Review: The Wall

The Wall by Brian Penn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

In the not-so-distant future, the United States is in the middle of another civil war.  Technology has now made it possible to give people a second life and there is a wall that separates the rich from the poor.  Asher is a smuggler who wants to find a way out.  His chance has come; he must pretend to be a Zion soldier and beat an undefeated gladiator.  Will Asher become united with his love?  What lies will be uncovered?

The Wall is listed as a stand-alone dystopian novel in Goodreads, but the author’s note at the end tells readers it will be a trilogy.  This short book is action-packed and full of twists and turns.  I can’t say it is on par with some of the other great dystopian novels released recently, but for a freshman novel, it was good.  A firm choice if you just want a quick escape read.

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