A fragment of skin that is placed in a petri dish,
germinated then placed in a cow to grow and finally be born as a child. This is
how Matt was conceived, Matt is the clone of the almighty leader of Opium; El
Patron. Opium lies between the United States and Aztlan it is a small strip of
land. Matt is born into a corrupt world where he is not wanted, clones are
viewed as beasts by all individuals, except for one, El Patron. Matt will find
out that although El Patron may seem to be his greatest ally he is also his
greatest enemy.
The House of the Scorpion, an interesting title that could
be interpreted in multiple ways; I for one thought that the book was about
insects at first! For me this book was, all right, I tend to read fast paced
novel that have a mystery to them. This book was almost in that category
because it was the mystery of what the purpose of Matt was that you were trying
to solve. This book was slow at many points and I skipped many pages because I
could not bear to keep reading them. This book also had its high points in it;
these were what kept me from rage quitting on the book in the end. Although
this book was not my favorite at some points, Nancy Farmer did a great job in
writing it, she used very emotional subjects to draw you into the story.
Overall this was a fairly good book with some great scenes
and some very interesting situations. I am giving this book a 7/10 because
although it was quite boring at times the overall plot, characters and setting
really shone through.
