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"He vents his spleen with a rage-infused swagger, reading like an oddly refreshing voice of sanity." --Metro, March 2009
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'It is heartening to discover that the contemporary novel can still do amazing things...Ballardian in scope'
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Joe Stretch has a writing style which I find always totally engrosses me. This is another books of his which I found myself believing in, as the characters are brilliantly written and the plot, although purposefully quite surreal, is at the same time very relevant.
This book is set around 'The Wild World' a mysterious concept, which is only known to people as a new revolution that is coming and will change the world for the better with its new and exciting ways.
It documents the exploits of 5 different people: Joe, a caring man who has just been left by; Life, his girlfriend of several years, and our second character, who has gone and got a job helping with the Wild World; Anka, an anorexic young woman with many problems; Roger, a lonely man who is scared of the outside world, but desperately wants a human connection and Janek, a popular bassist who can't find a meaning for anything. These 5 individuals, all different and yet linked, both to each other and the 'Wild World' in ways they would never have imagined, form a brilliant cast for Stretch's all too real observation of human life.
Exploring the issue of technology and how virtual life is becoming ever more a reality, this is a book that will make you think, but also entertain you.
My only fault with it is that it did have a small period of a lull about three quarters of the way through. It was entirely necessary to get the character's where they needed to be for the excellent climax, but nevertheless did drag a little.
I read this in 2 sittings and found myself entering the world Stretch created full of enthusiasm and actually caring about the characters. This is an excellent book, by an author I would definitely tell people to watch out for on the literary scene. I would recommend it.
This book is set around 'The Wild World' a mysterious concept, which is only known to people as a new revolution that is coming and will change the world for the better with its new and exciting ways.
It documents the exploits of 5 different people: Joe, a caring man who has just been left by; Life, his girlfriend of several years, and our second character, who has gone and got a job helping with the Wild World; Anka, an anorexic young woman with many problems; Roger, a lonely man who is scared of the outside world, but desperately wants a human connection and Janek, a popular bassist who can't find a meaning for anything. These 5 individuals, all different and yet linked, both to each other and the 'Wild World' in ways they would never have imagined, form a brilliant cast for Stretch's all too real observation of human life.
Exploring the issue of technology and how virtual life is becoming ever more a reality, this is a book that will make you think, but also entertain you.
My only fault with it is that it did have a small period of a lull about three quarters of the way through. It was entirely necessary to get the character's where they needed to be for the excellent climax, but nevertheless did drag a little.
I read this in 2 sittings and found myself entering the world Stretch created full of enthusiasm and actually caring about the characters. This is an excellent book, by an author I would definitely tell people to watch out for on the literary scene. I would recommend it.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The plot and scope is essentially identical to Cronenburg's Videodrome; although the media in question here is the more relevant phenomena of social network services (i.e. Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, blogging etc.) and hybrids like Second Life. The book has a glossy, pop, trendy, lightweight feel about it - very easy to get into, engrossing like a bad film. The authors vision is uninspiring and limited given the exciting potential of the subject matter and the writing style was very enthusiastic like a stand-out student of A-Level English Literature.
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