Review of Going Gone
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Review of Going Gone
[Following is a volunteer review of "Going Gone" by Abraham Lopez.]
A new perspective with every flipping chapter, 'Going Gone' has been a journey of intentions, actions and consequences. Through the words of twelve different narrators, the 'anthology' by Abraham Lopez has a very thick bloody thread holding and connecting each story. From the assassination of a Middle-Eastern, peace-loving Prime Minister to the death of humanity, the author has mocked our dystopian society. Though the story focusses more into the working of the United States of America, it is still relevant to any country that sorts the use of destructive power against any other. The amount of deaths that occur in every chapter will numb the readers to their core, leaving a question behind. The question of how human will we be when humanity is in crisis?
The link between every proceeding story is the strongest tool used by the author. One condition can have different impacts on different kinds of people, that's exactly what the author has tried to convey in this story. People in power have made 'war' sound like a child's play, whereas this anthology throws light on how bad the situations can get. The use of language is absolute bliss. I enjoyed reading every line, with so aptly placed words. I love how the author has let the linking story evolve through each story.
Though changing perspective gives a wider area of discovery in the story, it becomes annoying how one story ends and another begins with absolutely no introduction to the characters. One reads halfway through the chapter to only find out that the character has changed and we have a new protagonist. It takes time for the readers to place trust into the protagonist's point of view and imagine the story through their words. There is a lot of vulgar language used, especially in the ninth story. More than the number of deaths, the way characters die is quite disturbing.
I rate the book 3 out of 4. The story building is strong, writing tools used, like language, interlinking of stories, satire, and character development has actually robbed my heart. The abundance of apt words used is what kept my curiosity alive. Though the book has surpassed my threshold for best satires, I'd still yearn for the author to introduce the characters sooner in the story and more elaborately.
This book can be read by satire lovers. It has genres like mystery, crime-thriller, action and too much drama. It is futuristic dystopian reality, you'll blend in only if you like accepting harsh realities. I also suggest that children under 12 should probably not read this book as it has a lot of reality based fiction, the children might end up being suspicious about the systems around them.
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Going Gone
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A new perspective with every flipping chapter, 'Going Gone' has been a journey of intentions, actions and consequences. Through the words of twelve different narrators, the 'anthology' by Abraham Lopez has a very thick bloody thread holding and connecting each story. From the assassination of a Middle-Eastern, peace-loving Prime Minister to the death of humanity, the author has mocked our dystopian society. Though the story focusses more into the working of the United States of America, it is still relevant to any country that sorts the use of destructive power against any other. The amount of deaths that occur in every chapter will numb the readers to their core, leaving a question behind. The question of how human will we be when humanity is in crisis?
The link between every proceeding story is the strongest tool used by the author. One condition can have different impacts on different kinds of people, that's exactly what the author has tried to convey in this story. People in power have made 'war' sound like a child's play, whereas this anthology throws light on how bad the situations can get. The use of language is absolute bliss. I enjoyed reading every line, with so aptly placed words. I love how the author has let the linking story evolve through each story.
Though changing perspective gives a wider area of discovery in the story, it becomes annoying how one story ends and another begins with absolutely no introduction to the characters. One reads halfway through the chapter to only find out that the character has changed and we have a new protagonist. It takes time for the readers to place trust into the protagonist's point of view and imagine the story through their words. There is a lot of vulgar language used, especially in the ninth story. More than the number of deaths, the way characters die is quite disturbing.
I rate the book 3 out of 4. The story building is strong, writing tools used, like language, interlinking of stories, satire, and character development has actually robbed my heart. The abundance of apt words used is what kept my curiosity alive. Though the book has surpassed my threshold for best satires, I'd still yearn for the author to introduce the characters sooner in the story and more elaborately.
This book can be read by satire lovers. It has genres like mystery, crime-thriller, action and too much drama. It is futuristic dystopian reality, you'll blend in only if you like accepting harsh realities. I also suggest that children under 12 should probably not read this book as it has a lot of reality based fiction, the children might end up being suspicious about the systems around them.
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Going Gone
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
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