The Traveller

This is one of those books that I hated by the first sentence. Maybe it would have helped if there were no foreword by the author, explaining the book.

He is a surveillance paranoid, which is a disease I don't share. It ranks close to flat earthers and conspiracy theorists for me. It is fine to worry about being monitored all the times, but there is a clear distinction of when that becomes irrational.

That flaw in logic shapes the persons view of the world. And it is a very distorted perspective. In every paragraph it is made clear how much of himself the characters reflect. It is too much. There is no nuance, everyone is out to get you, all the people who don't see that are sheeps.

But that is not the reason I stopped reading. In the 25 minutes I listened, besides the paranoia, there were only talk about weapons, and how important it is for the main character to be armed and ready to kill all the time. This gives a strong hint of a action heavy book, which is never a good thing for me.

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