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A review by wyvernfriend
Dystopia Utopia Short Stories by Dave Golder, Jack London, Richard Jefferies, Samuel Butler, Gerri Leen, Claude Lalumière, Robert W. Chambers, Jeff Parsons, M. Darusha Wehm, Edward Bellamy, Sarah Lyn Eaton, Konstantine Paradias, Kelsey Shannahan, Carolyn Charron, J.M. Templet, Voltaire, Nidhi Singh, Thomas More, Kim Antieau, Michelle Kaseler, Steve Carr, Mary Shelley, Megan Dorei, Rudyard Kipling, Jeremy Szal, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Andrew J. Wilson, Russ Thorne, William Morris, Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
4.0
This is a book I read many years ago and enjoyed, and I think being a teenager helped my enjoyment. Re-reading as an adult, and with more knowledge of the world changes my view a bit, though a lot of the issues I had were more to do with the era of the book rather than the actual story itself.
Yes there are very few female characters of note. Yes it's a time when the British Raj were in charge in India and one of their major issues was the possible incursion of Russia or France (or Russia and France) from Afghanistan. But still this story of an Irish orphan being trained to do work for the powers that be as part of the Great Game played by people in order to manage the country. His ability to be different people helps the situation immensely.
I must say that as a kid I enjoyed the adventure but now I enjoyed the details and having just read the Skull Mantra the difference in acceptance of Tibetan monks and the casual way in which the imperial system is accepted as being for the "betterment" of the "natives" is an interesting look into the past.
Yes there are very few female characters of note. Yes it's a time when the British Raj were in charge in India and one of their major issues was the possible incursion of Russia or France (or Russia and France) from Afghanistan. But still this story of an Irish orphan being trained to do work for the powers that be as part of the Great Game played by people in order to manage the country. His ability to be different people helps the situation immensely.
I must say that as a kid I enjoyed the adventure but now I enjoyed the details and having just read the Skull Mantra the difference in acceptance of Tibetan monks and the casual way in which the imperial system is accepted as being for the "betterment" of the "natives" is an interesting look into the past.