Unfortunately, each of the characters were unlikable at one point or another. Especially the Boreal Five, Rem and his friends. They were all popular, self centred, egotistical jerks. I understood they were grieving a friend, but they were also callous and cruel to others also suffering a loss. They thought they should exist in their grief alone, that no one else was allowed to feel the pain they did. While this was key to the plot, it also made it hard to care for any of them. The only character worth feeling anything for is actually the criminal, Franklin. Used, abused, and simply trying to be better. His story cuts deep and his connection to Rem is sadly beautiful. He has depth and really pulls together the novel and all the meaning behind how society tries to correct by over-correcting. All of the adults in this novel, excluding one impressive teacher, fail the teenagers. From misusing their children's trust in them to perform unbelievably cruel experiments, to being completely oblivious to their children and their children's pain. I was very disappointed in the parent's, the adults, the authorities in this novel. It did highlight how detached teenagers really are from society, running in their own little units, relying on each other and attacking each other. An interesting plot, a great villain, but the supporting cast was wanting.
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