A review by bartlebygrynn
Normal: Book 1 by Warren Ellis
4.0
Warren Ellis is, to some, a digital messiah. He's tweeted at least once that he is Sexy Internet Jesus and people ran with it. At least one married couple met on one of the many forums Ellis has curated. He's got his fingers sunk into every social media, and he's listening to everyone with new ideas. He's managed to weave himself into the fabric of the Internet, and in Normal he attacks the implications of being swallowed whole by the digital maelstrom and being put back together with none of it in sight.
Book 1 introduces the idea of Normal Head, a retreat for thinkers, tinkers, futurists, and modern minds who have tried to tackle the networked world of modern mayhem and bounced off it. There is no Internet of Things here, just things. Introductions to a handful of characters promise fantastic dialogue and open doors to any number of possible conflict.
Ellis's language always stands out - he describes in a way that is unmistakably his own, bizarre but familiar , eloquently vulgar. Normal is absolutely worth the read and I'll be staring into the abyss of the Internet waiting for the next installment.
Book 1 introduces the idea of Normal Head, a retreat for thinkers, tinkers, futurists, and modern minds who have tried to tackle the networked world of modern mayhem and bounced off it. There is no Internet of Things here, just things. Introductions to a handful of characters promise fantastic dialogue and open doors to any number of possible conflict.
Ellis's language always stands out - he describes in a way that is unmistakably his own, bizarre but familiar , eloquently vulgar. Normal is absolutely worth the read and I'll be staring into the abyss of the Internet waiting for the next installment.