The Doubt Factory
by Paolo Bacigalupi
Alix, the daughter of a wealthy PR businessman, learns that everything about her life and her father is a lie. When a young man stalks Alix, she is pulled into the truth--the truth that the medical companies her father is trying to protect are the same companies using unsafe drugs on the public, killing them. Moses, Alix's stalker, captures her and brings her to his hideout where she meets his friends in arms.
When a public outing by the group fails, all the teens run into hiding, but Alix has been shown a crumb of truth, and her curiosity will get the best of her. Poring over notes and her father's secret documents, Alix begins to realize the stories Moses told her may just be the absolute truth.
This is an incredible realistic fiction novel--one that could, scarily, happen right now. There ARE medical companies that try to cover their butts. I'm not saying they are killing people, but there is a possibility of a Doubt Factory--get into the conspiracy theory!
Alix is a mildly annoying character that goes back and forth, but I suppose being a spoiled brat means that her character is exactly as she should be--just irritating! There is a bit of Stockholm Syndrome, though I'm sure that is not what the author intended...or is it?! Bacigalupi is SO good at opening your mind and making you really think about things--maybe there IS a conspiracy...maybe there IS Stockholm Syndrome, but with all of these things, he leaves it to the imagination of the reader. I would highly suggest this book to all teens!
When a public outing by the group fails, all the teens run into hiding, but Alix has been shown a crumb of truth, and her curiosity will get the best of her. Poring over notes and her father's secret documents, Alix begins to realize the stories Moses told her may just be the absolute truth.
This is an incredible realistic fiction novel--one that could, scarily, happen right now. There ARE medical companies that try to cover their butts. I'm not saying they are killing people, but there is a possibility of a Doubt Factory--get into the conspiracy theory!
Alix is a mildly annoying character that goes back and forth, but I suppose being a spoiled brat means that her character is exactly as she should be--just irritating! There is a bit of Stockholm Syndrome, though I'm sure that is not what the author intended...or is it?! Bacigalupi is SO good at opening your mind and making you really think about things--maybe there IS a conspiracy...maybe there IS Stockholm Syndrome, but with all of these things, he leaves it to the imagination of the reader. I would highly suggest this book to all teens!
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