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“skeptical at first, it won me over... about family, friendship, love and brainwashing”
MARIA wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I just finished this book and... I just can't stop thinking about the ending! It truly shocked me. v.v ( I might just re-read this to end the ending out of my head) I think I just foreshadowed the ending a bit :P”
*/~Taki_Rose~\* wrote this review Sunday, April 22, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Candor was an interesting science fiction read that was fun to read and had an intensely emotional - if well foreshadowed - ending.”
Lyddz wrote this review Sunday, April 22, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“When I found the book Candor, I’d had no idea what a treasure I’d discovered. The book pulled me in immediately and wouldn’t let me go until I’d read the last page.
Kathryn G. wrote this review Wednesday, March 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The story is about a boy named Oscar Banks, whose father was the founder of Candor, a “model” town in Florida. What no one knows, however, is that the reason Candor is so perfect is because of the Messages. They come in the form of soft music. What sounds like piano and violin to your conscious brain is really brainwashing material that begins to control who you are within a week or two after your arrival. The Messages can be pretty basic: Respectful space in every place and The great are never late are just two examples. They can also be personalized especially for the “problem kids” – the ones who resist the disguised brainwashing.
Oscar Banks makes a living off of helping new kids escape the Messages. He gives them special CDs that have their own Messages inside. They help the kids resist while Oscar makes plans to get them out before it’s too late. So when Nia Silva arrives he thinks she’ll be just like any other client…until he falls in love with her.
As time goes on, Oscar becomes more and more desperate to protect Nia from the Messages and get her out, but at the same time he doesn’t want to give her up. It doesn’t matter, though – Nia isn’t just good at resisting the Messages. She’s good at resisting Oscar, too. And then she falls in love with him as well.
Eventually Oscar’s dad realizes that Nia has been resisting for too long, and he sends her to the Listening Room (the point of no return) to be brainwashed for good. Oscar can do nothing but watch as the love of his life is completely torn away from him. Everything special about her has been erased, and it seems that there’s nothing he can do.
But piece by piece he begins to revive her, and his plans to get her out are rekindled – only he’s going with her this time. However, just a few days before their departure his dad finds out what’s been going on and he has his own plans to intercept Nia on her way out. So in one last desperate attempt to save her, Oscar distracts the hunters as Nia gets away…and he is put in the Listening Room.
The story reminded me of a modern Romeo and Juliet, especially near the end. The struggle for independence will make your heart pound and the tragic loss will leave you feeling shattered as you come to realize the terrible truth: there is no escape from Candor.”
“Utopia...read it if you enjoy suspence”
AJ<<~*~*~*~*I Love Johnny Depp*~*~*~*~* wrote this review Tuesday, March 13, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“it was okay, some twists and turns in the book.”
Kirsty wrote this review Friday, January 20, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I didn’t really like this book, mainly because most of the things that the “bad guys” were trying to stop kids from doing were bad things, like drinking and drugs. (About the only positive thing the kids weren’t supposed to do was art.) Since I like reading about things I can relate to, I didn’t really care for this book.”
Rebel Rider wrote this review Saturday, December 24, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book chaged the way i read. Now and forever. I love this book.”
Maura wrote this review Monday, November 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A dystopian society with a story line heavily focused on technology. Subliminal messsages are common place for Nick and his peers. Enter Nia who is unlike anyone Nick has ever met because she came to his society with no messages. As Nick sees a change in Nia, he tries to help her fight the messages, but it's destorying Nia. Is it worth risking your life and another's for control over your thoughts and deeds?”
Mrs. Gerwitz wrote this review Thursday, October 20, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Candor, florida is a city where the kids are programmed to be perfect. the child of the creator of the city, Oscar Banks is the hero of all the teenagers of the city. What no one knows is that he can get around the messages that drive everyone to be perfect. He's one of the only ones who can do this, until Nia comes to town. Then everything changes.
Joel C wrote this review Saturday, October 15, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I really liked this book because it started with a very interesting plot. The way that everyone in the city was controlled by Messages that their parents computed into their brains. I would recommend it to readers who want an interesting plot and a shortish read. The genre is science fiction, because it has to do with messages that get programmed into kids' heads.”
