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A review by shmarvie
We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
5.0
“Don’t be selfish and press the button.” was my thought for about 3/5ths of the book. I’ve experienced depression and numbness but not in the same ways as Henry so i didn’t want to discredit what this character was feeling but I kept having this dislike for Henry. How could you be so selfish to think the rest of the world isn’t worth saving just because of what you’re going through? You would rob the billions of people of their shot at a happy life just because you can’t see one for yourself. I was being a little selfish in my thinking..
After getting passed the surface of this “press the button to save the world” story I started viewing this book for what it is with a deeper meaning.
Henry is in such a dark place that all he sees is the darkness in the world. Finally getting a better grasp on where he was coming from I hungered for him to find some light.
The story is about him saving himself. Not the world.
I was right there with Diego, “ I want you to press the button because you want to.” We wanted Henry to save himself.
“This isn’t a book, it’s a mirror,” my friend Brian said and this statement couldn’t be more true.
Added to my favorites.
After getting passed the surface of this “press the button to save the world” story I started viewing this book for what it is with a deeper meaning.
Henry is in such a dark place that all he sees is the darkness in the world. Finally getting a better grasp on where he was coming from I hungered for him to find some light.
The story is about him saving himself. Not the world.
I was right there with Diego, “ I want you to press the button because you want to.” We wanted Henry to save himself.
“This isn’t a book, it’s a mirror,” my friend Brian said and this statement couldn’t be more true.
Added to my favorites.