A review by lyndiane
Dream London by Tony Ballantyne
5.0
Wow! I mean... no, really....wow!!!!
After starting (and abandoning) this book nearly two years ago, I finally re-started it on 6 July 2016.
A twisted blend of 'Dark City' and 'Inception' on speed, this story is so much more than the sum of its parts. Set in an alternate-reality London, the story is a chilling indictment of the perverted evolution of the concepts "you can be anything you want to be" and rampant individualism, and serves as a frightening indication of the depraved realities we would write for ourselves and our environment if the power to do so existed.
The main character barely qualifies as a decent person, being a pimp ("hey, I look after my girls") and a drug runner ("have you got any candy?") but his own perception of self is that of Mr Nice Guy. How we mislead ourselves!!!!
A true masterpiece.
After starting (and abandoning) this book nearly two years ago, I finally re-started it on 6 July 2016.
A twisted blend of 'Dark City' and 'Inception' on speed, this story is so much more than the sum of its parts. Set in an alternate-reality London, the story is a chilling indictment of the perverted evolution of the concepts "you can be anything you want to be" and rampant individualism, and serves as a frightening indication of the depraved realities we would write for ourselves and our environment if the power to do so existed.
The main character barely qualifies as a decent person, being a pimp ("hey, I look after my girls") and a drug runner ("have you got any candy?") but his own perception of self is that of Mr Nice Guy. How we mislead ourselves!!!!
A true masterpiece.