California

The story meanders around and finally stops - I can't say that the story has a start or an end. We're brought into the story after society has fallen apart. We're never told what caused the dystopia, or if it affects the entire world or just the United States of America. When the book ends, nothing has really changed in society. The story isn't a ‘coming of age' tale, nor does it teach a lesson or preach a moral. Good does not triumph over evil. The reader has followed a set of characters through a small portion of their lives, but I don't see any point to the story beyond exploring some vaguely interesting characters as they learn more about each other in a dystopian world. Still, it kept my interest, so I didn't give it a poor rating.