Review of Terms of Service
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Review of Terms of Service
[Following is a volunteer review of "Terms of Service" by Craig W. Stanfill.]
Terms of Service is a dystopian novel that features a world overrun by artificially intelligent machines. These machines are so tied to their day-to-day lives that they can do absolutely nothing without them. Reliance and cooperation are everything in this new world. Terms of Service is written by Craig W. Stanfill.
The protagonist of the narrative is a character by the name of Kim. Kim feels like something important is missing from her life despite everything the governing body known as the Hierarchy has done to create the so-called ideal world. Because she considers herself a responsible citizen who is aware of how the laws controlling her society operate, she has made the decision to follow the norm and suppress any question that challenges the status quo. But her tidy existence starts to spiral out of control when she and her friend, Shan, ride past the city's legal boundary.
In the beginning, it was a bit challenging trying to come to terms with the complexity of the world projected. It took a while before I could get acquainted with the book. But once I did, I found it to be a very wonderful book. The imagination of the author shone through each page. The book reminds me of George Orwell's 1984. Both of them have a theme of veiled oppression. The central authority has devised a means to keep the general public obedient to the point that they have no will of their own.
The fact that this book is so futuristic is one of the things I liked best about it. Many of the characters' social interactions, including meeting up with friends and going on dates, are carried out in virtual reality. As great as I think this was for progress, I also think it had a negative impact on society. One illustration is how it does away with the requirement for in-person social gatherings. The characters' use of these technologies essentially transformed them into hermits, which is something I think happens on a smaller scale in modern society.
Craig W. Stanfill introduces readers to a society that runs like clockwork. Children are taken from their parents at a certain age and added to the unfeeling system that raises the child into whatever the society needs. This is a world where people are conditioned to be wholly dependent on the artificially intelligent machines that their world is so full of. I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. It was well-edited, and I found no spelling or grammatical errors. I found nothing I disliked about it. I would recommend it to lovers of dystopian novels like George Orwell's 1984.
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Terms of Service
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Terms of Service is a dystopian novel that features a world overrun by artificially intelligent machines. These machines are so tied to their day-to-day lives that they can do absolutely nothing without them. Reliance and cooperation are everything in this new world. Terms of Service is written by Craig W. Stanfill.
The protagonist of the narrative is a character by the name of Kim. Kim feels like something important is missing from her life despite everything the governing body known as the Hierarchy has done to create the so-called ideal world. Because she considers herself a responsible citizen who is aware of how the laws controlling her society operate, she has made the decision to follow the norm and suppress any question that challenges the status quo. But her tidy existence starts to spiral out of control when she and her friend, Shan, ride past the city's legal boundary.
In the beginning, it was a bit challenging trying to come to terms with the complexity of the world projected. It took a while before I could get acquainted with the book. But once I did, I found it to be a very wonderful book. The imagination of the author shone through each page. The book reminds me of George Orwell's 1984. Both of them have a theme of veiled oppression. The central authority has devised a means to keep the general public obedient to the point that they have no will of their own.
The fact that this book is so futuristic is one of the things I liked best about it. Many of the characters' social interactions, including meeting up with friends and going on dates, are carried out in virtual reality. As great as I think this was for progress, I also think it had a negative impact on society. One illustration is how it does away with the requirement for in-person social gatherings. The characters' use of these technologies essentially transformed them into hermits, which is something I think happens on a smaller scale in modern society.
Craig W. Stanfill introduces readers to a society that runs like clockwork. Children are taken from their parents at a certain age and added to the unfeeling system that raises the child into whatever the society needs. This is a world where people are conditioned to be wholly dependent on the artificially intelligent machines that their world is so full of. I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. It was well-edited, and I found no spelling or grammatical errors. I found nothing I disliked about it. I would recommend it to lovers of dystopian novels like George Orwell's 1984.
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Terms of Service
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