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| The Bar Code Tattoo (Point Thriller) | 
 enlarge | Author: Suzanne Weyn
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 26704
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0439395623
UPC: 000439395623
EAN: 9780439395625
ASIN: 0439395623
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
 A total page turner September 25, 2004
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
I couldn't put this book down. Once I picked it up I was totally hooked. I couldn't believe the way I was drawn into the story of Kayla Reed and her fight to retain her human dignity and identity in the face of mass conformity. I think this book speaks to many things going on in our world today.
 Never Should Have Been Published March 15, 2005
4 out of 10 found this review helpful
Where to start? This book is so horrifically bad that it's difficult to describe my intense dislike of it in words. Here's a list of its problems:
1. The main character, Kaela or something, is a Mary Sue, meaning that she is *perfect* in every way. She has a tragic past. She's pretty, smart, ALWAYS gets the guy she wants, and, oh, she's actually a powerful psycic! Excuse me whilst I vomit.
2. The plot is rather obvious. Everyone who you think is evil is, in fact, evil. The "plot-twists" are there only to prove how perfect and invincible Kaela is.
3. There's no character development. All the characters are WAY under-developed, and most of them are really annoying.
4. There's a lot of information dumping. The book would be a lot creepier if we didn't know why people were getting these tattoos or who was behind them. And even if it was vital that we know all of this, the author could have been much more creative in the way she told us the backstory.
5. It's cliched; this is probably one of the worst "formula" books I've ever read. It's like the author bought a book on the most used, tired plotlines, characters, and sayings and wrote a book after that.
6. It lacks variety. Every other chapter ends with "Oh my god!" Kaela (said/whispered/screamed). This is almost always followed by a big letdown in the first sentence on the next page.
There you have it; six of the MANY things terribly wrong with this book. I implore you with all of my heart to NOT read it!
Worst book ever. May 9, 2005
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
This book is the most formulated cliche book i have ever read. It lacks everything that shoud be in a good book. The characters are boring and flat. It has the MOST predictable plot of any book i have ever read. Bad book.
The Bar Code Tattoo Emily Groteboer December 13, 2005
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book was based on life in th year 2025. A tattoo that is taking over the world and every one is getting it. It is a barcode that you scan and all of you information comes up on the computer. Kayla is against the barcode and is with a group of kids who refuse to get the tattoo. Kaylas Dad kills himself because of the tattoo and her mom tries to burn it off and ends up killing herself too, but everyone thinks kayla did it. She runs away to the mountais to find a group of people that can help her and on her way she finds a boy Mfumbe who was in the group against the barcode before, and Kayla and Mfumbe fall in love. They make it up to the mountains and live with a bunch of people who are learning to live without the barcode tattoo.
I would recomend this book for people who like suspence. It is a great book and it really makes you feel like your actually there. It also makes you realise what our world may be turning into with all of the high tech computers and devises that can give you instant result just like the bar code tattoo.
The Bar Code By Suzanne Weyn April 7, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This science fiction, breath taking thriller will capture your inner heart and make you wonder about the years that are to come. Seventeen year old Kayla Reed finds herself lost and confused about the new fad of how to carry all your personal information: the bar code. Only, what if you say know, by making that one choice Kayla faces serious consequences. Her whole high school starts turning against her, and terrible things happen to her family and friends. Nothing is left of the life she once had. Her only choice is to run for what she has left. Struggling for survival, danger follows her everywhere and can't seem to escape the horror of the bar code.
This was not one of the best books I have ever read, but it gave me a good visual picture in my head about what the future might be like. It was hard to relate to what they were talking about since it was in the future. It didn't really seem that believable at first but once the story and the plot got going you could relate a little bit easier. This would be a good story for someone who want to know what the future may be like someday.
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