittel angebaut werden? Auch sonst hatte ich immer wieder das Gefühl, dass die Konzepte hinter den Dingen nur mäßig durchdacht waren bzw. die Sachen dem Leser einfach hingeschmissen wurden, ohne die geringste Erklärung.
Der Hammer war allerdings das Ende:
Wie gesagt, die Geschichte ist total gestreckt und irgendwann zwischen Seite 200 und 300 habe ich einmal nachgeschaut, ob „Atlantia“ vielleicht nur ein Reihenauftakt ist, denn ich hatte einfach das Gefühl, dass die Konflikte, die in der bisherigen Handlung dann doch irgendwann aufgetaucht sind, auf den restlichen Seiten nicht mehr gelöst werden könnten – zumindest nicht in einem angemessenen Tempo und gewissen Mindestmaß an Details. Tja, Pustekuchen… Die folgende ausführlichere Erklärung (okay, eigentlich rege ich mich nur auf darin ;) ) ist für alle, die das Buch schon gelesen haben oder eh nicht lesen wollen – und natürlich für die, die zu neugierig sind, um Spoilern aus dem Weg zu gehen ;)
Also im Grunde macht es am Ende einfach *puff* und alle Probleme sind weg. Erklärungen unnötig, denn die Probleme existieren ja schlicht und ergreifend nicht mehr. Und außerdem würden sie ja auch gar nicht ins Konzept der Geschichte passen! Aaaah… Also dafür bekommt „Atlantia“ von mir eine 1-2 für die Idee und eine 5 in der Umsetzung… Hätte man sicherlich noch schlimmer machen können, immerhin ist der Schreibstil sehr angenehm zu lesen, aber wirklich sinnvoll war dieses Buch jetzt nicht, schade, da hatte ich eindeutig mehr von Ally Condie erwartet… show less
I wanted to like this book. I really did! The beginning was mediocre but not horrible. The rising action was, admittedly, slow and slightly uninteresting. I would sympathize a little with someone who had a physical copy or an ebook, but "reading" this one through an audiobook wasn't difficult. Then came the part when Rio and the sirens came to the surface . It was revealing and exciting, which should be a good thing except for the fact that reading it felt like I was being given a sudden and unceremonious dousing of water over the head. With barely any warning at all, Atlantia had gone from a nice middle grade retelling of The Little Mermaid to a Hunger Games-esque nightmare in the matter of a chapter. On one hand, I want to say that the show more twist was creative and that it made up for the relative dullness of all the previous chapters. On the other hand, Condie didn't drop enough hints of Nevio's evilness for the reveal to have been a full effect. Still, the lesson warning us not to be susceptible like the sirens were susceptible was haunting and effective.
Overall, the first half of the story reminded me a little of Kiera Cass's [b:The Siren|6618272|The Siren|Kiera Cass|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348131642l/6618272._SY75_.jpg|6812394] and Sara Ella's [b:Coral|42772077|Coral|Sara Ella|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1542145415l/42772077._SY75_.jpg|66460469], with the romance being more subdued like Coral was. Atlantia as a whole reminded me strongly of Jennifer A. Nielsen's [b:The Scourge|28669595|The Scourge|Jennifer A. Nielsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1455173211l/28669595._SY75_.jpg|48858923], with there being many parallels between the two. If you are a fan of the dystopia of [b:The Hunger Games|2767052|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586722975l/2767052._SY75_.jpg|2792775] or the mystery and plot of [b:The Scourge|28669595|The Scourge|Jennifer A. Nielsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1455173211l/28669595._SY75_.jpg|48858923], Atlantia might be worth a try. show less
Overall, the first half of the story reminded me a little of Kiera Cass's [b:The Siren|6618272|The Siren|Kiera Cass|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348131642l/6618272._SY75_.jpg|6812394] and Sara Ella's [b:Coral|42772077|Coral|Sara Ella|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1542145415l/42772077._SY75_.jpg|66460469], with the romance being more subdued like Coral was. Atlantia as a whole reminded me strongly of Jennifer A. Nielsen's [b:The Scourge|28669595|The Scourge|Jennifer A. Nielsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1455173211l/28669595._SY75_.jpg|48858923], with there being many parallels between the two. If you are a fan of the dystopia of [b:The Hunger Games|2767052|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586722975l/2767052._SY75_.jpg|2792775] or the mystery and plot of [b:The Scourge|28669595|The Scourge|Jennifer A. Nielsen|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1455173211l/28669595._SY75_.jpg|48858923], Atlantia might be worth a try. show less
Atlantia is a standalone novel by the author of the Matched series, which I loved. This book, however, left me with mixed feelings. The premise was amazing, but I just felt disconnected and I can't quite figure out why.
The novel takes place in a dystopian world split between the Above and the Below, the land and the sea. Pollution has ruined the Above so most of humanity has moved into an enclosed, underwater world. Those left Above suffered with the effects of pollution so that those they loved could live Below, thus saving humanity from extinction. Each year, on the anniversary of the Divide, children of a certain age are given a choice... stay Below or go Above.
After their mother's death, Bay and Rio, twins, have promised each other show more they'd both stay Below. Rio does this out of love because the only thing she's ever wanted was to go Above. But then Bay chooses Above, leaving Rio alone in the Below. Rio is desperate to know why Bay broke her promise and finds answers she never expected. There is a lot going on beneath the surface (no pun intended) of life in Atlantia and Rio begins to learn these secrets.
