zumbador reviewed The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
The story takes place in the country of Opium, a strip of land between Mexico …
Review of 'The House of the Scorpion' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A powerful book with an important message, but very, very grim at times!
It deals with a time in the near future where human cloning is possible, and it is possible to control humans with a chip implant in their brains, to create a new kind of slave. Difficult issues dealt with through the eyes of a young child in central America.