Official Review: The Transformation: GTE 45
Posted: 26 Apr 2016, 15:00
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Transformation: GTE 45" by Faren Siminoff.]
3 out of 4 stars
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In the near future, political parties as we know them, collapse during a heated presidential election year. Sound a little too close to current events? What if one party disappears and a new one takes its place, leading the country in a totally different direction? The Transformation: GTE 45 by Faren Siminoff is a fictional, futuristic novel. The story is set approximately 45 years in the future. It shows an eerie glimpse of a transformed country through the eyes of three main characters.
After a violent upheaval, the "Great Transformation" has turned the United States of America into the Corporate States of America (C.S.A.) The population is separated into different classifications based on objective, measurable criteria. Paul Gaugin, classified as a Wage Earner, works as a 3D graphic designer, but feels he should be a real artist. Life throws him a few curve balls and he receives a new job position. There he meets Layla Saenz, a Professional. She had been raised in the Projects as a "Taker" but "tested out" to become a history professor. Paul and Layla begin a confusing relationship. It becomes even more entangling when Layla becomes involved with Reverend Isaac Freemon. He is the powerful head of the Church of the Revealed Saints, which has become the C.S.A.'s official religion. These three individuals are on a collision path as they learn the secret history of how the U.S.A. really became the C.S.A.
The story is set in the future, so there are many unique aspects to the setting and characters. Many areas show the author's creativity. The author's writing style is detailed and descriptive. Much of the first half of the book is based on developing Paul's character and explaining to the reader the many new terms and details of the way of life in the C.S.A. I became a little confused by terminology and had to go back to previous chapters to determine the meaning of words. The author jumped around a lot from characters and events in the first half. I did enjoy the author's view on the "unofficial" history of the U.S.A., compared to the "approved" version by the new government.
The three main characters are very diverse. The country is seen in a different way from each one's point of view, based on their classification in the C.S.A. The second half of the book becomes more fast-paced as important events begin to unfold. Things seemed to flow and come together at this point.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. Anyone following our country's presidential primaries would enjoy this novel. You won't be able to stop thinking about where our country could possibly be headed in the near future.
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3 out of 4 stars
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In the near future, political parties as we know them, collapse during a heated presidential election year. Sound a little too close to current events? What if one party disappears and a new one takes its place, leading the country in a totally different direction? The Transformation: GTE 45 by Faren Siminoff is a fictional, futuristic novel. The story is set approximately 45 years in the future. It shows an eerie glimpse of a transformed country through the eyes of three main characters.
After a violent upheaval, the "Great Transformation" has turned the United States of America into the Corporate States of America (C.S.A.) The population is separated into different classifications based on objective, measurable criteria. Paul Gaugin, classified as a Wage Earner, works as a 3D graphic designer, but feels he should be a real artist. Life throws him a few curve balls and he receives a new job position. There he meets Layla Saenz, a Professional. She had been raised in the Projects as a "Taker" but "tested out" to become a history professor. Paul and Layla begin a confusing relationship. It becomes even more entangling when Layla becomes involved with Reverend Isaac Freemon. He is the powerful head of the Church of the Revealed Saints, which has become the C.S.A.'s official religion. These three individuals are on a collision path as they learn the secret history of how the U.S.A. really became the C.S.A.
The story is set in the future, so there are many unique aspects to the setting and characters. Many areas show the author's creativity. The author's writing style is detailed and descriptive. Much of the first half of the book is based on developing Paul's character and explaining to the reader the many new terms and details of the way of life in the C.S.A. I became a little confused by terminology and had to go back to previous chapters to determine the meaning of words. The author jumped around a lot from characters and events in the first half. I did enjoy the author's view on the "unofficial" history of the U.S.A., compared to the "approved" version by the new government.
The three main characters are very diverse. The country is seen in a different way from each one's point of view, based on their classification in the C.S.A. The second half of the book becomes more fast-paced as important events begin to unfold. Things seemed to flow and come together at this point.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. Anyone following our country's presidential primaries would enjoy this novel. You won't be able to stop thinking about where our country could possibly be headed in the near future.
******
The Transformation: GTE 45
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Good job on the review.
