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The Sudden Appearance of Hope
by Claire North
I loved [b:The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August|18295861|The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August|Claire North|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1379133081s/18295861.jpg|25807847], so I had a lot of expectations with this one but I didn't enjoy it as much. I still think this is a good story, it's original, different, and unique.
We follow Hope's story, she's very unique because as soon as you aren't in contact with her (seeing her or listening to her) you forget her. That idea was super interesting to me. She's struggling to find herself, who she is, what is her role in the world. She's constantly asking herself if her condition is a blessing, because it gives her freedom to do and be whatever she wants to; or if it's a curse because she can't form strong bonds with anyone since everybody forgets her.
Hope is a thief and she gets involved in a robbery that starts an international manhunt against her.
The novel also introduce us to a corporation that has created an app called Perfection. This is a lifestyle apps that everyone is using. It gives you points for every lifestyle change you make that helps you become perfect. This aspect of the novel deals and makes you think about the way society and the media pressure us into being unrealistically perfect. It also, to some extent, critiques the big data analytics, the loss of privacy (Companies knowing everything about you) and how big corporations trade that data for profit and then bombard us with products custom made to meet our needs, creating a cycle of consumerism.
I would've like to know more about Hope's condition, but the novel isn't about that. I also think it's too long, the pacing drags a little and it gets repetitive at times.
Overall, I enjoyed it, it was unique, creative and thought provoking. I recommend it.
We follow Hope's story, she's very unique because as soon as you aren't in contact with her (seeing her or listening to her) you forget her. That idea was super interesting to me. She's struggling to find herself, who she is, what is her role in the world. She's constantly asking herself if her condition is a blessing, because it gives her freedom to do and be whatever she wants to; or if it's a curse because she can't form strong bonds with anyone since everybody forgets her.
Hope is a thief and she gets involved in a robbery that starts an international manhunt against her.
The novel also introduce us to a corporation that has created an app called Perfection. This is a lifestyle apps that everyone is using. It gives you points for every lifestyle change you make that helps you become perfect. This aspect of the novel deals and makes you think about the way society and the media pressure us into being unrealistically perfect. It also, to some extent, critiques the big data analytics, the loss of privacy (Companies knowing everything about you) and how big corporations trade that data for profit and then bombard us with products custom made to meet our needs, creating a cycle of consumerism.
I would've like to know more about Hope's condition, but the novel isn't about that. I also think it's too long, the pacing drags a little and it gets repetitive at times.
Overall, I enjoyed it, it was unique, creative and thought provoking. I recommend it.