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February 14, 2020 One Man Book Club

#Scythe: This book kills.

February 10, 2020 One Man Book Club

#Anthem: Oh, you mean Communism is bad?

February 10, 2020 One Man Book Club

#Singularity Series: ScyFy + Religion…when opposites attract.

February 4, 2020 One Man Book Club

#Pax: Baited and switched.

February 4, 2020 One Man Book Club

#ForgettingYou: If the Hallmark Channel were a book series…

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 One Man Book Club

#Matched: Hunger Games Lite. Kinda.

January 20, 2020 One Man Book Club

#GodsofBloodandPowder: Grit and Awesome

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Dan Grover is the book-loving dad of six reluctant readers and the founder of One Man Book Club, a place for fellow parents and other content-conscious readers to find books they (and their kids!) will love.

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#Scythe (#ArcofaScythe, Book 1) By: #NealShusterman My Rating: FIVE out of FIVE stars Best for: 16 and up I’m impressed. Scythe felt original, new, relevant, exciting, interesting, thoughtful… …and uncomfortable. How’s this for our future: An impartial, flawless AI has taken over the world government. Government is perfect. Everyone is happy. Weather is controlled. Disease is not a threat. There’s no injury that can’t be cured. Accidents don’t happen. Age can be reversed. No one dies. We’ve made ourselves immortal. The only problem is that in the absence of death, how does the population of the Earth control itself? With the Scythes. The Scythes have the high responsibility of taking over for nature to keep the population under control–by randomly selecting people to kill. Their sacred charter demands their responsibilities be carried out by Scythes of the highest moral character, with deep contrition and genuine impartiality. But not all Scythes fit the mold. This book is about killing people. The careless attitude of these future humans have about death was so, so hard to get my head around. I kept flip flopping my reaction: This is awful! This is fascinating! In the end, Scythe is simply impressive in how much it made me think. It’s a commentary on society in the vein of 1984 and Brave New World, but disguised as a YA distopian future trilogy. By the time I turned the last page, I was a fan. It’s well written and moving, but not for the faint of heart. No sex, PG language, even mild violence considering the topic. But it is heavy, and and interesting commentary on the sanctity of life. I’m looking forward to book 2. 16 and up. Happy reading! #onemanbookclub #bookstagram #dadswhoread #booknerd #bookworm #booktruth #readersofinstagram #bentonvillereads #bookstagrammer #igbooks #igreads #books #reader #booklover #booklove #reading #read #bookaddict #novel #fiction #bookshelf #story #readerscorner #bibliophile #bookish #literature #ilovebooks

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#Anthem By: #AynRand My Rating: Four out of Five Stars Best for: 16 and up Those thick door-stops (aka books) by Ayn Rand, everyone’s favorite Russian-American political philosopher, have never been high on my list of books I must read before I die. I get it…socialism, bad. Individualism, good. I don’t need to read Atlas Shrugged to get the point. But when my high school sophomore was assigned Ayn Rand Lite–86-page Anthem–I figured it was a perfect opportunity to see what I’ve been missing out on. Turns out, Ayn Rand wrote a pretty compelling story. Anthem is about Equality 7-2521, the identifier of a member of a collective society who can’t surpress his need to be an individual. Of course, this rubs everyone the wrong way, and suddenly there are philosophical lessons to be learned everywhere. I didn’t need the story to tell me that collectivism is a less desirable method of societal structure, but I can definitely see why this book is tailor made for a high school lit class. It was interesting, thoughtful, well written, age appropriate, and short. I even felt compelled to underline a few things for future pondering. I’m still not interested in reading The Fountainhead, though. Best for 16 and up. Unless your 14-year-old is really ambitious. Happy reading! #onemanbookclub #bookstagram #dadswhoread #booknerd #bookworm #booktruth #readersofinstagram #bentonvillereads #bookstagrammer #igbooks #igreads #books #reader #booklover #booklove #reading #read #bookaddict #novel #fiction #bookshelf #story #readerscorner #bibliophile #bookish #literature #ilovebooks #bookblogger

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