The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The House of the Scorpion is an incredible novel and is one of the best, if not the best, book iv 'e ever read. The story of the novel takes place in the fictional country of Opium, a dystopian independent country between the US and Mexico. The story centers around Matteo Alacran, a young boy and the clone of a the ruler of Opium (and drug lord), whose name is El Patron. Matteo is treated as sub human throughout his child hood because of his status as a clone. Matteo himself had not been aware of his true identity until he overheard about it. Knowing that the only reason for a clone to exist is to be used as an organ donor for El Patron, Matteo gives up hope and realizes he will never …show more content…
It is a thoroughly interesting book and is has something that keeps you going on every page. After reading this book, I was definitely interested in reading other books by Farmer, and hopefully any sequels to this novel in particular. At the time when I read this book, there were no other books in the series, but recently a sequel was written, almost 11 years after this book was published.The House of the Scorpion is an incredible novel and is one of the best, if not the best, book iv 'e ever read. The story of the novel takes place in the fictional country of Opium, a dystopian independent country between the US and Mexico. The story centers around Matteo Alacran, a young boy and the clone of a the ruler of Opium (and drug lord), whose name is El Patron. Matteo is treated as sub human throughout his childhood because of his status as a clone. Matteo himself had not been aware of his true identity until he overheard about it. Knowing that the only reason for a clone to exist is to be used as an organ donor for El Patron, Matteo gives up hope and realizes he will never lift a full life because he knows what his destiny is. As the years pass, Matteo grows
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The House of the Scorpion is an incredible novel and is one of the best, if not the best, book iv 'e ever read. The story of the novel takes place in the fictional country of Opium, a dystopian independent country between the US and Mexico. The story centers around Matteo Alacran, a young boy and the clone of a the ruler of Opium (and drug lord), whose name is El Patron. Matteo is treated as sub human throughout his child hood because of his status as a clone. Matteo himself had not been aware of his true identity until he overheard about it. Knowing that the only reason for a clone to exist is to be used as an organ donor for El Patron, Matteo gives up hope and realizes he will never …show more content…
It is a thoroughly interesting book and is has something that keeps you going on every page. After reading this book, I was definitely interested in reading other books by Farmer, and hopefully any sequels to this novel in particular. At the time when I read this book, there were no other books in the series, but recently a sequel was written, almost 11 years after this book was published.The House of the Scorpion is an incredible novel and is one of the best, if not the best, book iv 'e ever read. The story of the novel takes place in the fictional country of Opium, a dystopian independent country between the US and Mexico. The story centers around Matteo Alacran, a young boy and the clone of a the ruler of Opium (and drug lord), whose name is El Patron. Matteo is treated as sub human throughout his childhood because of his status as a clone. Matteo himself had not been aware of his true identity until he overheard about it. Knowing that the only reason for a clone to exist is to be used as an organ donor for El Patron, Matteo gives up hope and realizes he will never lift a full life because he knows what his destiny is. As the years pass, Matteo grows