The Bar Code Tattoo
Suzanne Weyn
2/5 Stars
A dystopian future where everybody is
pressured to conform to getting a bar code tattoo – a tattoo that
let's you access your money and identifiation all digitally within
the tattoo.
Growing up, my mother always told me
that the “Mark of the Beast” would be a barcode tattoo. She was
overly religious and explained that as soon as that happened, the end
times were near. Perhaps because of this upbringing, I found the book
VERY preachy. My upbringing also impacted the reading of the book in
the sense that it was far from an original story. Christian
superstition or mythology being put into dystopian young adult
fiction. For this reason, I'm also not a fan of The Lion, The Witch
and The Wardrobe (much to my husbands dismay).
I did, to some extent, enjoy the ideas
behind the story put into novel form. As a kid it was something I
thought about a lot – the end times and the story of Revelations in
the Bible. As an adult and an atheist – I sort of read it tongue in
cheek.
It's a quick read – which may be the
only reason I did end up finishing it. I'm not going to complain
about that too much, though – as I got the book for free with a
pile of other books someone was tossing away.
The book is plot driven rather than
character driven and flat at times.
The Bar Code Tattoo could be more
appealing to Christian young adults who are in youth group, currently
talking about similar ideas. Outside of that, if you want a quick
dystopian read – maybe give this one a try. Honestly, though – I
would just pass right on and find some decent dystopian fiction –
there's so much out there!
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