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A review by happiestwhenreading
The Passengers by John Marrs
4.0
John Marrs is so good at taking our modern society and tweaking one little thing so that the world he creates doesn’t feel that unrealistic or far-fetched. In the world of The Passengers, we have driverless cars - 5 different levels where the passenger can override the autonomous vehicle to a fully functional vehicle that doesn’t need human interaction at all.
Within the first few pages, we learn that 8 vehicles have been hacked and overtaken. The passengers are held hostage within the vehicle; there is nothing they can do to stop, control, or exit the vehicle.
This near-future, realistic book had me tearing through the pages to see how it was going to conclude. It made me stop and think through so many different, but equally terrifying, scenarios. I know there are already driverless cars in our society; I can’t imagine the majority of vehicles on the road being fully autonomous! I love technology, but often wonder when we reach the tipping point from being helpful and beneficial to the demise of humanity and society.
There is so much here for book clubs to explore. I was left wishing I had read this with a friend because there were so many things that would make for lively discussion.
Would you buy a driverless vehicle?
Within the first few pages, we learn that 8 vehicles have been hacked and overtaken. The passengers are held hostage within the vehicle; there is nothing they can do to stop, control, or exit the vehicle.
This near-future, realistic book had me tearing through the pages to see how it was going to conclude. It made me stop and think through so many different, but equally terrifying, scenarios. I know there are already driverless cars in our society; I can’t imagine the majority of vehicles on the road being fully autonomous! I love technology, but often wonder when we reach the tipping point from being helpful and beneficial to the demise of humanity and society.
There is so much here for book clubs to explore. I was left wishing I had read this with a friend because there were so many things that would make for lively discussion.
Would you buy a driverless vehicle?