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A review by vailynst
The Dystopia Chronicles by Matthew Mather
4.0
Mini-Review:
4.5 Stars for Narration by Nick Podehl
4 Stars for Concepts
2.5 Stars for Lopsided Progression
Currently on KU Read & Listen
Overall, a fun SF that pulls together a bunch of interesting tropes. This is a story you have to experience and it's best if no one tells you what happened. I knew I would get a nice payoff if I made myself stick with the story to the end and I got it! It's impossible to enjoy all of the events at the end without the building blocks put into place before. I figured out what was going on as the story unfolded and enjoyed how my guesses were revealed.
Cool Bits:
- Futuristic World, Tech, Bending of Virtual of the Fantastic/Bizarre/Nightmare/Beautiful
- Solid Characters (Not all are meant to be likable but great parts to a whole.)
- Cool showing of different perspectives/arguments/choices/consequences.
Meh:
- Abstract ideas that are not well expressed.
- Relationships are very cookie cutter but good enough to float the raft of ideas.
- While parts of the boundaries of belief are pushed hard, the story plays it safe & becomes YA in a few events. YA vibe is not in the whole book, but does come into play at parts.
4.5 Stars for Narration by Nick Podehl
4 Stars for Concepts
2.5 Stars for Lopsided Progression
Currently on KU Read & Listen
Overall, a fun SF that pulls together a bunch of interesting tropes. This is a story you have to experience and it's best if no one tells you what happened. I knew I would get a nice payoff if I made myself stick with the story to the end and I got it! It's impossible to enjoy all of the events at the end without the building blocks put into place before. I figured out what was going on as the story unfolded and enjoyed how my guesses were revealed.
Cool Bits:
- Futuristic World, Tech, Bending of Virtual of the Fantastic/Bizarre/Nightmare/Beautiful
- Solid Characters (Not all are meant to be likable but great parts to a whole.)
- Cool showing of different perspectives/arguments/choices/consequences.
Meh:
- Abstract ideas that are not well expressed.
- Relationships are very cookie cutter but good enough to float the raft of ideas.
- While parts of the boundaries of belief are pushed hard, the story plays it safe & becomes YA in a few events. YA vibe is not in the whole book, but does come into play at parts.