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Matt is a clone living in a place between what was Mexico and the US, a place were clone are looked at as lower than animals. When Matt moves from his childhood house in a large poppy field to the "big house" his life dives into turmoil. He is abused, called names and ignored, that is until he meets El Patron, a powerful drug lord who Matt is a clone of, and he treats Matt with everything he could ever want. How will Matt cope with the abuse he gets from the residents of the big house? What will he do when he finds his best friend has been betraying him?
At the beginning of the book, I was thinking that the book would be so-so, just a regular bad novel study book. The beginning of the book was ok, but not amazing. As the book progressed, it got better and better. By the end of "Age 14", I was very into the book, it was amazing. I thought the book was well written and it kept me reading, Then I got to the last section. The final section of the book was an absolute train-wreck, it was horrible. I had a lot of trouble just sitting and reading the end. I think the the book could have ended at the end of "Age 14". I would give this book 3 stars out of 5, the 2 stars that it lost were due to the last section.
Meagan, I would have liked for the depth of this review to reflect the depth to which we explored the novel throughout the project. You explore plot development in your critique, but are not explicit about it and so your audience may not be sure what exactly you are assessing about the novel. Consider that your critique could have also looked at characterization, theme, setting, and the many interesting choices that Farmer made with regards to organization and content. Think bigger and deeper!
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