I think part of my problem connecting with Rio was the fact that her character just seemed too one-tracked in her emotional life. It was as if she expended all of her emotion on her sister, leaving very little left for other personal interactions. No big highs, no big lows. It left her feeling a little bland as a character. The world-building also left me disconnected. While the premise of the world was fantastic, I just had a really hard time envisioning it. It almost felt like we should already know what a world like that would be like.
I liked the book; I just didn't love it. And I really wanted to. show less
The novel takes place in a dystopian world split between the Above and the Below, the land and the sea. Pollution has ruined the Above so most of humanity has moved into an enclosed, underwater world. Those left Above suffered with the effects of pollution so that those they loved could live Below, thus saving humanity from extinction. Each year, on the anniversary of the Divide, children of a certain age are given a choice... stay Below or go Above.
After their mother's death, Bay and Rio, twins, have promised each other show more they'd both stay Below. Rio does this out of love because the only thing she's ever wanted was to go Above. But then Bay chooses Above, leaving Rio alone in the Below. Rio is desperate to know why Bay broke her promise and finds answers she never expected. There is a lot going on beneath the surface (no pun intended) of life in Atlantia and Rio begins to learn these secrets.
I think part of my problem connecting with Rio was the fact that her character just seemed too one-tracked in her emotional life. It was as if she expended all of her emotion on her sister, leaving very little left for other personal interactions. No big highs, no big lows. It left her feeling a little bland as a character. The world-building also left me disconnected. While the premise of the world was fantastic, I just had a really hard time envisioning it. It almost felt like we should already know what a world like that would be like.
I liked the book; I just didn't love it. And I really wanted to. show less
I went into Atlantia only knowing that it was about an underwater city. I always loved that idea and was interested to see how it was played out here, but I ended up being so bored while reading that I didn't really care about anything.
My biggest problem was the writing. It wasn't bad, it was just written in a way that I couldn't connect to any of the characters and didn't care about what happened to them. Rio is constantly asking questions, to herself or to her Aunt, Maire.
"Hali's argument isn't without logic. But why wouldn't Bay tell me that she wanted to serve in the Above? Why did she ask me to promise to stay, and then leave?
Why trick me?
Was she afraid I'd be angry?"
Questions are constantly thrown at the reader.
"Why is she show more gone?
How did she die?
Who made it happen?
Nevio could have done it.
Or was it Maire?
It's not a thought I want to have, but it won't leave me.
Could Maire tell me if I'm the last siren?"
There's never a show and tell, someone is always telling you what happened with constant info dumping. Rio rarely figures things out on her own, someone usually just ends up telling her.
Rio is so flat and bland. Her voice is always described as being emotionless and flat, so that is how the story is written as well. She always seems so cut off from everybody that I was never convinced that her and True could really have feelings for each other.
The only reason I continued reading was because I wanted to know why Rio's sister decided to go Above.
I liked the idea behind Atlantia, I just wasn't a fan of how it was executed, and the writing was definitely not for me. I guess the writing kind of goes with the atmosphere of living underwater, but it still wasn't enough for me to get engaged.
Honestly, the only "character" I enjoyed were the bats. I loved the bats. show less
My biggest problem was the writing. It wasn't bad, it was just written in a way that I couldn't connect to any of the characters and didn't care about what happened to them. Rio is constantly asking questions, to herself or to her Aunt, Maire.
"Hali's argument isn't without logic. But why wouldn't Bay tell me that she wanted to serve in the Above? Why did she ask me to promise to stay, and then leave?
Why trick me?
Was she afraid I'd be angry?"
Questions are constantly thrown at the reader.
"Why is she show more gone?
How did she die?
Who made it happen?
Nevio could have done it.
Or was it Maire?
It's not a thought I want to have, but it won't leave me.
Could Maire tell me if I'm the last siren?"
There's never a show and tell, someone is always telling you what happened with constant info dumping. Rio rarely figures things out on her own, someone usually just ends up telling her.
Rio is so flat and bland. Her voice is always described as being emotionless and flat, so that is how the story is written as well. She always seems so cut off from everybody that I was never convinced that her and True could really have feelings for each other.
The only reason I continued reading was because I wanted to know why Rio's sister decided to go Above.
I liked the idea behind Atlantia, I just wasn't a fan of how it was executed, and the writing was definitely not for me. I guess the writing kind of goes with the atmosphere of living underwater, but it still wasn't enough for me to get engaged.
Honestly, the only "character" I enjoyed were the bats. I loved the bats. show less
Bay and Rio are sisters who live Below, an underwater world where their mom, who has just died under mysterious circumstances, was the minister. When the girls get to the point where they choose where they'll live in the future, Rio is shocked when her sister chooses Above. Rio finds more and more wrong about the world she is living in - seeking advice from the aunt she is unsure if she can trust. Rio is determined to find Bay and try to save Below from disaster.
I found Rio a compelling character and really like the exploration of sisterhood in multiple generations of the same family. Enjoyable read.
I found Rio a compelling character and really like the exploration of sisterhood in multiple generations of the same family. Enjoyable read.
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Ally Condie received a degree from Brigham Young University and worked as a high school English teacher. She is currently a full-time author. Her books include Freshman for President, Being Sixteen, and the Matched Trilogy. In 2014 her title, Atlantia made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Atlantia
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- For Truman, who is a creator and a maker
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- My twin sister, Bay, and I pass underneath the brown-and-turquoise banners hanging from the ceiling of the temple.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)We are sisters, and we did not drown
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- Strauss-Gabel, Julie
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