Too much name dropping? Probably, but you’ll live. Reading it brought to mind the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment, and even bits of ENDER’S GAME ( Amazon). It was streamlined and focused and creepy and brilliant.
VARIANT was like a beautiful thriller conglomeration of THE HUNGER GAMES ( Amazon) - the ideas not the execution - LORD OF THE FLIES ( Amazon), and the psychological horror/thriller film CUBE ( Amazon). And while Benson struggles to figure out who, if anyone, can be trusted, he discovers that Maxfield Academy’s plans are darker than anything he imagined-and they may be impossible to stop. Friends he was afraid he had killed. They are all pawns in the school’s twisted experiment, held captive and controlled by an unseen force. People from Maxfield who Benson had seen die. The worst was over. Or so he thought. But now he’s trapped on the other side of the wall, in a different kind of prison. Here’s the Amazon book description (if you find this spoilerish, send them your hate mail):īenson Fisher escaped from Maxfield Academy’s deadly rules and brutal gangs. I’m going to try and give away as few spoilers as possible but if you haven’t read the first book please check out our review of VARIANT instead of continuing on. Now here is the highly anticipated sequel, FEEDBACK ( Amazon).
VARIANT is one of the best YA books of 2011, far superior to the YA fiction behemoth that is THE HUNGER GAMES in my not-so-humble opinion. Go on Amazon and buy a copy, read it, and then you can come back to browse this review. Those who liked the movie Toy Soldiers (featuring Sean Astin) will love Variant.Did you read VARIANT ( EBR Review) by Robison Wells? If you answered, “Yes” then by all means read on. Variant is a fabulous mystery for young readers and adults alike and I've already recommended it to other readers. Benson is keen to escape although serious breaches of the rules result in detention, and students never return from detention. I was shocked to learn of the secret at the heart of the school and definitely didn't see it coming. The grounds are surrounded by a large wall patrolled by students on quad bikes and the curriculum is strange and irregular. Benson Fisher has been hopping from foster home to foster home, so is very excited to receive a scholarship to Maxfield Academy.Īs soon as he arrives at the campus though, Benson notices that something isn't quite 'right.' He soon learns there are no teachers or adults at the Academy, and the students belong to gangs that are each in charge of various contracts at the school. Variant by Robison Wells is a YA thriller from HarperTeen and a quick read.
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