![]() ![]() ![]() I enjoyed The Declaration, but I felt that the ending, in which a previously undisclosed loophole plays a major part, was a bit of a let-down. In The Declaration, a teenager named Surplus Anna lives peacefully, if unhappily, in Grange Hall, until a boy named Peter arrives and suggests the unthinkable - that she might actually have a right to be alive. Any children who are born are designated Surpluses, taken away from their parents, and raised in Surplus Halls (grim orphanages, where the children are taught a mix of useful skills and utter self-abasement). Before gaining access to the longevity drugs, each adult must sign a declaration stating that they will not have children. To avoid overpopulation, however, the Government has implemented The Declaration. It is set in a future world in which longevity drugs have made it possible for people to live, essentially, forever. I thought that The Declaration had a fascinating premise. Background: The Resistance is the sequel to Gemma Malley's dystopian young adult novel The Declaration ( my review). ![]()
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