I know I was always told to never judge a book by its cover, but that was what first caught my eye about this book (mostly because it is a giant eye (unless you have the original cover and then its still pretty cool)). I read the synopsis of this book online and was intrigued to start out with. The idea of a school in which students are taught to persuade using words who can eventually become "poets" if they are good enough to graduate. They persuade people by assessing who they are and then accessing the brain, I won't go into any more detail because I don't want to spoil anything but to put it as simply as I can, words become weapons. And then on the other hand there is a guy who is ambushed at an airport and people telling him he is someone of great importance, who could potentially save the world.
This book grabbed me from the very beginning and never let me go. I couldn't put it down. I read a lot of reviews of people unable to follow the story because it jumps around a little bit, but if you have anything up there in your brain you should be able to follow everything. While reading, I just knew that the two characters of Wil and Emily had to connect in someway, and they do, and in a way I would have never guessed. The characters are very well fleshed out and I could relate to their troubles. While there are deaths in the book, and it doesn't necessarily have the happiest ending, I think it is better that way. Everything question is answered and nothing left un-turned.
This book is one that everyone needs to read. It has been listed on multiple top lists of the year including NPR and The Times. It is utterly spellbinding and I wish there was a sequel to it so I never had to finish it.
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