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Future Home of the Living God
Future Home of the Living God
Louise Erdrich | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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4.5 (2 Ratings)
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It’s all been done before...
Cedar Hawk Songmaker is pregnant. Unfortunately, evolution seems to be going backwards at an alarming rate in all things: animals, crops, babies....
Society goes mad, the giver collapses, and a religious government takes over. Another story where a woman is just a womb and the baby is the only important thing. This frustrates me: there’s only a finite number of women, and surely only a small number who are able to give birth to babies who haven’t ‘devolved’? Why risk them dying? Why force them to ‘breed’? I just don’t get these stories. I liked the first person, diary entry approach to the novel, by the way. It works really well.
This is very similar to A Handmaids Tale: men and religion controls the state, a declining birth rate, Big Brother is watching (thanks to George Orwell for that little sort device). Nice touch with the Native American Indians, by the way.
I have an idea - how about a (good, well-written) story where there’s a declining birth rate, men are to blame and WOMEN are in charge?! Has anyone written that yet? I’d buy it! Any suggestions will probably be read!
  
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Sixth Covenant (A.D. Chronicles # 6)
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This entry continues (concludes?) the arc about the birth of Jesus with the arrival of the Magi. The book focused on the story, but was still slow at times. The ending was very emotional.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-sixth-covenant-by-bodie-and.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Luanne stumbles on a home birth, but when the midwives leave with the baby, she has to find out what happened. Again, a strong mystery and great characters held together by fantastic writing.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-deep-water-death-by-glynn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
    Khmer Horoscopes 9 in 1

    Khmer Horoscopes 9 in 1

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    Khmer Horoscopes 9 in 1 provides user with 9 types of horoscope: 1. Lucky Phone Number 2. Name 3....

    Coloring Stories for Kids

    Coloring Stories for Kids

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    The App made specially for kids it include 4 stories about Jesus ( The Birth of Jesus - Miracles of...