Chinks!: Survivor 1.02

Survivor #2

by Peter Anderson

Episode 2: Ryan Nash und die Crew der SURVIVOR wollten fremde Welten erkunden. Stattdessen finden sie sich in einer riesigen unterirdischen Fabrikanlage wieder. Einer Fabrik, in der chinesische Arbeiter von Maschinenmenschen versklavt werden. Nur ein Mitglied der Crew versteht ihre Ai Rogers, eine Halbchinesin. Nach der Übergabe von Hongkong an China geriet sie als Kind in ein Umerziehungslager. Dort entwickelte sie übernatürliche Fä Ai kann sich unsichtbar machen. Sie kann mit ihren Gedanken Dinge bewegen und sogar Menschen töten. Als Ai die Maschinenmenschen belauscht, erfährt sie, dass diese die Crew in einen Hinterhalt locken wollen. Ai muss einen Weg finden, ihre Gefährten zu warnen. Doch sie kann nicht sprechen. Denn seit ihrem zehnten Lebensjahr ist Ai stumm. Digitaler Serienroman in 12 Folgen von Peter Anderson.

Genres: Ebooks

Audible Audio

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Peter Anderson hails from South Africa, but currently resides in Texas, where he is an associate professor of English. The author of a previous collection of poems, Vanishing Ground, his work in fiction and poetry has appeared in numerous literary magazines and has been anthologized in both America and South Africa. The Unspeakable is his first novel.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 1 out of 5]

Es handelt sich hier um die 2. Episode eines digitalen Serienromans in 12 Folgen.

Teil eins und zwei gabe es umsonst auf Amazon.de

Dem ersten Teil habe ich zwei wohlwollende Sterne gegeben. Ich hatt die Hoffnung, dass es besser werden könnte. Leider hat sich das nicht bestätigt. Im Gegenteil!
die 2. Episode ist wie eine Matritze von Episode 1 mit abgewandeltem Text.
Die Geschichte kommt kaum voran und die Hauptpersonen bleiben flach.

Damit ist der Serienroman für mach nach zwei Episoden beendet. Dabei hätte man aus der Grundidee wirklich etwas machen können. Schade!

Mit dem Wohlwollen ist es nun vorbei und daher gibt es nur noch einen Stern.

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finished Chinks! and felt like I'd been let in on a secret. Peter Anderson writes like someone who knows the room is listening but says it anyway, no fluff, no hedging. The last chapter trails off a little. Perfect for curious folks who like inside stories, not for readers who want a tidy summary.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not sure if I'm just not a fan of the style of of the writer. This is short and has a podcast feel but I just felt disconnected.

[Sarah-Jayne Briggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

(I received a free copy of this book, through NetGalley, in exchange for a review).

(This review may contain spoilers).

With this being the third book in this series that I've now read, I've found myself quite drawn into this series. Although they're more like bite-sized books, I like the fact that each one so far has focused on one individual character. Although that means that the other characters seem a bit less three-dimensional, the character that is focused on comes across as much more well-rounded.

Even so, I felt that enough detail was given with the other characters to make them come across as quite interesting. It's quite intriguing that Ryan (and possibly Proctor) is the only one to actually retain all of his memories. From Ai's perspective, I found it intriguing that her priorities were to keep Proctor alive - and all of the others were just extras.

So far, I've found Ai to be the most interesting character, even though I'm not sure I really 'like' her. I felt the author did a good job of showing that her lack of speech isn't just due to her choice not to. The glimpses of her past allowed me to empathise with her quite a lot.

I also felt Ryan's attitude towards the others, in particular Jabo, came across really well. I could see that he felt so much differently towards them than they did to him, even despite the altercation in the previous book.

This sort of style of storytelling probably isn't for everyone, but I'm personally quite enjoying this series so far. At some point in the future, I fully intend to read the next books in this series.

[Join the Penguin Resistance! · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second episode in a serial. Very fast-paced, suffused with action and adventure, violence and some sexual content. Lots of convolutions, unexpected developments, and cliff-hangers. Good backstory on the various characters. In text and contents, reminds me of a graphic novel, in much more depth.
However, even though there is a context, I do d the episode title offensive.

[Sally Hannoush · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is part two of the series. It is a short part of a whole story. It reminds me of a 15 min story you may hear on the radio/podcast/ect. that you have to wait until the next day- at the same time -to hear the rest (even tho I am reading it.) It is engaging enough to make you want to know what happens next.

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the second part of the series and after reading both the first and second, I was entertained and wanted more. The size of the serial was slightly disappointingly short though, and the change of narrative was refreshing from the first novel.