Christine Aziz
Auteur de The Olive Readers
Œuvres de Christine Aziz
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1953
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Grossbritannien
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 186
- Popularité
- #116,758
- Évaluation
- 2.8
- Critiques
- 10
- ISBN
- 12
- Langues
- 2
A fantastic first novel for Aziz, The Olive Readers is set in a dystopian society in our future. There is currently a large volume of work (Hunger Games and Divergent series to name just a popular few) about dystopian society; which would have current readers considering if this is the way, our world is indeed headed. Aziz uses environmental issues for the reason behind The Olive Readers dystopian future, and those concerned about the environment today would find this an interesting read.
The premise is simple, we ruined our world through exploiting the environment, there was an uprising, now the world is run by different ‘Companies’ who control all commodities, and there are war’s between differing and neighbouring Companies for control. The population now live in a worldwide Diaspora, with none knowing their true histories, heritages, or languages. Step in the Readers, who have collected and hidden the books from the Companies.
The Olive Readers, is told from Jephzat’s point of view, her transformation through the story from an innocent young woman into a leader is a highlight of the book, and would appeal to many young women about to make their mark on the world. Jephzat, living alone after her sister died and her parents removed by the Company, falls in love and is introduced to the library. Through her relationships with the villagers and access to the library, Jephzat soon discovers there are secrets the Companies have suppressed for generations.
The setting up of the story was expressive and engaging; the ending, unfortunately, felt rushed, and disappointingly, I had questions about how everything fitted together in the end. Still, I enjoyed it. The Olive Readers gave me moments to ponder, on where our current exploitation of fossil fuels and the environment will lead us in the future. It was an interesting story, but a little more attention towards the end would have seen The Olive Readers excel. I hope to see more from Christine Aziz in the future.… (plus d'informations)