Brent Maxwell
It's a very depressing book, and a dark take on humanity and the future. I think it's good that it explores the dangers of authoritarianism, as we do need to beware, but it leaves very little plot development.
The story is set "in the future" but reads like a historical fiction, as it shows a time when society takes a step backwards. It's very dismissive of HOW we got into that mess, just that it happened, and that it's horrible. The protagonist is a slave that lives in constant fear, with every action needing to be weighed and with no agency whatsoever. It kind of means there's little room for character development, as she can't actually take any action.
The writing is beautiful though. Very American, in that the language is simple and the sentences short, but it's very poetic, and the book is worth a read for that alone.
It's a very depressing book, and a dark take on humanity and the future. I think it's good that it explores the dangers of authoritarianism, as we do need to beware, but it leaves very little plot development.
The story is set "in the future" but reads like a historical fiction, as it shows a time when society takes a step backwards. It's very dismissive of HOW we got into that mess, just that it happened, and that it's horrible. The protagonist is a slave that lives in constant fear, with every action needing to be weighed and with no agency whatsoever. It kind of means there's little room for character development, as she can't actually take any action.
The writing is beautiful though. Very American, in that the language is simple and the sentences short, but it's very poetic, and the book is worth a read for that alone.