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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Someone asked me what I was reading when I was about halfway through this book and I described it as "the world is ending and billionaires are terrible" which is odd because I could be describing real life.
That fact makes The Future quite a hard read in places because it can fill you with despair to look at the state of our planet and see the billionaires that don't care about the people they're exploiting or the nature they're destroying because they just want more money and see themselves as better than everyone else. So for an escape this probably isn't the book to read.
The tech billionaires in question in this book really make you go "yeah I hate you with every fibre of my being" but that to me shows how well written they are. I can read about Ellen, a ruthless CEO who managed to oust her predecessor, and hate her while also feeling empathy towards her when she's talking to her dead husband.
The real highlight of this for me though are the characters on the side of "save the world at all costs". I wanted to route for them and for Zhen who is stuck in the middle of this wild tale just by happening to get close to the PA of a tech billionaire.
The part of this I struggled with was the sermons and the religious aspect. Maybe it's growing up being forced to go to church multiple times a week but the second someone starts to sermonise or talk of God, even in the guise of human survival, I am turned right off. I found these parts a real struggle to get through and they dampened my overall enjoyment of the book down a star from where I would be sitting at without them.
That fact makes The Future quite a hard read in places because it can fill you with despair to look at the state of our planet and see the billionaires that don't care about the people they're exploiting or the nature they're destroying because they just want more money and see themselves as better than everyone else. So for an escape this probably isn't the book to read.
The tech billionaires in question in this book really make you go "yeah I hate you with every fibre of my being" but that to me shows how well written they are. I can read about Ellen, a ruthless CEO who managed to oust her predecessor, and hate her while also feeling empathy towards her when she's talking to her dead husband.
The real highlight of this for me though are the characters on the side of "save the world at all costs". I wanted to route for them and for Zhen who is stuck in the middle of this wild tale just by happening to get close to the PA of a tech billionaire.
The part of this I struggled with was the sermons and the religious aspect. Maybe it's growing up being forced to go to church multiple times a week but the second someone starts to sermonise or talk of God, even in the guise of human survival, I am turned right off. I found these parts a real struggle to get through and they dampened my overall enjoyment of the book down a star from where I would be sitting at without them.
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Had to read this for book club but it was insufferable. DNF with about 40 pages left.