![]() ![]() Around Luka’s sixteenth birthday, the prisoners are separated into two groups and an unscheduled Delay is offered to everyone. However, every six months, they can participate in a Delay, a stay of execution granted to them by being subjected to scientific and medical experiments that the wealthy can then benefit from. They do not see any of the other prisoners, and they are confined to their cells for the most part. ![]() This prison is called The Loop, and its prisoners are subjected to some pretty horrible stuff. The Loop follows Luka Kane, a teenager who has been in prison for over two years. The Loop by Ben Oliver feels like a standard action-oriented science-fiction dystopia that does not challenge the reader and barely scratches the surface of its own world. Upon my realization that this dark horse was YA, I knew I was going to have reservations but I still tried to go into it with an open mind. ![]() This is all to say that you should take this review with a grain of salt. Granted, I just said I have not read a lot of YA, so I’m generalizing it with my most memorable experiences. It has just never resonated with me, and continues to be low on my literary priorities list. I didn’t read a lot of it growing up, and as I get older I have an even harder time considering it. ![]()
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