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| Title | : | The Olive Readers |
| Author | : | Christine Aziz |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 124 pages |
| Published | : | by Pan Publishing (first published January 1st 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Science Fiction. Fantasy. Dystopia |
Christine Aziz
Paperback | Pages: 124 pages Rating: 3.12 | 405 Users | 62 Reviews
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I cannot recall the exact moment when I decided to become a Reader. This is unusual for me, as I am always precise about beginnings...Imagine a future without a past, a time without memory, a state in which nationality, ancestry, tradition, language, history have no place. Governing this world is a hyper-organised system of corporations, a network of companies, each responsible for a particular product, each with a workforce conditioned to one end...But, somewhere, a clandestine group is operating to preserve the past...In the Olive producing region of Olea, the Readers are smuggling and storing books in a secret library hidden away in the house of Jephzat and her family. When her sister disappears under suspicious circumstances, and her parents are hastily relocated by the Company, Jephzat is ordered to remain behind. Alone and facing the suspicion and hostility of the villagers, she falls in love with Homer, an olive picker she once rescued from the hands of Company Commissioners - and a long-time member of the Readers. As Homer introduces her to the library, and her hunger for knowledge grows, so do her questions, and soon she finds herself closely involved not only in the recovery and preservation of books, but in a secret plan which endangers Jephzat herself...Be Specific About Books In Favor Of The Olive Readers
| Original Title: | The Olive Readers |
| ISBN: | 0330439634 (ISBN13: 9780330439633) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.12 From 405 Users | 62 ReviewsEvaluation Regarding Books The Olive Readers
Imagine a future world where countries no longer are ruled by governments but by super companies. There's Water Country, and Olive Country and the workers in these lands have been relocated and mixed up so that the ties of language, history and culture can not threaten the control of the companies. In any totalitarian world, information is regulated and controlled and in the Olive Readers' world, reading is banned. But a select few, dedicated to maintaining history, knowledge and even workingStarted off well, with some beautiful writing. The story seemed tantalizing a different take on the post-apocalyptic saga and pulled together many different intersecting strands, weaving a country both archaic and futuristic, where people have been uprooted and separated from their homes, their languages and their nationalities, to the point where no one knows their own origins. Governments have been replaced by Companies which produce a particular product, such as olives, or water, and
Started off well, with some beautiful writing. The story seemed tantalizing a different take on the post-apocalyptic saga and pulled together many different intersecting strands, weaving a country both archaic and futuristic, where people have been uprooted and separated from their homes, their languages and their nationalities, to the point where no one knows their own origins. Governments have been replaced by Companies which produce a particular product, such as olives, or water, and
A complex and horribly believable dystopia where companies have taken over the world more openly than now and everyone is just exploited labour for capitalist empires. Families are ripped apart and destabilised and books (and apparently most recreation) is outlawed. Nevertheless, humanity is as tenacious as life and the people in this book have passions, desires, connections, thirst for knowledge and sometimes dark secrets.There is an overwhelming theme that literature, spirituality and even
The story is overly complicated and I lost the plot a bit at the end... it all seemed too easy to defeat the federation. But the ideas are amazing, I love the premise and the characters are well developed. It just felt like it was trying to do too much.
Imagine a future world where countries no longer are ruled by governments but by super companies. There's Water Country, and Olive Country and the workers in these lands have been relocated and mixed up so that the ties of language, history and culture can not threaten the control of the companies. In any totalitarian world, information is regulated and controlled and in the Olive Readers' world, reading is banned. But a select few, dedicated to maintaining history, knowledge and even working
This was a really odd book. I couldn't stop reading it, and yet it felt incomplete... Really strange feeling. I know one thing for sure: the sister's actions were just not making any sense, and yet I could still believe in the course of the story... As I wrote, it was odd reading this book.
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