![]() ![]() Rapp's rapid-fire dialogue eerily evokes a society hurtling down a troubling road and raises haunting questions about sacrifices made in the name of safety, productivity, and progress. It's a world of absolutes, strikingly reflected in Cavallaro's jittery, angular illustrations, which largely forgo shading in favor of stark black-and-white scenes color is used only twice, powerfully heightening the emotions in each scene. Decelerate Blue Library Binding Decemby Adam Rapp (Author) 27 ratings Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Library Binding 26.99 1 New from 26.99 Paperback 6.45 33 Used from 2.49 12 New from 5.12 1 Collectible from 16. After Angela receives an illicit copy of a cult classic book, she discovers a literal underground movement striving to create a slower, more considered existence, and she finds unexpected (and tragic) romance with a fellow rebel, Gladys. ![]() Fifteen-year-old Angela feels innately uncomfortable in a world in which everyone says "Go" when they're finished speaking (as though hurling conversation back and forth), farm animals are branded with corporate logos, and cybernetic implants in citizens are just one aspect of a surveillance state. When Blues friends gather to celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa in their own special ways, Blue and Joe discover and share in the traditions of each holiday. ![]() In a futuristic riff on Romeo and Juliet, Rapp (The Children and the Wolves) and Cavallaro (Foiled) run with the idea that humanity is in the midst of a "great acceleration," imagining a not-so-distant America in which speed, brevity, and commerce are prized above all else. ![]()
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