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The Gardener (Audio MP3 CD) (Unabridged)
The Gardener - Audio MP3 CD - Unabridged
Author: S. A. Bodeen, Luke Daniels (Narrator)
Mason has never known his father, but longs to. All he has of him is a DVD of a man whose face is never seen, reading a children's book. One day, on a whim, he plays the DVD for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. One of them, a beautiful girl, responds. — Mason learns she is part of a horrible experiment int...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781536625967
ISBN-10: 1536625965
Publication Date: 12/1/2016
Edition: Unabridged
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Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Book Type: MP3 CD
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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skywriter319 avatar reviewed The Gardener (Audio MP3 CD) (Unabridged) on + 784 more book reviews
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THE GARDENER is a high-quality sci-fi thriller that will appeal to both male and female readers.

Mason is a readily understandable and likable protagonist. Scarred from a young age, this hulking football player nevertheless has something akin to a hero complex: he will go to great lengths to help others out, and once he starts helping he won't stop until it's finished. The uniqueness of his character makes his subsequent adventures with the girl and TroDyn follow almost naturally. He's the perfect protagonist, with bits of both underdog and hunk in him.

The futuristic aspects of this novel are well-researched and presented in a reasonably comprehensible manner: the book isn't striving to educate us on biotechnology, but it also doesn't plop us into the middle of a woefully underdeveloped world. We can figure out everyone's motivations--with the exception of the story's true villain, who pops up rather suddenly and with little preparation.

THE GARDENER isn't perfect, with its caricaturesque villain and uneven pacing, but it is nevertheless a satisfying read that had me on the edge of my seat and flipping pages far into the night. I highly recommend this book if you're looking for a unisex "softcore" sci-fi thriller.
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GeniusJen avatar reviewed The Gardener (Audio MP3 CD) (Unabridged) on + 5322 more book reviews
Reviewed by Karin Librarian for TeensReadToo.com

Will there ever be a day when the world runs out of food? What if the entire planet was facing starvation? Should scientists be trying anything and everything to find a solution to this possible problem? Some think they should.

The reader will know, just by looking at the cover, what the major plot of the story involves and that, paired with the very clear foreshadowing in the beginning chapters, leaves no question. S.A. Bodeen again deals with controversial issues involving medical ethics like she did in THE COMPOUND.

Mason doesn't know his father. The closest Mason has come to seeing him is a video of his dad reading The Runaway Bunny, but even the video doesn't show his father's face - only his hands turning the pages of the book. The only visible, distinguishing mark is a blue butterfly tattoo on his father's arm.

Mason's uneventful life is transformed one night when he goes to confront his mother about the secrets she's been keeping. His mother works at a nursing home, so he is surprised to find she is taking care of four comatose teenagers. After his mother is called away for a meeting, Mason puts in the video of his father reading The Runaway Bunny. He is shocked when one of the teenagers starts talking - a beautiful girl about his age. She is scared to death and feels the need to escape, and Mason can't stand the thought of abandoning her.

The events that follow lead Mason and the girl into unknown territory. She doesn't remember much about where she came from or even her name. The only thing she knows is the intense fear she feels when she thinks about going back and seeing the Gardener, but when her health starts failing Mason has no choice but to take her back. What he discovers changes his life forever.

I was hoping THE GARDENER would be creepier than it was. It really had the potential to be...after all, the tag on the cover says, "This Greenhouse...Grows Humans." Come on, doesn't that sound creepy?

THE GARDENER is a fast-paced story, and even though I wanted it to be scarier, it was still fun to read.


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