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Albert Delp, an older herpetologist, shapes Karel Roeder's fascination with snakes and lizards; Leda, his enigmatic girlfriend, leads him ever deeper into proscribed areas of thought and speech.
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From Library Journal
Taking a fresh, horrifying look at man's inhumanity to man, the author of Flights (LJ 8/83) and Paper Doll ( LJ 11/15/86) has produced a winner. His new coming-of-age novel features Karel Roeder, a 15-year-old who is growing up in a totalitarian state in an unidentified time and place. Big Brother is truly watching Karel and his inscrutable girlfriend Leda, as they are influenced by the mounting terror of their dictatorial government, a terror that overwhelms their lives and brings about their ultimate loss of innocence. The reptile house is in the zoo where Karel works, an Eden-like haven which is destroyed in an unrelenting barrage of Sturm und Drang . Recommended for adult and young adult collections.
- Dean Willms, Fort Collins P.L., Col.
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From Publishers Weekly
Karel Roeder, an inconspicuous member of a contemporary police state, faces danger after government forces claim the zoo where he works, his father disappears and his love interest becomes intolerant of the repressive regime. "Gruesome scenes of physical torture add credibility to this nightmarish, politically charged novel in the tradition of George Orwell's 1984 ," said PW.
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- PublisherAvon Books
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0380714132
- ISBN 13 9780380714131
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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