The Society of S: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1416534571 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Absolutely Brilliant" according to Caleb Williams. From start to finish, this book has been one of the most enticing novels I've read in a very long time. I have to say that I bought this book many months ago but have only recently decided to pick it up. I wasn't familiar with any of the authors prior work so really didn't have many expectations; what I did discover though that this is an intricately crafted and. Blood is thicker than Picardo What is a teenage girl supposed to do when she starts to suspect that her father is a vampire? What is she supposed to do when she starts to suspect too that she may herself be a vampire? And what is she supposed to do when mysterious deaths begin and the FBI come asking questions a little bit too close to home?13-year old Ariella -- home-schooled and largely ke. "Where is the Society of the rest of the Alphabet?" according to B. Layos. If Gothic is your thing, this is the classical definition of gothicalmost Byronic to a "c". Aside from the alluring mystery of trying to figure out what a "Society of S" is, I went in reading this as a babe in the woods.blind and clueless as to where the story would take me."Society of S" is a coming of age story, written in the first person by our heroine Ariel
Hubbard (Walking on Ice) delineates Ari's world of innocent and uncertain adolescence with uncommon poignance and forgoes sensationalism for sensitivity in her depiction of vampirism as one of many emotionally charged challenges Ari faces as a child of estranged parents. Only when she reaches adolescence does Ari discover that her special diet and insular home life set her apart from her peers. From Publishers Weekly Identity issues involving a child of mixed heritage get a supernatural spin in this affecting coming-of-age tale. Her father's confession that he was vampirized shortly before marriage, and that Ari can choose whether to be undead like him or mort
The hunt nearly costs Ari her life, and, in finding her mother, she loses her father. In this strange new world, vegetarianism, environmentalism, biomedical research, and the ability to disappear are options for those who drink blood and face the prospect of eternal life. She's been taught literature, philosophy, science, and history, but she knows almost nothing about the real world and its complexities. But gradually she uncovers the secrets that have kept the family apart, and she begins to come to terms with her own unique nature and her chances for survival. When the last piece is murder, Ari goes on the road in search of her mother, who disappeared at the time of her birth. Her world is one wherein ghosts and vampires commune with humans; where Edgar Allan Poe and Jack Kerouac are role models; where every time a puzzle seems solved, its last piece changes the entire picture. A taut, character-driven literary mystery, The Society of S is the future of vampirism, told in a voice that will haunt you-and make you think.. Set in upstate New York, England, and the American South, Th