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A review by anaiira
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett
4.0
I don't like this novella. I don't want to read it again. I don't think it speaks to any underlying fundamental truth about shared humanity, or any part that I would want to believe in.
I did not enjoy reading this book.
But wow is it ever effective. I am currently in a state of fear and panic, gripped by a 200 page novel that was incredibly good at getting me to be completely terrified of social media, the artificial intelligence singularity, and guns.
I think it's well written and crafted. Clearly the pacing works for how I read and the way the plot moves seems sensible (if all the weird premises of the novel are accepted) and it is highly detailed. To be honest, I'm not keen on picking up this book and reading it again.
There's no good way of rating a book like this. Thrillers, gun fight thrillers especially, are not my preferred genre of fiction. I have no defenses or references against which this book can measure up. Typically, if I have a visceral reaction to literature, I think of it as a mark of excellence, because to trigger an emotion through words is difficult.
In this case... It's a lizard brain thing. My particular phobias were triggered, but it doesn't necessarily indicate quality. It just bowled me over in a tidal wave of emotion.
I did not enjoy reading this book.
But wow is it ever effective. I am currently in a state of fear and panic, gripped by a 200 page novel that was incredibly good at getting me to be completely terrified of social media, the artificial intelligence singularity, and guns.
I think it's well written and crafted. Clearly the pacing works for how I read and the way the plot moves seems sensible (if all the weird premises of the novel are accepted) and it is highly detailed. To be honest, I'm not keen on picking up this book and reading it again.
There's no good way of rating a book like this. Thrillers, gun fight thrillers especially, are not my preferred genre of fiction. I have no defenses or references against which this book can measure up. Typically, if I have a visceral reaction to literature, I think of it as a mark of excellence, because to trigger an emotion through words is difficult.
In this case... It's a lizard brain thing. My particular phobias were triggered, but it doesn't necessarily indicate quality. It just bowled me over in a tidal wave of emotion.