Review of The Party Line
Posted: 31 Dec 2021, 08:41
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Party Line" by Dennis D. Gagnon.]
The party line is an autobiographical science fiction, by Dennis D. Gagnon. It tells the story of a young philosopher and his journey into the occult, in his search for the meaning of existence, reality, and consciousness. He tells the story of his childhood friend, D. Their adventures, philosophical debates, how they shaped his life, and the perspective with which he saw the world. In a bid to communicate with aliens, through extrasensory means, he stumbles upon a mysterious realm he called, the aether. Fascinated by the realm, he carelessly uses his friend, D, for experiments that result in the loss of D's life, and an evil monster hot on his trails. To defeat the monster, he will need to learn more about the aetherial realm and its inhabitants, but even that proves to be a problem, as every answer leads to more questions. Together with D's ghost, and Percy, a strong and mysterious woman who dated D while he was alive, he'll have to figure out a way around this problem, while simultaneously protecting those he cares about, and discerning the meaning of life and consciousness.
I loved reading this book, it held my attention from start to finish. The author does a great job of conceptualizing abstract objects and entities. His ability to constantly explain scientific and philosophical concepts like, Einstein's theory of relativity, the concept of wave-particle duality, and the birthday cake fallacy, in three or more sentences, shows the amount of research that went into writing this book. The pacing of the story was superb and every character had a role to play. It was a thought-provoking book, as it compels the reader to think alongside the character's monologues and discussions.
The only problem I found with the book was the use of difficult words, whose meaning may not be familiar to the average reader. Several times, I had to pause and check the meaning of certain words like, trite and aphorism. While such pauses do help to increase one's vocabulary, too many of them disrupt the smooth reading of the book.
While reading, I noticed the novel was professionally edited as I found no mistakes, grammatical or otherwise, within it. It was fulfilling to read, and captivating till the end therefore I rate it four out of four stars.
This book does not discriminate against any religion, race, or age despite instances of mild violence. I recommend it to lovers of philosophy, science, or science fiction.
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The Party Line
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The party line is an autobiographical science fiction, by Dennis D. Gagnon. It tells the story of a young philosopher and his journey into the occult, in his search for the meaning of existence, reality, and consciousness. He tells the story of his childhood friend, D. Their adventures, philosophical debates, how they shaped his life, and the perspective with which he saw the world. In a bid to communicate with aliens, through extrasensory means, he stumbles upon a mysterious realm he called, the aether. Fascinated by the realm, he carelessly uses his friend, D, for experiments that result in the loss of D's life, and an evil monster hot on his trails. To defeat the monster, he will need to learn more about the aetherial realm and its inhabitants, but even that proves to be a problem, as every answer leads to more questions. Together with D's ghost, and Percy, a strong and mysterious woman who dated D while he was alive, he'll have to figure out a way around this problem, while simultaneously protecting those he cares about, and discerning the meaning of life and consciousness.
I loved reading this book, it held my attention from start to finish. The author does a great job of conceptualizing abstract objects and entities. His ability to constantly explain scientific and philosophical concepts like, Einstein's theory of relativity, the concept of wave-particle duality, and the birthday cake fallacy, in three or more sentences, shows the amount of research that went into writing this book. The pacing of the story was superb and every character had a role to play. It was a thought-provoking book, as it compels the reader to think alongside the character's monologues and discussions.
The only problem I found with the book was the use of difficult words, whose meaning may not be familiar to the average reader. Several times, I had to pause and check the meaning of certain words like, trite and aphorism. While such pauses do help to increase one's vocabulary, too many of them disrupt the smooth reading of the book.
While reading, I noticed the novel was professionally edited as I found no mistakes, grammatical or otherwise, within it. It was fulfilling to read, and captivating till the end therefore I rate it four out of four stars.
This book does not discriminate against any religion, race, or age despite instances of mild violence. I recommend it to lovers of philosophy, science, or science fiction.
******
The Party Line
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon