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Whoa disturbing! This is the offspring of dystopia ancestor 1984 (nod in the title), with Handsmaid Tale, A Clockwork Orange, Mad Max, Children of Men and a consumer world gone berserk, filling in the rest of this story‘s genealogy. Not for everyone- it jumps around a lot and the “poetic” aspect with nary a complete sentence, can jangle the nerves. North creates a mood with that style however which made this an enjoyable if chilling read for me.

I had to DNF this one under 100 pages. Great concept but I cannot get on with the writing style - repetitions, sentences left unfinished. Sorry, can't do it.

Theo finally reacted to the fundamental immortality of his entirely corporate-driven world. Yet, he only did so when things became personal. This is my 2nd Claire North Sci-Fi novel. She‘s 2-for-2 in my book 😊

So this was an odd one and I'm still not sure how I feel about it. I was quickly absorbed in the story and really wanted to know what happened but I struggled with the stream-of-consciousness writing style which kept slipping between timelines with no warning. Overall, then, a so-so three stars.

This is dystopia at it's best. So believable it's utterly depressing at times. It's also deeply British and made me homesick despite the horror of it all.

Halfway through, more nuanced than I expected. Occasionally a bit pretentious, but, ultimately, telling a great story.

In an all too possible dystopian future a man— Theo— tries to disrupt a system where all human life is only a number. This was pretty good but not great. The book switches timelines constantly but eventually they do meet up.

Caring isn‘t the same thing as doing something, and doing something is hard

New book.... Looking forward to this one #currentlyreading

There‘s lots done well here, but it both worked too well (channelling my current anxieties about the world) and didn‘t work at all (didn‘t make me care) so this turned into a slog- especially as the literary timeslip / elliptical / vaguebooking soon got on my nerves. The message is timely tho.

Am ded

It feels like some kind of post Brexit hell

Quick lunch break for amazing buffalo chicken tacos. I'm obsessed with these. And there just happens to be a barnes and noble behind that tree. Maybe just a quick browse...

After moving to Auckland a month ago, I finally got round to joining the library!

Started Claire North's latest over the weekend - bit creepy so far

Lovely day hanging around, relaxing and reading with this one

Saw the 2019 PKD Award noms are out.

I picked up this giant squid on a whim while ordering some books and I guess it's my reading buddy now.

Theo is the main character in this dystopian novel by Claire North. He works in the Criminal Audit Office and he assesses crimes and makes sure the debt to society is paid.

This is a world where you can get away with crime if you can pay for it and it‘s chilling.

Terrifying read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was really looking forward to this but just couldn't get into it. I tried quite a few times over the past 3 weeks but now it's due back at the library and I'm not too fussed about returning it unread. I might add it to my hold list again in a couple of months.

Went in to this not knowing anything about it, and without reading the blurb. Have enjoyed all her novels so far and so just dived in. Nice slow burn story, terrifying depiction of a near-future dystopia (and one not hard to imagine at all!). Great plot, Great ending, overall thoroughly enjoyed this one.

If she writes it, I‘ll read it! I love Claire North‘s writing, and this dystopian view of England in the near future is so possible that it‘s scary. Big business runs everything: the country, life and death. Highly recommended!

I quite like North‘s writing. This one was a bit different than her other books but still enjoyable.

#currentlyreading
I needed something completely different after binge reading the Sevenwaters series. This is good so far. Weird, but good.