Inside Out

Pros: protagonist experiences real growth of character

Cons: Trella recovers from severe injuries surprisingly fast


For Parents: no content issues or language, mild violence

Trella knows their world is a cube. Though she's a scrub, and relegated to a life of drudgery cleaning the ducts on levels 1 and 2, she's snuck to the upper levels often enough.

Now her skill at navigating the ducts and breaking the rules is going to get her into trouble. Her only friend is convinced that Gateway - a door to an outside world - exists. To prove him wrong she must retrieve something from the upper levels. Only the authorities have set a trap and she's about to spring it.

While neither the idea of a two-tier society nor an enclosed environment are unique, their combination and lack of known history by the inhabitants makes this story interesting.

Trella's do it herself mentality could be grating, but it's not. She's a teen who wants more from life and who's willing to change as her world expands. She does heal much faster than I believe is possible, and functions well under high amounts of pain, but that's becoming common in teen dystopian fiction.

And she's given time to think about events and see the consequences of her actions, allowing for true character growth.

Jeg har lest Poison Study av samme forfatter, og kjente igjen skrivestilen. Jeg likte Poison Study kjempegodt, men jeg tror jeg likte Inside Out enda bedre! Det var noe som skjedde hele tiden og det var en veldig interessant “verden” som boka foregikk i. Jeg skjønte ikke helt ukes- og timesystemet, men jeg forstod det nok til å kunne forstå historien. Trella var en bra hovedkarakter som var sterk og selvstendig – ekte heltinne! Og utviklet et skikkelig hat mot LC Karla og Pop Cop'ene. Og så slutten da... WOW. Da tenkte jeg bare “What the fudge?!”. Cliffhanger-ending var det også. Gleder meg sånn til å lese Outside In!