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Dec 15, 2014 Gertie rated it really liked it

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Short update note: This book has really stuck with me. I think that it is the kind of story it helps to have a little time to absorb. I suspect it will be underrated because it is unlike many stories and might in that sense make it difficult for some readers to get comfortable (and many may set it down early on without finishing it). I hope that folks give it a chance though - it is one of the more memorable books I read this year.

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This was a curious book. There is very little spoke Short update note: This book has really stuck with me. I think that it is the kind of story it helps to have a little time to absorb. I suspect it will be underrated because it is unlike many stories and might in that sense make it difficult for some readers to get comfortable (and many may set it down early on without finishing it). I hope that folks give it a chance though - it is one of the more memorable books I read this year.

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This was a curious book. There is very little spoken out loud through the greater part of the story. Atmospherically for a while it kept making me think of the segment of The Time Machine in the future, partially populated with simple, childlike beings who lived above ground. After reading a bit further, it becomes easier to see its own unique style without comparing it to anything else.

Frankly, I'm a bit surprised I liked this - typically I like lively dialog and an active mind, whereas this book has little dialog, and when it happens the characters really struggle with it. They also have to work at simple thinking, as they have grown accustomed to not needing to give much thought to anything. However, I liked the main character and found the story interesting - it is really something of a mystery that keeps you trying to puzzle out the answers. Some parts will be obvious to you but not all.

Our main character Samuel seems to be someone willing to accept a challenge, though unhappily thrust upon him, as if he has been placed upon a boat full of passengers and only he knows how to row. He wants to do the right thing, while a conscience seems to be something his fellows never find the need to consult anymore. He also seems to be a little bit of a romantic. I don't necessarily mean that in terms of wooing a mate, though there are some females in the story as well. (Everyone appears to be straight in this version of the world.) I mean romantic in the sense of his looking at the world with hope for more than just eat-sleep-screw, and looking at others people with a desire for a greater connection with them, a connection of hearts and minds, not just sharing space with one another.

At the end he is faced with an important decision - it's interesting to wonder how many of us would have made the same choice as he did.

Memorability factor: 9/10
Follow this author: Maybe - depends on the book, but it is worth a look. ...more

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