The Gardener by S. A. Bodeen is one of the new titles in the Glendale Library. This second novel by Bodeen (her debut was this year's Gateway nominee, The Compound) is a disturbing blend of science fiction and the real and current concerns over our global food supply.
Mason is the picture of strength and a bit of scariness with a facial scar marring his appearance since a childhood experience with the neighbor's dog. The physical scarification, though, is nothing compared to the emotional trauma of an absent father whose identity is a mystery and a mother whose battle against drinking is less than valiant. Enter Mason's hero complex: the need to rescue people in danger.
This aspect of Mason's character has earned him plenty of praise in his young life; but it is also the very thing that sets in motion a series of events that begin with kidnapping and end in a strange place called the Greenhouse.
Predictable? Yes. Engaging? Absolutely. Disturbing? Understandably. Definitely worth a read, S. A. Bodeen's The Gardener is a chilling and thought-provoking experiment in ethics and the meaning of life.
See an Animoto for The Gardener on the Read 2.0 page.
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