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Review by Muthonimacharia -- You, The People
[Following is a volunteer review of "You, The People" by Pablo Digenio.]
Have you said your last prayer? If not, you should. You, The People, is an array of short narratives by Pablo Digenio that consists of six stories focusing on six individuals and how they die. The author informs us about the evils happening in the world in a scary, exciting way that leaves you scared and excited at the same time. Evil is at its best in this book, and it is busy doing what it does best, cause havoc.
The author takes us through the lives of six individuals in how they live their lives on particular days that lead to their deaths. Alfred Ditezt is one of them; he is an eighty-seven-year-old war veteran who lives alone with his dog, Blondi, his best friend, after the demise of his wife over a decade ago. This particular day is supposed to be one of his best days so far, but everything changes as soon as his son arrives. His granddaughter, Angela, is bitten and killed by his dog, Alfred has to put the dog down, which causes him a lot of pain. That night a fire starts, and his son and daughter-in-law are burned alive in front of his eyes. This day turned out to be his worst day. What Alfred did not know is that he had died the previous night, and he was experiencing his first day in hell. Other exciting plots involve Gary Haits, a serial killer, who gets pleasure from killing women. Mike Notsew, a corrupt site foreman who meets his death unexpectedly and Rebecca Aseptue, the head of a corporate, vehicular-insurance company who meets karma.
This masterpiece is exemplary as the author uses different stylistic devices to bring out the best taste in each plot. These vices include sarcasm, imagery, irony, the use of metaphor, and onomatopoeia. The author uses sarcasm to describe how Mike Notsew became useful to the world by providing nutrients to the larvae. Imagery describes the body mutilation of Mike Notsew and the terrifying deaths of Gary Haits victims, which makes one feel like he/she is in the same room with Gary. The fact that Alfred Ditezt does not know that he is dead is ironic as he would not suffer as much if only he knew. This book brings out the theme of death and vengeance as every individual dies at the end of each plot, and it happens to be the way the world corrects its wrongs by eliminating the people causing it harm.
This book is professionally edited, as I did not find any grammatical errors. What I liked most about the book is how the author can generate fear in an exciting way that does not make me any less interested in finishing every story. The illustrated pictorials keep one guessing, in a good way. Each story was full of suspense as I could not wait to see what would happen at the end. I did not find anything that I disliked about the book. I did not find any instance of profanity.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars as I enjoyed reading it as it has no errors. I recommend this book to young adults and mature readers who will be able to enjoy it past the death scenes.
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You, The People
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Have you said your last prayer? If not, you should. You, The People, is an array of short narratives by Pablo Digenio that consists of six stories focusing on six individuals and how they die. The author informs us about the evils happening in the world in a scary, exciting way that leaves you scared and excited at the same time. Evil is at its best in this book, and it is busy doing what it does best, cause havoc.
The author takes us through the lives of six individuals in how they live their lives on particular days that lead to their deaths. Alfred Ditezt is one of them; he is an eighty-seven-year-old war veteran who lives alone with his dog, Blondi, his best friend, after the demise of his wife over a decade ago. This particular day is supposed to be one of his best days so far, but everything changes as soon as his son arrives. His granddaughter, Angela, is bitten and killed by his dog, Alfred has to put the dog down, which causes him a lot of pain. That night a fire starts, and his son and daughter-in-law are burned alive in front of his eyes. This day turned out to be his worst day. What Alfred did not know is that he had died the previous night, and he was experiencing his first day in hell. Other exciting plots involve Gary Haits, a serial killer, who gets pleasure from killing women. Mike Notsew, a corrupt site foreman who meets his death unexpectedly and Rebecca Aseptue, the head of a corporate, vehicular-insurance company who meets karma.
This masterpiece is exemplary as the author uses different stylistic devices to bring out the best taste in each plot. These vices include sarcasm, imagery, irony, the use of metaphor, and onomatopoeia. The author uses sarcasm to describe how Mike Notsew became useful to the world by providing nutrients to the larvae. Imagery describes the body mutilation of Mike Notsew and the terrifying deaths of Gary Haits victims, which makes one feel like he/she is in the same room with Gary. The fact that Alfred Ditezt does not know that he is dead is ironic as he would not suffer as much if only he knew. This book brings out the theme of death and vengeance as every individual dies at the end of each plot, and it happens to be the way the world corrects its wrongs by eliminating the people causing it harm.
This book is professionally edited, as I did not find any grammatical errors. What I liked most about the book is how the author can generate fear in an exciting way that does not make me any less interested in finishing every story. The illustrated pictorials keep one guessing, in a good way. Each story was full of suspense as I could not wait to see what would happen at the end. I did not find anything that I disliked about the book. I did not find any instance of profanity.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars as I enjoyed reading it as it has no errors. I recommend this book to young adults and mature readers who will be able to enjoy it past the death scenes.
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You, The People
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
