Definitely a book that gets you thinking! The author created a world where corporations took charge of both humanity and nature.  Those “lucky” enough to work for the corporations had everything required to survive supplied to them whereas the “undesirables” are left to fend for themselves.  Elements of the clockwork orange and a definite big brother society.  
It is easy to see that if we are not careful the human race could succumb to this fate.  Great book, I’d highly recommend to others and an author to look out for.

This book was a lot of fun!  A new look at a dystopian future: a corporation-run world where every decision leads to either (a) a better future within the company, (b) a "chance" at re-education, or (c) a life of struggle outside the system.  Enter into the story Eadie, a young woman whose rebellion against the system has been foretold by "Prophet".  An enjoyable page-turner that takes a corporation-run world to a new level.

This book is of a dark and disturbing dystopia; a world so depleted of resources and ruined by pollution that one's only hope for survival in any semblance of comfort is in submitting to one of the  corporations that control everything.  People who are willing to give of themselves to a corporation, not just work for a company, are afforded all of the necessities of life: food, medical care, comfortable places to live away from the crime and filth of those not so protected, but at what cost?  Those who are found not to be as productive and subservient as expected are either reprogrammed or ousted from the protected environment into the Zone, where everyone is scrounging for the mere necessities of existence, where lawlessness and poverty reign.

That is the setting, but the story is about Eadie, a nineteen-year-old waitress at a Zone diner who gets pushed and pulled by fate.  People she meets that seem to come from nowhere with many different backgrounds influence her, along with the preachings of the Prophet who goads her into fighting back for her own life and those around her as their General.  

I found this book to be a difficult read, but well worth the effort.  I caution you to read slowly and drink in all hints.  There is little fluff here.  Everything is important and Diehl brings it all masterfully together by the end.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I see our society going in the direction of this disturbing look at our probable future.  I certainly hope that enough people will see what Diehl is trying desperately to show us in time to make a difference in our futures.

I received a free e-copy of #TheBookOfEadie from #NetGalley for an honest review.

This was beyond excellent! The only negative is (what will feel like) waiting until I can get ahold of the next book!! Thank you Netgalley