Noughts and Crosses Synopsis: Callum is a Nought – an inferior white citizen in a society controlled by the black Crosses. Sephy is a Cross – and the daughter of one of the most powerful, ruthless men in the country. In their hostile, violent world, Noughts and Crosses simply don’t mix. But when Sephy and Callum’s childhood friendship grows into passionate love, they’re determined to find a way to be together.
Noughts and Crosses Review:
I absolutely adored this book when I was a teenager, and the reread as an adult didn’t disappoint. It was one of the first books I read that reduced me to tears and while it didn’t have quite the same effect the second time around (I’m assuming this is because I knew what was going to happen), it still generated all the feels.
All of these books are written from multiple points of view, and cover quite a lot of ground in terms of their time frame. Malorie Blackman doesn’t spend a long time intricately describing things so much as emotions, and this works really well. As a reader, we fill in the blanks and the true essence of the story doesn’t get lost in translation. I think everyone will be able to relate to this story in one way or another, and that’s what makes it so powerful.
While Noughts and Crosses is centered on segregation between two races, throughout history and still today, there are multiple forms of segregation, discrimination, and prejudice that parallels the themes of this book – the idea of star-crossed lovers from two sides of the divide who face an immense struggle in their efforts to be together. Malorie Blackman isn’t afraid to confront the controversial issues head-on and tackle them in an honest yet beautiful way. This book is guaranteed to make you think, really think, about society, social norms, and the kind of people we have in power. A fantastic read and the last few pages are guaranteed to make the biggest Ice Queen’s heartbreak.
Quotables
“That’s why I started crying. That’s why I couldn’t stop. For all the things we might have had and all the things we were never going to have.”
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