Boy, do I love a good distopian story. In the city of Candor, music is always playing. There are speakers in the bushes, in your classrooms, and in your home. Families that come to Candor all have two things in common, they have troubled kids, and they have a lot of money. Yet the kids who already live in Candor are the most well behaved kids you will ever meet.
One of the reasons I love this books is because of how realistic the character of Oscar is portrayed. He has figured out what is going on here. Subliminal messages in the ever present music and he uses his knowledge of the system to free the minds of all the kids of Candor . . . well, all the ones who can afford his services. You see, Oscar is an opportunist, and no one is above his money grubbing hands. He's one of those rotten characters that you love because you know they probably have a potential for good in there somewhere too.
The story is entertaining, funny and engrossing. But the idea is thought provoking too. The control that a simple thing like music could have over our minds is defintely something to think about.
-Jenny
One of the reasons I love this books is because of how realistic the character of Oscar is portrayed. He has figured out what is going on here. Subliminal messages in the ever present music and he uses his knowledge of the system to free the minds of all the kids of Candor . . . well, all the ones who can afford his services. You see, Oscar is an opportunist, and no one is above his money grubbing hands. He's one of those rotten characters that you love because you know they probably have a potential for good in there somewhere too.
The story is entertaining, funny and engrossing. But the idea is thought provoking too. The control that a simple thing like music could have over our minds is defintely something to think about.
-Jenny
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