Review of Woodland. Family Portrait
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Review of Woodland. Family Portrait
[Following is a volunteer review of "Woodland. Family Portrait" by Art Lionson.]
Woodland: Family Portrait by Art Lionson takes place in a futuristic dystopian world where robots and AI have taken over most human jobs. This makes it difficult for most people to survive and makes families like the Woodlands. Family is an important part of the novel, and the brothers will do anything to protect those they love. Their life isn't easy, but these boys refuse to quit!
Their city, like most in 2043, sees a lot of civil unrest due to the poor economic situation. The Woodlands begin to struggle more when the main character’s younger sister, Mia, gets sick with an extremely rare genetic disorder, and they have a hard time paying medical bills even with most members working full-time jobs. This desperate situation leads the two oldest brothers, Jason and Eddie to take any job available to help their family. However, one of these simple jobs ends with the brothers getting arrested, changing their lives forever.
I would highly recommend this book to those who enjoyed the last book of the Hunger Games trilogy. Like Mockingjay, this book focuses heavily on the themes of justice. Some other themes in this book are friendship and resilience.
I would also recommend this book to people who enjoy adventurous urban sci-fi novels. While I enjoyed the Hunger Games, I typically avoid reading sci-fi as a genre. However, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and give it five out of five stars.
This is a fast-paced book that is full of action. I had a hard time putting it down and waiting for the next book to be released. On that note, I would like to warn everyone that this book ends with the words “To be continued…”! I would also like to warn parents who are thinking of buying this book for their kids that this novel contains minor and borderline swear words.
I strongly identified with the characters that Lionson can create. I love that we are shown multiple perspectives in the novel and while I think I am more like Eddie than Jason, I enjoyed most of the heroes of the book. I'm going to be honest, what first drew me to this book meant for young adults was the rendering of Spark, Eddie’s dog, on the cover alongside the brothers. While he plays a minor role in the book, I did enjoy the relationship between a man and his loyal companion.
While I came initially for Spark, the relationship between brothers and the overall communal struggle quickly drew me in. One of the main subgenres is interpersonal drama and I feel like the author did a good job creating realistic relationships. There are so many things that I loved about this book and I don't have anything I would have done differently as all choices seem to be intentional. It is professionally edited and I couldn't find any grammar or spelling errors! One of my favorite things about this book was the cinematic descriptions mixed in with action-packed fight scenes. This book is filled with twists and turns. I think it would be interesting to see translated to film.
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Woodland. Family Portrait
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Woodland: Family Portrait by Art Lionson takes place in a futuristic dystopian world where robots and AI have taken over most human jobs. This makes it difficult for most people to survive and makes families like the Woodlands. Family is an important part of the novel, and the brothers will do anything to protect those they love. Their life isn't easy, but these boys refuse to quit!
Their city, like most in 2043, sees a lot of civil unrest due to the poor economic situation. The Woodlands begin to struggle more when the main character’s younger sister, Mia, gets sick with an extremely rare genetic disorder, and they have a hard time paying medical bills even with most members working full-time jobs. This desperate situation leads the two oldest brothers, Jason and Eddie to take any job available to help their family. However, one of these simple jobs ends with the brothers getting arrested, changing their lives forever.
I would highly recommend this book to those who enjoyed the last book of the Hunger Games trilogy. Like Mockingjay, this book focuses heavily on the themes of justice. Some other themes in this book are friendship and resilience.
I would also recommend this book to people who enjoy adventurous urban sci-fi novels. While I enjoyed the Hunger Games, I typically avoid reading sci-fi as a genre. However, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and give it five out of five stars.
This is a fast-paced book that is full of action. I had a hard time putting it down and waiting for the next book to be released. On that note, I would like to warn everyone that this book ends with the words “To be continued…”! I would also like to warn parents who are thinking of buying this book for their kids that this novel contains minor and borderline swear words.
I strongly identified with the characters that Lionson can create. I love that we are shown multiple perspectives in the novel and while I think I am more like Eddie than Jason, I enjoyed most of the heroes of the book. I'm going to be honest, what first drew me to this book meant for young adults was the rendering of Spark, Eddie’s dog, on the cover alongside the brothers. While he plays a minor role in the book, I did enjoy the relationship between a man and his loyal companion.
While I came initially for Spark, the relationship between brothers and the overall communal struggle quickly drew me in. One of the main subgenres is interpersonal drama and I feel like the author did a good job creating realistic relationships. There are so many things that I loved about this book and I don't have anything I would have done differently as all choices seem to be intentional. It is professionally edited and I couldn't find any grammar or spelling errors! One of my favorite things about this book was the cinematic descriptions mixed in with action-packed fight scenes. This book is filled with twists and turns. I think it would be interesting to see translated to film.
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Woodland. Family Portrait
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