footballfina 29,566 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Kylie and Kendall Jenner are co-authors (alongside two more co-ghost authors) of a new dystopian young-adult novel. It’s called Rebels: City of Indra, the Story of Lex and Livia. It's got two interwoven plotlines, an unexpected birth control plot twist, and clocks in at 342 pages. No pictures. Rebels takes place in the type of future where people talk like steampunk: a little old-timey, a little futuristic. You never know what you're going to get. It’s the sort of future where words and phrases are capitalized with willy-nilly indiscrimination. Pleasant Interaction. Reliance on Others to Affirm Our Femininity. Etiquette Tutor. Sunrise Retreat. Rendez-vous Drill Facile. The most pervasive tension in this futuristic world is that people are only allowed to have one offspring, or terrible fortunes will befall them. So, yes, the youngest sisters in the large Kardashian-Jenner progeny have written an only-child fantasy novel. Let's jump into the SparkNotes shall we? Kendall — self-described "worst reader" — would approve of this short cut. Context The Jenners' novel takes place in the dystopian YA future du jour: The technology is highly evolved, but everything is grimy. The book is split between the narratives of Lex and Livia: who respectively live in Rock Bottom and a private, floating dream island. They are both the YA heroine age du jour: . There is some shady government that tracks people through access chips and harvests their memories for the Archives, which are highly guarded. Aside from a mention of a High Council, there isn't much explanation about who these memory-gatherers are or why they could possibly want/use many lifetime's worth of memories. Plot Overview The plot is not entirely comprehensible. At one moment, I believe it veers unintentionally out of chronology, then pops back in, no questions asked. But does anyone read books for plots anymore? Setting The book focuses on the city of Indra, which is a "self-sustaining biosphere," put together from the remains of Earth. It's a city of the size of the East Coast, and it's like a Buckminster Fuller fever dream. "Whose mind dreamed her to life?" someone says. Indra is also female, one surmises. Indra is called the "city of impossible architecture," "a monument of impossible wonder," and "an unforgiving bitch." Characters Lex is a hard-scrabbled, bullheaded, tough-talking orphan. Livia is an indignant, bullheaded debutant orphan. They both have a small neon-green symbol on their eyes. Twinsies. Marius is a semi-ineffectual pseudo-intellectual who runs about citing manners to Livia. The Governess is Livia's beauty-obsessed debutante coach who gets her wrinkles removed yearly at the Rejuvenation Island Clinic. The two love interests are Kane, he of a “curling smile,†and Zaviar, he of “ice-cold eyes.†Other characters are named things like Arnaud Cosmos, Delphia, Cassina, Roscoe, and Jefferson. Key Themes Obsession With Acquired Beauty: The elites of Indra manipulate their looks in various ways, from the archaic (corset-cinchers) to the innovative (rosebud cheek infusions). It all seems to hurt: "The price of beauty is hidden behind torture machines." Global Warming: Since that Great Catastrophe that ravaged Earth, everything is fake or "synth." The elite groups are fooled into thinking their life is sustainable. "Your air may be clean, but the core is getting hotter. The Earth’s just dying from the inside now." The Arbitrary Nature of Beauty Ideals: Being short (like five two) is an "obvious misfortune," that would leave someone “utterly devastated.†Both Lex and Livia are very tall, so they fit into the standards of beauty, not that they could help it. Birth Control and Government-Ordered Family Planning: Every woman takes an EX2 pill, we learn, which is a form of birth control, especially to curb having multiple kids. This is a wholly unexpected theme. Paranoia About Data Tracking: The High Council files away all of everyone's experiences, and then presents only a handful of these memories back to each person. Misgivings About a Life Examined: Lex has a chip in her brain, unbeknownst to her, that keeps track of her every movement. When the chip is removed, she can finally be her "real" self. Is this about how constant media scrutiny strongholds ones personality? Perhaps. Fun Strato New Slang: • Core-low is an insult that refers to something rude or unseemly. Used in a sentence: "That’s about as core-low as you get." • Zingers are swords. It's a little Shakespearean! • Airess is an heiress who lives on a floating island. • Stratosphere or Strato: so awesome! Used in a sentence: “You were stratosphere," she says, “you made us all look good.†• Cloudcase means someone out of touch with the world. Used in a sentence: "This isn’t another uppity cloudcase." Here are the best sentences, in no particular order: Once flowers even had a scent, like perfume. The smell of human waste. We escape through flecks of my golden scream. A real man. Time works funny here. Essay questions Assign each person in the Kardashian family to a major or minor character. Include Kanye for extra credit! Compare and contrast Indra and Calabasas. Use core-low in a sentence once today. Divide the number of pages of this book (342) by the number of episodes of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Just some fun math, no reason to stick to literature. SOURCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ê¹€ì œë‹ˆ 98 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I don't get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang 5,318 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 this sounds like some fan fiction plot or something :/ hmm interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
