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I think that this book definitely reminds of the fact that people are people, even though they might not be "Pure", or perfect, as many people aren't. Probably, of all the eight million people on the planet, most of them are definitely not pure. Most are probably poor and starving, living in desperate poverty while the rest of us enjoy the high life.

Pressia is one of the "wretches", as teh Pures call them. They are the part of everyone that were left outside of the Dome when the apocalypse struck, fusing everyone outside the protection of the Dome to things, animals or even other people. Juliana definitely makes it easy to imagine exactly what the wretches would look like. Pressia has a dolls head fused to her wrist, and her grandfather has a fan inside his throat. But she got off lightly, I think. Some people for example have been fused to the ground and have become Dusts, while others are now half human half animal abominations.

Partridge is one of the lucky ones, inside the Dome. They are called the Pures, as they are Pure and were not damaged by the apocalypse. Partridge is the son of the most important person in the Dome. But his father is not kind, or loving. And when he lets slip that Partridges mother might be alive instead of dead like he had always thought, he is quick to make up his mind about escaping from the Dome as soon as possible.

These two teenagers from completely different worlds meet and set off on a journey to find Partridges mother (who, it is found out later in the book, is Pressia's mother as well). They are joined by El Capitan who has had his little brother fused to him, so obviously wherever one goes, the other goes as well. They are also joined by Bradwell, a boy who has had birds fused to his back. Together they all go against forces greater than them, but they will never give up. Not for anything.

Pure is a really great book that tells us about the value of not judging someone immediately. Behind the awful scarred skin of the wretches may lie a trusting friend, or, in Partridges case, a long-lost sister.