“Suspenseful, original and very insightful. It discusses conflicts about free will and the insatiable desire for power and our constant need to be distracted in order to get by. His voice is very strong and it echoes through the reader's consciousness as he goes along with the plot. He calls people to action, to rethink if what's going on in their lives is actually what they want to happen; if their reality is actually of their own making, or if they're simply being fed canned thoughts and distracted by the "Big Brother's singing and dancing". The ending was nothing close the ideal, but it was still satisfying. I'd rather have that ending than "...and he lived happily ever after.".
Excerpt:
"These distraction-oholics. These focus-ophobics. Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted. He's making sure you're fully absorbed. He's making sure your imagination withers. Until it's as useful as your appendix. He's making sure your attention is always filled. And this being fed, it's worse than being watched. With the world always filling you, no one has to worry about what's in your mind. With everyone's imagination atrophied, no one will ever be a threat to the world."
"The best way to waste your life is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the details. report. Don't participate. Let Big Brother do the singing and dancing for you. Be a reporter. Be a good witness. A grateful member of the audience." p 216
"...maybe the only way to find freedom is by doing the things i dont want to.
...
I need to rebel against myself.
It's the opposite of following your bliss. I need to do what I most fear." p. 232”
fayeshka wrote this review Thursday, July 17 2008.
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