My rating is more a 2.5 but round up to 3 more for the writing than anything else. At about 3/4 of the way in it started to come together but it was like falling down a hill with everything happening so fast and I just wasn't satisfied with the end. It was a good premise and the writing was beautiful but I found my times just skimming because it took so long to get to a point. Where was the protein? The chapters were way too long taking over an hour to read each one and I didn't feel like any of the multitude of characters were really developed. Of course they were all vegetarians but the meals didn't seem nutritious or appetizing at all consisting of some steamed carrots or string beans. Another time he is forced to stay locked in a shed overnight with no light or heat because he was a couple of minutes late for dinner. There was child abuse like the time Lucien was severely punished for painting a birdhouse black because it was a negative color. Eventually he and his mother move to the compound and stay in a dormitory but he still sneaks away to see Gabrielle. He has access to a town and library for a while and makes a friend in Gabrielle. Basically it is a cult who feels the world is a threat. Lucien is raised by a single mother and he goes to school at the House of Earth.
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