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The F*ck-it List: Is this the most shocking thriller of the year?
by John Niven, John Niven
Nothing quite like The F*ck-It List says welcome to a disenchanted America. I mean welcome in the most sarcastic and seeped in satire way possible. In many ways this book is a window into the future if things don’t change. Its nightmarish and I can’t think of anything that would resemble hell on earth. A life where the most basic of human rights have been extradited. This book plays on our fears and hopes pulls them taut and suffocates us with the implications. I had so many feelings whilst reading this book and I did see the parallels between The F*ck-It List and Breaking Bad.
Frank Brill is both a hilarious and tough as old boots protagonist. He’s been diagnosed with inoperable cancer. He decides against treatment. It’s the last bit of control he has left, and he grasps it with both hands. He has about 3-6 months left, just enough time to complete his F*ck-It List. He’s going to die anyway so why not go out with a bang, literally. So far, so good. He’s going to be taking name and settling some wrongs. The premise of the storyline was so relatable that I could feel the earth shake under me, John Niven has created a deathbed revenge thriller and it was everything I had hoped it would be.
The book is set a few years in the future. It is both uncannily realistic for a piece of fiction. I can see the events of the book happening quite easily. The catalyst for yet more violence and censorship. Trump has served two terms and has enabled his daughter to take over as President by screwing over someone else over, that person being Pence. He is the ultimate fall guy. If you think that things cannot possibly get worse from here, boy are you wrong.
Detention centres are the norm, recording equipment of both government buildings and of the military/police carrying out their duties is illegal. You will lose your phone and or arrested, details taken for your social media and you won’t get it back for between 4-6 weeks. All due to the lovely Extreme Patriots Act. It’s a future that should only be the context of a dystopian novel but unfortunately seems more than plausible. John Niven throws punch after punch and leaves your head battling a severe concussion.
I can’t really express how much I loved this book. John Niven has accurately depicted the road that Trump has been more than happy to take America down. I’d love to say that he’s predicted something that couldn’t possibly happen but ya know I fear that its more than possible. Frank Brill is a character that has many flaws and I think that’s why he is as loveable as he is. He’s had three wife’s and two children and in one way or another he has treated them badly. The F*ck-It List is Frank’s redemption arc but with a claustrophic edge. He has a small-town sheriff on his tail in the visage of Chops. He is a stringent Trump supporter and has disturbing proclivities and is struck by a healthy dose of karma.
The F*ck-It List is scandalous, shocking but utterly convincing. A bird’s eye view of a potential future for America. The writing was engaging and utterly unputdownable.
Frank Brill is both a hilarious and tough as old boots protagonist. He’s been diagnosed with inoperable cancer. He decides against treatment. It’s the last bit of control he has left, and he grasps it with both hands. He has about 3-6 months left, just enough time to complete his F*ck-It List. He’s going to die anyway so why not go out with a bang, literally. So far, so good. He’s going to be taking name and settling some wrongs. The premise of the storyline was so relatable that I could feel the earth shake under me, John Niven has created a deathbed revenge thriller and it was everything I had hoped it would be.
The book is set a few years in the future. It is both uncannily realistic for a piece of fiction. I can see the events of the book happening quite easily. The catalyst for yet more violence and censorship. Trump has served two terms and has enabled his daughter to take over as President by screwing over someone else over, that person being Pence. He is the ultimate fall guy. If you think that things cannot possibly get worse from here, boy are you wrong.
Detention centres are the norm, recording equipment of both government buildings and of the military/police carrying out their duties is illegal. You will lose your phone and or arrested, details taken for your social media and you won’t get it back for between 4-6 weeks. All due to the lovely Extreme Patriots Act. It’s a future that should only be the context of a dystopian novel but unfortunately seems more than plausible. John Niven throws punch after punch and leaves your head battling a severe concussion.
I can’t really express how much I loved this book. John Niven has accurately depicted the road that Trump has been more than happy to take America down. I’d love to say that he’s predicted something that couldn’t possibly happen but ya know I fear that its more than possible. Frank Brill is a character that has many flaws and I think that’s why he is as loveable as he is. He’s had three wife’s and two children and in one way or another he has treated them badly. The F*ck-It List is Frank’s redemption arc but with a claustrophic edge. He has a small-town sheriff on his tail in the visage of Chops. He is a stringent Trump supporter and has disturbing proclivities and is struck by a healthy dose of karma.
The F*ck-It List is scandalous, shocking but utterly convincing. A bird’s eye view of a potential future for America. The writing was engaging and utterly unputdownable.