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Eighteen-year-old Darcy lives on the island of America Pacifica--one of the last places on earth that is still habitable, after North America has succumbed to a second ice age. Education, food, and basic means of survival are the province of a chosen few, while the majority of the island residents must struggle to stay alive. The rich live in "Manhattanville" mansions made from the last pieces of wood and stone, while the poor cower in the shantytown slums of "Hell City" and "Little Los Angeles," places built out of heaped up trash that is slowly crumbling into the sea. The island is ruled by a mysterious dictator named Tyson, whose regime is plagued by charges of corruption and conspiracy.But to Darcy, America Pacifica is simply home--the only one she's ever known. In spite of their poverty she lives contentedly with her mother, who works as a pearl diver. It's only when her mother doesn't come home one night that Darcy begins to learn about her past as a former "Mainlander," and her mother's role in the flight from frozen California to America Pacifica. Darcy embarks on a quest to find her mother, navigating the dark underbelly of the island, learning along the way the disturbing truth of Pacifica's early history, the far-reaching influence of its egomaniacal leader, and the possible plot to murder some of the island's first inhabitants--including her mother.
Customer Reviews
The key to a dystopian novel, such as the classics "1984" and "A Brave New World" is to offer some sense that the envisioned society either could be or might have been. "America Pacifica" does just that. It provides a world view, set on an island paradoxically, which one can actually visualize existing. Without the correct amount of backstory, history, and intrigue, dystopian fiction cannot work. North provides all this.The political story that was weaved, along with the background and conceivable plot, interested me to the point where I could not put the book down. I read it in one night. This came however at the expense of character development, which most other commenters have noted, but the story was both not in the characters and was an essential part. We can all conceive of ourselves becoming a Tyson or Marie or Nathaniel, though we hope when the time comes we can be better. Though they are just general archetypes of characters, in politics and history that's almost exactly what people become.I will admit I am a fan of the innocent naive character becoming involved in things beyond their understanding, and yet having a pronounced effect on events. If that is also your cup of tea, read this book. And though it contains some warnings about environmental degradation, class conflict, and overall bad behavior, it is not overly preachy on these topics; they are there for the story. So don't let that stop you.
