2034 by Bruno Beaches
2034
by Bruno Beaches
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My Ratings 4.4/5
Synopsis
A futuristic, dystopian novel that charts the absolute division of modern society, as the majority of the population dutifully and readily accept the new medical-digital dictatorship in exchange for peace-of-mind and alleged safety. A hardcore, significant minority refuse to bow the knee to chemical tyranny and totalitarianism. As a result, the majority are medically protected from the untreated vulnerable minority by a geographical division of society, policed not by concrete walls and barbed wire, but by lethal drones. The majority are controlled and protected in their ultra-safe, utilitarian, futuristic, world, complete with artificial food, driverless electric taxis, permanent social distancing, and little need to work. The renegades in the excluded world are left to fend for themselves, to build new communities in the abandoned wild lands, living hand-to-mouth, without electricity or any mod-cons, but they are free.
The consequences for the two communities unfold through the story, piece by piece, are not what you would expect!
My Thoughts
I enjoyed the world this book created and the characters in it. The author loved detail, lots of it. Lots of information about the surroundings, lots of internal musings. Personally, I found the book amazing! Even now I am shaking with the adrenalin from the last chapter in the book. Bruno’s dysotopic world is frightening real. The emotional investment in the story and characters really speaks to a reader. Prepare to enter Bruno’s world, you won’t want to leave.
Strong characters, a vivid portrait of the lives of everybody in a repressive society, and nagging questions that can be applied to our world today make this book especially compelling and discussable. With a pulse-pounding tempo and unforeseen twists and turns, Bruno Beaches has opened the door on a fantastic new novel.
2034 “This story races forward, twisting in a new direction every few pages, its characters spinning my emotions from futuristic pain to frustration, anger to compassion. You’ll have no choice but to tear through this book!
Highly Recommended!
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