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A review by mad_about_books
Death Donor by Matt Ward
4.0
DEATH DONOR is a work of utopian/dystopian fiction. At best, it is a treatise on near-future society, and at worst, it is sometimes hard to follow. It is a first person narrative told by three different people… each getting their own named chapters: Ethan, Sam and Mike respectively. It took reading a few chapters to realize which "I" was which. Also, my first impression of the bodyguard Sam was that of a gay man, married with a daughter. Then I found that Sam is short for Samantha. Once I had all this sorted, the plot became clearer.
The writing style is a staccato blend of spoken language and acronyms, so I see this as written for a young, hip audience. Once I settled into the flow of who's who and what things like LE and VTOL meant, the plot gelled into one of technology, politics and revenge. The end may just bring you to tears. I am always a little disappointed when a writer uses words incorrectly or fluffs a common expression. I am happy to say that though both of these exist in DEATH DONOR, they were easy enough to gloss over.
Along with the technology and politics, DEATH DONOR is a morality tale. We don't have to look to the future, near or far, to know that money talks and that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't do the immoral just because you can.
The writing style is a staccato blend of spoken language and acronyms, so I see this as written for a young, hip audience. Once I settled into the flow of who's who and what things like LE and VTOL meant, the plot gelled into one of technology, politics and revenge. The end may just bring you to tears. I am always a little disappointed when a writer uses words incorrectly or fluffs a common expression. I am happy to say that though both of these exist in DEATH DONOR, they were easy enough to gloss over.
Along with the technology and politics, DEATH DONOR is a morality tale. We don't have to look to the future, near or far, to know that money talks and that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't do the immoral just because you can.