This book has some really strong plot action going on, but in this blog post I'm writing about the inner feelings of the main character, Matt. Matt is a clone of the lord of an opium farm. The farm usually makes clones with no brain for field work, but Matteo Alacran, the original Matt, wanted to make a copy of himself in his old years. Matt is just starting to learn what he is and dealing with the fact that he's different from people. And he's going through this at about 9 years old.
Matt is going through a lot of emotions. He's sad that he's not normal, mad that people hate him for being a fake human, and scared of what's going to happen to him as he gets older. Even though it's very in the moment and about what Matt is figuring out about the world while he's young, I think it's sort of a coming of age story. He's being exposed to a world he never knew all at once, a world full cruelty and love, and he is maturing in a way. This is a strong story and I like it a lot so far, even though I've just started reading it.
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