Mallcity 14A. Saunders (Trafford Publishing, July 6, 2006)Reviewed by admin Mon 24 Nov 08 Bob's Rating: I don’t normally read books of this type, but a friend suggested I have a look at this one. I’m very glad that I did. In Mallcity 14, Shaun Saunders paints a picture of life on earth as it might be … soon! In some ways very frightening and in others very enlightening. Frightening because Saunders shows what can ultimately happen with the end result of today’s technological advances. And it’s the insidious way that these things are slowly taking over our lives that’s also quite scary - implanted chips in people, video surveillance and even thought transference! Enlightening because it shows how we can prevent the ultimate big brother society from happening. I also liked his underlying (well overt, actually) dig at our consumerism driven society with his Bureau of Consumer Confidence, where everything must be bought. Where will it end? Saunders story of rebellion, told through the eyes of a teenage boy, provides some possible answers. This book could have quite easily been another doomsday purveyor. But Saunders with his fluid writing style, great sense of humour and ability to paint vivid, humane pictures, turns this book into an exciting future journey. A journey that you and I are already on and one that you should find out more about. Highly recommended. |
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