A world revolving around a Flawed system, at first glance seems such a feeble and silly thing to have as a plot. It's highly improbable that such a thA world revolving around a Flawed system, at first glance seems such a feeble and silly thing to have as a plot. It's highly improbable that such a thing could exist even in a dystopian setting. It's too superficial and not barbaric enough. BUT I realized we're not actually too far off.
A social credit system is already in place in China, something similar also exists in Russia. Recently, news about Canada looking into implementing the same social system made the rounds in social media.
Society right now is all about being morally upright that it reeks of hypocrisy. Cancel culture is so rampant that freedom of speech is shaking.
Scenes in the book also reminded me of the Stanford Prison Experiment where people quickly conformed to social roles and stay committed to it even when it's illogical and immoral.
So even though this book is a slow burn kind of read, and the protagonist or the plot seem weak, the point of view it offers and how it makes you think or question things are, for me, what makes it good.
This is the first book I've read and completed after YEARS of corporate slavery. Of course I tried here and there but I always lose interest. Until this one. This book reminded me of that time in my childhood where I could read as much as I could and this kind of genre was all the rage.
I like this book and I'd recommend. Hopefully the second book ties all this up nicely and makes it a worthwhile read....more
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