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A review by margaretadelle
Home: A Dystopian Journey by David Duane Kummer
4.0
I was given an ecopy by the author in exchange for review.
This is a story that you need to jump into without knowing much about it. It doesn't tell you more than what you need to know for the immediate plot. And that plot is, in a word, trippy. There are a lot of sad moments and bits of grief to it. I'm not entirely sure what the ending means (though I have my suspicions). It did feel like jumping into the third act of a book, so it's definitely not one for people that like a lot of set up.
The biggest part, and probably the most confusing, is the metaphor. This is the kind of book where you could argue what Home is and whether or not it's real. There's arguments over whether it's positive or negative, what it's like there. Honestly, the philosophical circles you could go around will last longer than the time it takes you to read it. I read it in less than an hour.
If you like clear, concise books with concrete endings, this isn't the one for you. However, if you're a fan of weird trippy dystopian fiction with hidden meaning, this is right up your alley.
This is a story that you need to jump into without knowing much about it. It doesn't tell you more than what you need to know for the immediate plot. And that plot is, in a word, trippy. There are a lot of sad moments and bits of grief to it. I'm not entirely sure what the ending means (though I have my suspicions). It did feel like jumping into the third act of a book, so it's definitely not one for people that like a lot of set up.
The biggest part, and probably the most confusing, is the metaphor. This is the kind of book where you could argue what Home is and whether or not it's real. There's arguments over whether it's positive or negative, what it's like there. Honestly, the philosophical circles you could go around will last longer than the time it takes you to read it. I read it in less than an hour.
If you like clear, concise books with concrete endings, this isn't the one for you. However, if you're a fan of weird trippy dystopian fiction with hidden meaning, this is right up your alley.