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Safe
Jason has spent his whole life looking out of the windows of Pod 43. One day, using an illegal homemade telescope, he sees humans outside. Why has Pod Command lied to them that outside is uninhabitable? Jason is determined to escape--an offense punishable by death--if he can get past the Guards.
56 pages, ebook
Published January 1, 2017
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December 26, 2017
I liked it, I really did, but then was completely let down by the ending. Very disappointing and anticlimactic. It had such potential.
December 29, 2017
This was a very disappointing read. It had a lot of promise but lacked in execution. Would not recommend.
March 27, 2017
Jason has lived his entire life in the Pod that keeps him and the rest of his colony safe from the deadly environment outside. He works in the hydroponic gardens and spends his down time secretly viewing the outside world from the cafeteria windows. One day, he thinks he sees two human figures walking across the dunes. Is there life outside the Pod? Should he risk his security, and his life, to find out?
March 31, 2017
Got this book "Safe" from the Author Andrew C. Broderick in return for an honest review, an here I am.
This story is something of a cross between 'Wall-E', 'Escape Plan', 'I, Robot' and 'Divergent', with the events unfolding in dystopia.
Jason is a third-generation dweller in the Pod, a safe (Safe from what is however unknown), self-sufficient dwelling. He lives with his mother, and has his eyes on Julia. He is a gardener at the Pod, where telescopes are strictly forbidden.
There are several floors, all well-connected by lifts. This is somewhere in the middle of a sea/ocean. Everyone on-board is informed that there are no-humans outside the Pod, and it is utterly unsafe outside.
One day, gazing through his telescope (the author fails to mention where he procured the lenses from), Jason identifies humans on a piece of land. As is characteristic of all heros, driven by the desire for adventure, he wishes to venture outside the Safe haven (replete with pipes, pipes and more pipes). In this pursuit, he gets the help of an IT professional (whose grep command does not seem to help in anyway), and a fellow jailer.
In-spite of having a well laid plan, and having made his mind to go out, he finally finds that the final trap-door is locked, and comes back to living with his mom and girl-friend in the same old Pod!! A pathetic ending indeed!!!
This story is something of a cross between 'Wall-E', 'Escape Plan', 'I, Robot' and 'Divergent', with the events unfolding in dystopia.
Jason is a third-generation dweller in the Pod, a safe (Safe from what is however unknown), self-sufficient dwelling. He lives with his mother, and has his eyes on Julia. He is a gardener at the Pod, where telescopes are strictly forbidden.
There are several floors, all well-connected by lifts. This is somewhere in the middle of a sea/ocean. Everyone on-board is informed that there are no-humans outside the Pod, and it is utterly unsafe outside.
One day, gazing through his telescope (the author fails to mention where he procured the lenses from), Jason identifies humans on a piece of land. As is characteristic of all heros, driven by the desire for adventure, he wishes to venture outside the Safe haven (replete with pipes, pipes and more pipes). In this pursuit, he gets the help of an IT professional (whose grep command does not seem to help in anyway), and a fellow jailer.
In-spite of having a well laid plan, and having made his mind to go out, he finally finds that the final trap-door is locked, and comes back to living with his mom and girl-friend in the same old Pod!! A pathetic ending indeed!!!
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