Member Reviews
Being Welsh, i wanted to love this but unfortunatly it fell flat for me.
It was half a strange/weird thriller, half a dystopian locked room revenge plot - it was... a lot, and yet still managed to not be very concise.
The whole plot was a tad foggy and the world building was difficult to follow from one scene to the other.
I think i would have prefered it if it was a thriller or dystopian, not both.
Dystopian literary thriller with a YA leaning. Good book club choice.
Ana and Nan are identical twins of a famous author whose work has been very influential in determining government policy. After being hounded by a critic, their mother very publicly commits suicide.
In this dystopian future, paper and physical books are now banned to prevent the spread of disease. Access to these books is very restricted and history is reshaped as certain books disappear from all records.
Various layers unfold as we learn more about the various characters and their backgrounds, as well as the machinations of government forces behind the scenes.
Interesting and thought-provoking with good narration (although there are a few technical glitches in the recording)