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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2012 | Fiction
The influence of Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same title is clear throughout this disturbing novel about a crumbling world that is mostly centered on surviving a horrific plague—technology, equality, and social mores be damned. Seventeen-year-old Ara by has been floating through life for years, constantly blocking out the world with her protective, lifesaving mask, even as she longs to feel and do something different. She allows herself to be dragged to decade...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
In a crumbling world that is mostly centered on surviving a horrific plague, seventeen-year-old Araby becomes involved in a p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More