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Panopticon
An island prison. A group of civilians. They were told it was safe, just another job... but everything changed when the watchers became the watched.
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February 1, 2020Reading friends' material can be quite daunting but, honestly, there was nothing to worry about. The book speaks for itself, and this is not me being biased.
When I first heard about the idea behind Panopticon, it sounded like Shutter Island meets Hunger Games meets something else altogether that's quite unique.
There's so much I enjoyed about it. First, it is short and a page-turner, which is how I like my books generally speaking. Second, the villain remained a surprise until the end and let me tell you, what a surprise it was. The execution behind this 'whodunnit' mystery is very clever, from the characters' speculation to the reader's perspective itself. The eerie and dangerous atmosphere obviously add to the reading experience, and I could feel my heart race frantically multiple times throughout the book.
The focus was more on the plot, and I usually prefer character-driven stories, but here I found the execution again very interesting. As the book unravels and things happen, a couple of characters really start to stand out, and I ended up rooting for them more than I thought I would in the beginning.
The identities/backgrounds of everyone (prisoners, visitors, founder) as well as the setting could have done with more in-depth descriptions but it didn't take away from my overall appreciation of the book.
I don't want to say anything more about the plot/the ending because I don't want to give anything away but if this book ever sees the light of day, i.e. if more than one copy ever gets printed and you can actually buy yourself a copy, I would highly recommend you pick it up because it's bloody brilliant!
When I first heard about the idea behind Panopticon, it sounded like Shutter Island meets Hunger Games meets something else altogether that's quite unique.
There's so much I enjoyed about it. First, it is short and a page-turner, which is how I like my books generally speaking. Second, the villain remained a surprise until the end and let me tell you, what a surprise it was. The execution behind this 'whodunnit' mystery is very clever, from the characters' speculation to the reader's perspective itself. The eerie and dangerous atmosphere obviously add to the reading experience, and I could feel my heart race frantically multiple times throughout the book.
The focus was more on the plot, and I usually prefer character-driven stories, but here I found the execution again very interesting. As the book unravels and things happen, a couple of characters really start to stand out, and I ended up rooting for them more than I thought I would in the beginning.
The identities/backgrounds of everyone (prisoners, visitors, founder) as well as the setting could have done with more in-depth descriptions but it didn't take away from my overall appreciation of the book.
I don't want to say anything more about the plot/the ending because I don't want to give anything away but if this book ever sees the light of day, i.e. if more than one copy ever gets printed and you can actually buy yourself a copy, I would highly recommend you pick it up because it's bloody brilliant!
June 8, 2020
This may be the most balanced of my books to date [Jul 23, 2015]. Tired of puns and silliness, I decided to write a serious thriller, though my amateur depictions of action scenes and violence may make it silly in another way. This was my first attempt at a planned plot, and at least seems to keep a decent pace throughout.
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