It is interesting to read about what happens when we tamper with nature. What do you mean historical + dystopian + sci-fi?įor Darkness takes place in a dystopian world where we find the after effects of too much genetic experimentation. What I can say is that historical + dystopian + sci-fi is FREAKING AHMAYZING! Because it IS TOTALLY MY THING! So, just as an aside, I haven’t READ or even SEEN Jane Austen’s Persuasion, which this is a retelling of so I can’t compare both. I think my mood just fit! I was FINALLY able to finish it! I first For Darkness Shows the Stars a little after it came out and I was blown away by the awesome cover! I mean, LOOK AT THAT COVER! And the title is GENIUS!Īnyway, fast forward to three months ago when I had some time to finally be inspired to read it. It took me a while (well years, really) to finally read this. Luddites are allowed to own guns, and at one point one character threatens another with a pistol.Don’t want to read the whole review? Click to jump to the Skinny Review. As for sex and violence, prostitution and rape of the Reduced is alluded to but not discussed in graphic detail. But it's certainly not necessary to have read Persuasion to enjoy For Darkness Shows the Stars. The novel was inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, and readers of that classic will recognize many plot points (though not all: Most noticeably, the persuasion that drives Austen's Anne Elliot to make an important choice is absent here). Questions about human rights and scientific progress influence many of the characters' life choices. Parents need to know that the dystopian world in For Darkness Shows the Stars is a feudal society in which the lords, called Luddites, for decades have eschewed technology and used mute, unintelligent people called the Reduced as their slaves.
Elliot and her friends are horrified by the idea, but there are clearly some members of Luddite society who find it acceptable.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Sex, Romance & Nudity in your kid's entertainment guide. Prostitution of the Reduced is alluded to but not discussed in graphic detail.
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