![]() ![]() But sadly you can imagine this happening now. ![]() So many dystopias are set in a distant future that feels a long way away, like something that wouldn’t happen for a while. ![]() I think it being near future makes it more terrifying. Rather than being set in a far-flung ultra-futuristic setting, Internment is set in a near future that unfortunately you can really believe could actually happen. Although I felt it could have been better, this book was also incredibly shocking, as well as moving and heartbreaking. ![]() This book imagines what could happen if the situation in America escalated, and shows how quickly things can change. Negative attitudes towards Muslims have sadly become more prominent lately, which is completely unfair. The idea drew me in right away because of its relevance. Having seen the description for this book, I just had to buy it. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camp’s Director and his guards. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. ![]()
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