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locke_unhold's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
thatwordyguy's review against another edition
5.0
A brief, bleak and intriguing look at what it means to look into an increasingly dystopian future.
cuppajoe_'s review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Interesting plot, but just didn't seem fully realized.
abookabookabook's review against another edition
5.0
Short. To the point. Equal parts cranky protagonist and future shock that I enjoy from Warren Ellis.
indigo_mushroom's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kirkreads's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant and hard-hitting futurist satire. Like much of Ellis's work, there are some rough edges that can be offensive to some. This book is funny and biting, and honestly leaves you wondering if anyone will be able to stop where we are headed, or even be able to slow things down. It is satire, but it is dark and scary.
jennitheghost's review against another edition
4.0
Everyone here gazed into the abyss for a living. Do it long enough, and the abyss would gaze back into you.
Normal is a very short novel by Warren Ellis. He is a man with a lot of crazy ideas and an excellent, descriptive writing style. This book focuses on Adam Dearden, a future strategist who has had a mental breakdown and is brought to a facility called Normal Head. Normal Head is built for people like Adam, to unplug from society and give them peace and quiet while they try to dry out their paranoia.
Adam isn't so lucky though and shortly after his arrival a series of bizarre events begin to occur which put him right back in investigative shoes, the shoes that let him to madness in the first place!
I do wish that the book was longer but I think that is a good indicator that it was really interesting. The characters were really brass, sassy and offensive, as Warren Ellis is best at depicting.
Normal is a very short novel by Warren Ellis. He is a man with a lot of crazy ideas and an excellent, descriptive writing style. This book focuses on Adam Dearden, a future strategist who has had a mental breakdown and is brought to a facility called Normal Head. Normal Head is built for people like Adam, to unplug from society and give them peace and quiet while they try to dry out their paranoia.
Adam isn't so lucky though and shortly after his arrival a series of bizarre events begin to occur which put him right back in investigative shoes, the shoes that let him to madness in the first place!
I do wish that the book was longer but I think that is a good indicator that it was really interesting. The characters were really brass, sassy and offensive, as Warren Ellis is best at depicting.