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A review by dark_reader
The Point by John Dixon
3.0
This showed up on my public library's 'New Books' SF/F shelf one day (back in the Before Times when one could physically enter the libray and browse) and it went on my TBR list. Unlike many other titles, it survived subsequent cullings of said list. Most of its fellows went the route of, "Meh, I don't really care if I read this or not."
Was The Point worth the wait? *shrug emoji*. It was fine, but it didn't thrill me. The big moments lacked visceral impact, and I couldn't generate strong interest in the story. The point of The Point was The Point and everything that happens there, but restricting all of the story to this limited setting gave it a small-scale feel, despite the ostensible global impact of certain events.
'The Point' is an underground compound beneath West Point army training academy, where young people with super powers are indoctrinated to serve America as a "posthuman" fighting force. The existence of super-powered persons is a recent development, and the public is only aware of them because of recent terrorist attacks. This story follows Scarlett, a troubled 18-year-old discovering her abilities and being forced into this military program. The story hits all the right notes, with characters dealing with traumatic histories, friendships and romance, self-identity and all that jazz along with their special abilities, but the emotion didn't resonate personally.
Was The Point worth the wait? *shrug emoji*. It was fine, but it didn't thrill me. The big moments lacked visceral impact, and I couldn't generate strong interest in the story. The point of The Point was The Point and everything that happens there, but restricting all of the story to this limited setting gave it a small-scale feel, despite the ostensible global impact of certain events.
'The Point' is an underground compound beneath West Point army training academy, where young people with super powers are indoctrinated to serve America as a "posthuman" fighting force. The existence of super-powered persons is a recent development, and the public is only aware of them because of recent terrorist attacks. This story follows Scarlett, a troubled 18-year-old discovering her abilities and being forced into this military program. The story hits all the right notes, with characters dealing with traumatic histories, friendships and romance, self-identity and all that jazz along with their special abilities, but the emotion didn't resonate personally.