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Apr 09, 2019ryner rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
As we're introduced to Victor, we get the sense that he's some kind of detective or investigator on a mission. In his hotel room he receives a digital file containing information about his new case and a nightly phone call from his boss at precisely 9:50pm. Though we aren't yet privy to the nature of his work, the reader gradually gleans sufficient snippets and clues that make it clear that he's living in an alternate reality in which the Civil War was never fought, and in which slavery is still legal, though regulated, in four southern states. Though the United States depicted in this dystopian novel is horrifying on the one hand, on the other it sadly didn't seem excessively far-fetched. In any case, it was absolutely a riveting page-turner for me, and would make for an interesting book club discussion.