versace 9,204 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 fuck that lets just focus on kendall looking hot af Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOONGI 6,021 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 So did the ghost writers really write the whole book themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akihabalove 590 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 The Governess is Livia's beauty-obsessed debutante coach who gets her wrinkles removed yearly at the Rejuvenation Island Clinic. I wonder which Kardashian-Jenner this is supposed to be.. It's Kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelliabloom 4,557 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 So did the ghost writers really write the whole book themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI 7,015 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Valley airheads writing science fiction books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezgiT 3,098 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 So did the ghost writers really write the whole book themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhaleWhisper 5,249 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 So did the ghost writers really write the whole book themselves? Probs, they're there because the publisher thought the book couldn't sell by itself most likely. This book sounds shitty. Plot is stereotypical and the writing from the snipits sounds shitty and slightly try hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzPower 3,385 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 They know how to write? But anyway, I just wanna know....is it good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOONGI 6,021 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Props their there because the publisher thought the book couldn't sell by itself. This book sounds shitty. If anything, they probably just threw out a couple ideas and the ghost writers actually wrote it. But yeah this book basically sounds like a rehash and mashup of a million other YA books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananabrows 2,169 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Indra is called the "city of impossible architecture," "a monument of impossible wonder," and "an unforgiving bitch." stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybear 462 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I DOUBT THEY EVEN READ THIS TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochichan 12,341 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I want to make jokes about their book but alot of YA novel sound like this and those are professional authors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imcoral 177 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I bet they write good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solange knowledge 1,555 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 movie coming 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainStormRaider 446 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO HUMANITY. YOUR COURAGE AND SACRIFICE WILL NOT SOON BE FORGOTTEN. YOU ARE STRATO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...... 3,962 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 it's not like they had any part of writing this....or creating this...let's be serious. they probably got to pick the names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiz109 1,532 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I hope the person who read didn't lose too many brain cells, but lets face it, they probably had no input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegra 491 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 1/5 on Amazon lul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thot 1,829 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 sounds stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...... 3,962 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 1/5 on Amazon lul tbf you know that 99% of those people didn't actually read the book. They simply saw the Kardashian name attached to it... and gave it 1 star... it must suck to have a last name that automatically makes people not take you seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiz109 1,532 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 tbf you know that 99% of those people didn't actually read the book. They simply saw the Kardashian name attached to it... and gave it 1 star... it must suck to have a last name that automatically makes people not take you seriously. I feel sorry for the ghost writer tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegra 491 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 tbf you know that 99% of those people didn't actually read the book. They simply saw the Kardashian name attached to it... and gave it 1 star... it must suck to have a last name that automatically makes people not take you seriously. http://www.amazon.com/Rebels-City-Indra-Story-Livia/product-reviews/1451694423/ref=cm_cr_pr_top_link_4?ie=UTF8&pageNumber=4&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=byRankDescending These people seem to have read the book. Even so, it's not exactly their work anyway... But hey, it's not like anyone expected some Pulitzer-worthy dystopian drama... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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