Take the importance about what kind of dystopia exists, take the suspense and danger out of apocalyptic zombie-like menaces - this story focuses on grTake the importance about what kind of dystopia exists, take the suspense and danger out of apocalyptic zombie-like menaces - this story focuses on group dynamics, culture, and individuality in a time just after the decimation of most the world’s population and before the complete breakdown of most civilized systems. I gave it a four because it lacked depth in many of the not-so-end-of-world topics the author chose to explore. Themes of family, diversity, and work didn’t really require the dystopian setting so much as the group-think cultish theme. But nothing depicted really did more than scratched the surface. ...more
The story and world of this book was phenomenal! I would have overlooked the many errors just for that alone, if there weren't so many. I'm shocked thThe story and world of this book was phenomenal! I would have overlooked the many errors just for that alone, if there weren't so many. I'm shocked that a subsidiary of a major publishing company would put this book out in this condition. I read only about 30 pages and can't even begin to count the number of grammatical errors and duplicate words I encountered. Did no one edit this book before publishing? I expect this kind of thing from self-published ebooks (although I don't finish them either, rediculous) but from a book I checked out at the library? Unbelievable. If I sound disappointed, it's because I long for a great sci-fi underwater and found this as something that might satiate. Instead I found too many errors along with the tiring use of sci-fi-ease with all the apostrophe names and multiple characters continually introduced without development . . . and had to give it up. The only reason it gets two instead of one is for the story concept....more
I typically love sci-fi, but I could barely get to the middle of this book and finally pitched it. Much too fragmented, gross descriptors with seemingI typically love sci-fi, but I could barely get to the middle of this book and finally pitched it. Much too fragmented, gross descriptors with seemingly no purpose but to appeal to adolescent boys, and all-in-all not well put together. Had some good ideas but needed better organization and creativity to nail it. This one if far from a Burroughs or Heinlen....more
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