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| Original Title: | The Bar Code Tattoo (Point Thriller) |
| ISBN: | 0439395623 (ISBN13: 9780439395625) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Bar Code #1 |
Suzanne Weyn
Paperback | Pages: 252 pages Rating: 3.55 | 16145 Users | 1437 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Bar Code Tattoo (Bar Code #1) |
| Author | : | Suzanne Weyn |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 252 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2004 by Scholastic Paperbacks |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Fiction. Fantasy. Romance. Teen |
Narrative Concering Books The Bar Code Tattoo (Bar Code #1)
Individuality vs. ConformityIdentity vs. Access
Freedom vs. Control
The bar code tattoo. Everybody's getting it. It will make your life easier, they say. It will hook you in. It will become your identity.
But what if you say no? What if you don't want to become a code? For Kayla, this one choice changes everything. She becomes an outcast in her high school. Dangerous things happen to her family. There's no option but to run...for her life.
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Ratings: 3.55 From 16145 Users | 1437 ReviewsAssessment Containing Books The Bar Code Tattoo (Bar Code #1)
Not good in content, style, or dialogue. This was a good concept that fell disappointingly flat. It seemed really current in it's idea. With the current scandals of government wiretapping the media and IRS intimidation of political groups, along with the current debate over Common Core and the implementation of Obamacare, I expected this story to feel more realistic and fresh. Unfortunately this book was written 10 years ago, and it shows. It is painfully outdated.The writing was very choppy. ItReview courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales.Quick & Dirty: A girl refuses to follow the crowd and ends up joining a rebellion.Opening Sentence: Outside, rain drummed against the window.The Review:Everyone is getting the Bar Code Tattoo. No one over 17 doesnt have it. Except Kayla. The United States, like many other countries, is controlled by Global1, the company that created the Tattoo. As the tattoo controls more and more of their identity, Kayla joins a small rebel group at her school, dedicated
To me, this novel was anything but original. Hey, what would happen if the government forced us to all get tattoos that recorded all the information about us on our own skins? See what I mean? This type of novel has been done tons before. Kayla lives in a world where all seventeen-year-olds have to receive a bar code tattoo on their wrists. Of course, the huge conglomerate that owns everything in America (including the government) has included genetic information on the tattoo. Some people
A next-century-future novel, where a bar code tattoo is being pushed for every member of society. Why resist when it makes every financial transaction and instance in which ID is required easier? Except some lives are being ruined once people get their tattoo.
Cute. What an adorable attempt at a dystopian novel. That's hours of my life that I'll never get back.
The Bar Code Tattoo is about something that is possible, which is a very scary thing to think about. I was in a reading slump when I started reading this book and it brought me right out of it. I was pulled in from the first page. I just had to know what was happening and how it was going to turn out.There were some things about it that I had problems with. Mainly characters just showing up randomly. Other than that, I really enjoyed this book and will eventually pick up book two.
I'm only about 70 pages in and it seems to be a book for YA/Ad Lit readers/teachers if they are looking for utopia/dystopia readings. Essentially, the future (about 2020/2025) has each person tatooed with a bar code. Some believe, "if you're not doing anything wrong, why worry about it?" where others realize the danger of information that could be created and passed on within that bar-code. An interesting read in the age of the Patriot Act and for readers who are (or will one day be) familiar
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