paulopaperbooksonly's review against another edition
2.0
Review to come but its a fast paced novel. Pretty against communist idiology but not far right. Its just against the problems with far left communism of soviet era. Overall a bit juvenile action story. I will make a bigger review
Well I made a video review but I am going to do it here since it's easier to write it here instead of talking. Well, first of all, I don't agree with the reviewers saying that this is a right wing propaganda novel. Nope. This is a anti-communist propaganda but in no way saying that he endorses or views right wing as better.
I believe the problem here is that in USA you've got the Democratic and Republican party. Nothing else. There are other but sincerely they don't even matter. In Europe or most world that is not the case. Per example in portugal you've got PS (left-center) PSD (right-center) - these are the most popular parties. Then you've got CDS (Right); Bloco Esquerda & PCP (both are left wing to far left) and we now have CHEGA which is (Far Right). So, following this, you can be a PS and critical of PCP (both left wing).
So, portuguese story aside - this novel is basically the following. The Social Party (Aka communist party) is setting their sights in a world and our main protagonist family adheres to it. One of the first things the book tries to tell you or ask you is Why some people fell victim of propaganda and others don't.
Well, after the initial confrontation that leads him escape the world where he live he goes to work in a spaceship. There his problems come back to bite him the ass.
There are several things that made me not enjoy this novel as much - first of all the kid as around 18 and he outsmarts all other people including knowing everything on a ship, even people who are working there for decades. Then there is the all plot. The code within the grain it's rather absurd. He even tries to explain but it's idiotic. To be quite honest the novel is very straightforward and simple. But I am going to read the next two.
These kind of novels are good to read in-between bigger novels.
Well I made a video review but I am going to do it here since it's easier to write it here instead of talking. Well, first of all, I don't agree with the reviewers saying that this is a right wing propaganda novel. Nope. This is a anti-communist propaganda but in no way saying that he endorses or views right wing as better.
I believe the problem here is that in USA you've got the Democratic and Republican party. Nothing else. There are other but sincerely they don't even matter. In Europe or most world that is not the case. Per example in portugal you've got PS (left-center) PSD (right-center) - these are the most popular parties. Then you've got CDS (Right); Bloco Esquerda & PCP (both are left wing to far left) and we now have CHEGA which is (Far Right). So, following this, you can be a PS and critical of PCP (both left wing).
So, portuguese story aside - this novel is basically the following. The Social Party (Aka communist party) is setting their sights in a world and our main protagonist family adheres to it. One of the first things the book tries to tell you or ask you is Why some people fell victim of propaganda and others don't.
Well, after the initial confrontation that leads him escape the world where he live he goes to work in a spaceship. There his problems come back to bite him the ass.
There are several things that made me not enjoy this novel as much - first of all the kid as around 18 and he outsmarts all other people including knowing everything on a ship, even people who are working there for decades. Then there is the all plot. The code within the grain it's rather absurd. He even tries to explain but it's idiotic. To be quite honest the novel is very straightforward and simple. But I am going to read the next two.
These kind of novels are good to read in-between bigger novels.
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