The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

The House of the Scorpion

Matteo Alacran #1

Nancy Farmer

432 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

Matt Alacrán wasn’t born. He was harvested.His DNA came from El Patrón, the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt—except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself...

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Community Reviews

4.0
based on 9,426 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 71%

dark: 69%

tense: 49%

mysterious: 45%

emotional: 44%

sad: 25%

challenging: 24%

reflective: 22%

hopeful: 16%

inspiring: 9%

funny: 5%

informative: 1%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

22% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
22% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

22% of readers chose Plot
51% of readers chose A mix
26% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

78% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

53% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

73% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

56% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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