Review of The Party Line
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Review of The Party Line
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Party Line" by Dennis D. Gagnon.]
They say curiosity killed the cat. In Dennis D. Gagnon's book, Curiosity leads to the death of the narrator’s best friend. The narrator's best friend is named D. After being friends with D for years, they eventually start drifting apart. The narrator starts getting interested in extrasensory communication. He begins by meditating in an attempt to communicate with aliens. This move leads him to discover a plane of existence where all sentient beings communicate with each other constantly. These conversations are made up of several individual voices which belong to different beings. These conversations have lives and opinions of their own. The narrator doesn’t consider the dangers of opening up his awareness to the influence of other beings until his best friend accidentally starts roaming the alternate plane. The situation escalates when they run into malicious beings that are focused on stealing their wills. Although they meet a few friends along the way, the narrator still manages to get his best friend killed.
What I liked about this book was the fact that the book explores numerous themes. For example, Dennis D. Gagnon highlights the theme of grief when he shows the impact of D's death on his family. This theme also changes the dynamics of various relationships in the story. Many other themes are explored I.e., love, enlightenment, loss, pain, and suffering. I also liked the fact that all characters have depth. For example, the character named Percy embodies strength and determination. This makes the characters easy to relate to. All the characters in the book were complex and amazing. It was hard not to love them. I also loved the idea of adding twists and turns to the story. This made the story very enjoyable. Every adventure in the story felt like an adventure into a beautiful world of Sentient beings, ghosts, a goddess, and the devil.
There was nothing to dislike about the story. It was very enjoyable and grammatical errors were rare.
I would rate The Party Line 4 out of 4 stars because I loved every aspect of the book. The characterization was satisfactory, the plot was incredible, and the world-building was refreshing to read.
I would recommend this book to fans of sci-fi because it contains elements of sci-fi. The book would also be enjoyable to fans of fantasy and avid readers of fiction. I would also recommend this book to people who are interested in philosophy because it contains some very valuable insights. However, one does not have to have a background in philosophy to enjoy this book. This book is suited for general readers.
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The Party Line
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They say curiosity killed the cat. In Dennis D. Gagnon's book, Curiosity leads to the death of the narrator’s best friend. The narrator's best friend is named D. After being friends with D for years, they eventually start drifting apart. The narrator starts getting interested in extrasensory communication. He begins by meditating in an attempt to communicate with aliens. This move leads him to discover a plane of existence where all sentient beings communicate with each other constantly. These conversations are made up of several individual voices which belong to different beings. These conversations have lives and opinions of their own. The narrator doesn’t consider the dangers of opening up his awareness to the influence of other beings until his best friend accidentally starts roaming the alternate plane. The situation escalates when they run into malicious beings that are focused on stealing their wills. Although they meet a few friends along the way, the narrator still manages to get his best friend killed.
What I liked about this book was the fact that the book explores numerous themes. For example, Dennis D. Gagnon highlights the theme of grief when he shows the impact of D's death on his family. This theme also changes the dynamics of various relationships in the story. Many other themes are explored I.e., love, enlightenment, loss, pain, and suffering. I also liked the fact that all characters have depth. For example, the character named Percy embodies strength and determination. This makes the characters easy to relate to. All the characters in the book were complex and amazing. It was hard not to love them. I also loved the idea of adding twists and turns to the story. This made the story very enjoyable. Every adventure in the story felt like an adventure into a beautiful world of Sentient beings, ghosts, a goddess, and the devil.
There was nothing to dislike about the story. It was very enjoyable and grammatical errors were rare.
I would rate The Party Line 4 out of 4 stars because I loved every aspect of the book. The characterization was satisfactory, the plot was incredible, and the world-building was refreshing to read.
I would recommend this book to fans of sci-fi because it contains elements of sci-fi. The book would also be enjoyable to fans of fantasy and avid readers of fiction. I would also recommend this book to people who are interested in philosophy because it contains some very valuable insights. However, one does not have to have a background in philosophy to enjoy this book. This book is suited for general readers.
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The Party Line
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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