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calico_reaction May 28 2011, 00:59:34 UTC
Yeah. It's sad that whitewashing still happens, especially after the controversy over Larbalestier's LIAR.

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temporaryworlds May 28 2011, 01:08:59 UTC
This looks like my type of book, and I don't mind the fact that it's skewed kind of young (I still read kids books after all). Thanks for the review. I've been curious about this one.

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calico_reaction May 29 2011, 17:23:04 UTC
If you read this, do come back and let me know your thoughts!

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intoyourlungs May 28 2011, 03:29:09 UTC
I've been curious about this book since its release, but haven't had time to get to it because of the ridiculous TBR.

I completely agree with on the issue of the cover; I find the first cover very pretty, but it's absolutely infuriating that it's white-washed. I seriously don't know where publishers get the gall to pull those kinds of stunts. We live in the 21st century for crying out loud.

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calico_reaction May 29 2011, 17:22:49 UTC
I know, yet publishers keep doing it. It's such a shame, but it's good that bloggers take them to task for their decisions, because that makes them realize they can lose potential buyers!

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calico_reaction May 29 2011, 17:21:32 UTC
That is a pretty cover, though she looks too much like a ballerina/little girl to me on the cover, which doesn't mesh well with how I picture the heroine. :)

Do come back and let me know your thoughts whenever you read this!

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beth_shulman May 29 2011, 04:13:47 UTC
I definitely thought the book was young, too. Also a bit limited in vision, maybe? Maybe it was a result of the book's isolated world or the protagonist's naivete, but it felt to me like nothing meant very much in the overall scheme of things.

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calico_reaction May 29 2011, 17:22:10 UTC
I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt this book was a wee bit young. I can see what you mean about being limited in vision. I bet a second book would make the events of the first book mean more, you know?

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