The doubt factory

484 pages

English language

Published Dec. 24, 2014

ISBN:
978-0-316-22075-0
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OCLC Number:
870336195

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"When a radical band of teen activists claim that Alix's powerful father covers up wrongdoing by corporations that knowingly allow innocent victims to die in order to make enormous profits from unsafe products, she must decide if she will blow the whistle on his misdeeds"--

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Review of 'The doubt factory' on 'Goodreads'

Another solid story from Paolo Bacigalupi, (great name, Bacigalupi, to say out loud). He took another issue on current political/sociological/economic reality that remains off the radar to most people, created a story of fiction interjected with truth and threw it out there for the general public to read. I like his style.

This novel had a couple twists I did not see coming and it is good to see an author with enough originality to fool me like that, (Dean Koontz also has the capacity to do this).

One area Mr. Bacigalupi seemed to struggle with is dialog among teenagers within this story. This is the only set-back to the book.

Review of 'The doubt factory' on 'LibraryThing'

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Excellent if at times didactic thriller about teens who are determined to reveal the misinformation campaign that has enabled companies to develop and sell products that have caused multiple fatalities. Alix first meets this crew when they grafitti-bomb her posh private school. Soon she realizes her beloved father (and all of the luxuries his salary provides) may be a professional liar. She has to choose between a father she loves and a mysterious and attractive leader of the rebel group of teens committed to exposing the truth. What I liked best about this book was the way it desribes the thrill of research when the outcome really matters.

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Subjects

  • Social Issues
  • Love & Romance
  • Social action
  • Corrupt practices
  • Fiction
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Parents
  • Whistle blowing
  • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
  • Law & Crime
  • Action & Adventure
  • Family
  • Juvenile fiction
  • General
  • Alternative Family
  • Corporations
  • JUVENILE FICTION