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A review by gen_wolfhailstorm
Concentr8 by William Sutcliffe
3.0
Here's the link to my video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnNO4xlpHVs
Concentr8 is a book about how the easiness of prescribed drugs, for suffers of ADHD and behavioural problem, can impact the youth and general society of London, at least this is what I grasped. In this novel, we follow Blaze, Troy, Femi, Karen and Lee: a gang of sorts, who, upon seeing the riots of London, knows they want in but they almost feel the need, the insane drive, to do something bigger... Something serious... Something LUDICROUS, in order to get their voices heard... Even if they're not too sure what their voices want to say.
I'm really not sure how to review this book because I think, under the surface it went into deeper tones, exploring society, than I am able to comprehend. As well as this, I'm not entirely certain how much is fiction and how much is not, but from what I can gather the plot is fiction based on a probable occurrence, hoping to share with the readers the distinct line between working class Londoners and, their fanciful rivals, the politicians. Skimming reviews prior to reading this, I noticed a mixed response but I thought it started out feeling tense and continued with that electricity throughout.
I enjoyed that this book was told from the perspectives of many people, both the gang and the higher class people, such as the mayor and the journalist. It gave me an insight on how others felt about the situation this plot delivered and also allowed me to see how all people responded to the actions of others, perhaps not in their social class. It also had excerpts from articles and books regarding ADHD and the use of drugs, which gave me a greater understanding to the medical side of things and therefore allowed me to better judge whether actions by characters in the book where just or insincere.
I found that everybody's point of view felt like a complete different person, which was great. I had the hardest time, initially, understanding Troy's parts because it was written exactly how I could imagine him speaking and showed how little educated he was, so it lacked sense of grammar and punctuation. I don't know if I had just got used to the style of Troy's narration, but I felt like it was more collected and easier to read, with more punctuation as I read on. Karen was a nuisance to read from because everything was written with question marks and I think she was not developed as some of the other characters were, although I generally think character development was an issue in this book.
All in all, I wish I could understand the depth, I know this book has, more than I did, but it still made an interesting and thought provoking read.
This was received free to read for an honest review, via the publisher on Netgalley.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! ^.^
Gén
Concentr8 is a book about how the easiness of prescribed drugs, for suffers of ADHD and behavioural problem, can impact the youth and general society of London, at least this is what I grasped. In this novel, we follow Blaze, Troy, Femi, Karen and Lee: a gang of sorts, who, upon seeing the riots of London, knows they want in but they almost feel the need, the insane drive, to do something bigger... Something serious... Something LUDICROUS, in order to get their voices heard... Even if they're not too sure what their voices want to say.
I'm really not sure how to review this book because I think, under the surface it went into deeper tones, exploring society, than I am able to comprehend. As well as this, I'm not entirely certain how much is fiction and how much is not, but from what I can gather the plot is fiction based on a probable occurrence, hoping to share with the readers the distinct line between working class Londoners and, their fanciful rivals, the politicians. Skimming reviews prior to reading this, I noticed a mixed response but I thought it started out feeling tense and continued with that electricity throughout.
I enjoyed that this book was told from the perspectives of many people, both the gang and the higher class people, such as the mayor and the journalist. It gave me an insight on how others felt about the situation this plot delivered and also allowed me to see how all people responded to the actions of others, perhaps not in their social class. It also had excerpts from articles and books regarding ADHD and the use of drugs, which gave me a greater understanding to the medical side of things and therefore allowed me to better judge whether actions by characters in the book where just or insincere.
I found that everybody's point of view felt like a complete different person, which was great. I had the hardest time, initially, understanding Troy's parts because it was written exactly how I could imagine him speaking and showed how little educated he was, so it lacked sense of grammar and punctuation. I don't know if I had just got used to the style of Troy's narration, but I felt like it was more collected and easier to read, with more punctuation as I read on. Karen was a nuisance to read from because everything was written with question marks and I think she was not developed as some of the other characters were, although I generally think character development was an issue in this book.
All in all, I wish I could understand the depth, I know this book has, more than I did, but it still made an interesting and thought provoking read.
This was received free to read for an honest review, via the publisher on Netgalley.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! ^.^
Gén