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		voldacar on July 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Forgotten Best Sellers Don't take my word for it - read it yourself. It's trashy YA kitsch. Contrast with catcher in the rye or LotR afterwards

WalterBright on July 24, 2020 [–]

It also has a completely predictable plot and many deux ex machinas to get our heroine out of a hopeless jam. Its plot is similar to Stephen King's "The Long Walk" which is a far better (and grimmer) book.

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