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In five and a half hours time, I will kidnap a terrorist
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Jon knows what he has to do. If he isn't strong, everyone in his school is going to die.
Or so he's been told by Jeremiah, the manipulative, deluded leader of the Brotherhood of Hebetheus - a group of lonely, damaged boys who have started a new religion that makes them feel invincible.
But when the boys become convinced that a classmate is involved in a plot to blow up the school, they know they must act. No one will believe them and so they lay their own plans. Plans that lead to theft, kidnap, a media frenzy, and ultimately bloodshed.
A shocking, exquisitely-written, topical thriller about the exploration of individual morality. A controversial novel guaranteed to get readers thinking.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is more interesting and thought-provoking than the cover might suggest. A 16 year old school boy, Jon, joins a new school and gets sucked into a secret religious group called The Brotherhood of Hebetheus. They believe they can bring peace to the world. They're all white and faintly misogynistic without being aware of it. They become convinced that an Asian girl at their school is a terrorist (in a clever twist they assume with their racist prejudices that she is a Muslim but she is later revealed to a Hindu) and kidnap her, running away to a cottage in the remote countryside. From there they send out videos to the government and media with demands to change the terror laws and give their religion status...
This book is an amazing pageturner. The pace rockets along, rising to a bloody climax and a shock ending that leaves you thinking long after you've finished the book.
But whilst teenagers will enjoy the pace, there is also a clever satirical subtext that adults will enjoy. Many of the statements made by Jeremiah, as head of hte Hebetheus, are direct echoes of Bush and Blair's most famous political slogans - 'We must be whiter than white' or 'You are with us or against us'. It's a very clever examination of what happens when people attempt to do good in the name of religion, and end up sliding into cruelty and violence.
Anyone who is interested in the theatrics of the War on Terror should definitely read this book.
This book is an amazing pageturner. The pace rockets along, rising to a bloody climax and a shock ending that leaves you thinking long after you've finished the book.
But whilst teenagers will enjoy the pace, there is also a clever satirical subtext that adults will enjoy. Many of the statements made by Jeremiah, as head of hte Hebetheus, are direct echoes of Bush and Blair's most famous political slogans - 'We must be whiter than white' or 'You are with us or against us'. It's a very clever examination of what happens when people attempt to do good in the name of religion, and end up sliding into cruelty and violence.
Anyone who is interested in the theatrics of the War on Terror should definitely read this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I literally finished this book the day I got it, I couldn't put it down. It weaves fast-paced action, dymanic tension with a gorgeous and modern writing style. I was on edge the whole time while reading it, and it is unrelenting in its vivid, horrifying portayal of what happens when the imaginations of six damaged boys get the better of them. There are so many twists and turns, it leaves you breathless.
My only criticism of this book would be that too much is left unsaid, particularly (without spoiling the plot) the backgrounds of several characters, and their motivations. However, some people like that in a novel, where things are left unsaid, so that's more of a personal issue rather than a criticism.
The book also has very clever allegories to modern society, particularly revolving around terrorism, and right-wing fundementalism. As one review cleverly noted, there are lots of parallels to the Bush administration. It makes very subtle, and very relevant, points.
I would encourage anyone to buy this book, however it is not for the faint-hearted, and it's very dark in tone. Other than that, I reccomend it!
My only criticism of this book would be that too much is left unsaid, particularly (without spoiling the plot) the backgrounds of several characters, and their motivations. However, some people like that in a novel, where things are left unsaid, so that's more of a personal issue rather than a criticism.
The book also has very clever allegories to modern society, particularly revolving around terrorism, and right-wing fundementalism. As one review cleverly noted, there are lots of parallels to the Bush administration. It makes very subtle, and very relevant, points.
I would encourage anyone to buy this book, however it is not for the faint-hearted, and it's very dark in tone. Other than that, I reccomend it!
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