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2084
The year is 2084, and the spying eyes of Big Brother are nowhere to be found. Orwell’s dystopia has been stalled - so far.
The world wears Lenses, computerized glass contacts manufactured by a corporation called Newsight. The technology is regulated by the Senate, so no one worries about breaches in privacy. A teenage boy named Vincent, however, feels quite differently. After his Senator father tells him that Newsight has been pushing for an appeal on the data regulations, Vincent begins to dig deeper. He learns that Newsight’s CEO claims to want to use the data in his fight against the Order, a terrorist organization whose attacks have recently been mounting in frequency, but the man’s true motives aren’t so clear - until Vincent meets a girl from school whose father is a Newsight developer. There is a trail of bread crumbs in the software’s code. Newsight has a closer relationship to the Order than anyone may have guessed, and the Lenses have been doing more than just running simulations. Caught in the middle of a world blinded by progress, Vincent finally discover the truth. But it might already be too late.
“2084” casts a technocentric world into an Orwellian shadow. Told in close but unique parallel to “1984”, the short story of Vincent’s ever-quickening journey to the world’s new dystopia has left readers wanting more.
The world wears Lenses, computerized glass contacts manufactured by a corporation called Newsight. The technology is regulated by the Senate, so no one worries about breaches in privacy. A teenage boy named Vincent, however, feels quite differently. After his Senator father tells him that Newsight has been pushing for an appeal on the data regulations, Vincent begins to dig deeper. He learns that Newsight’s CEO claims to want to use the data in his fight against the Order, a terrorist organization whose attacks have recently been mounting in frequency, but the man’s true motives aren’t so clear - until Vincent meets a girl from school whose father is a Newsight developer. There is a trail of bread crumbs in the software’s code. Newsight has a closer relationship to the Order than anyone may have guessed, and the Lenses have been doing more than just running simulations. Caught in the middle of a world blinded by progress, Vincent finally discover the truth. But it might already be too late.
“2084” casts a technocentric world into an Orwellian shadow. Told in close but unique parallel to “1984”, the short story of Vincent’s ever-quickening journey to the world’s new dystopia has left readers wanting more.
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First published May 22, 2017
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Mason Engel
5 books63 followersHi there, my name's Mason. Here are the starters about me:
-I'm 24 years old
-I'm a Purdue graduate with a major in math (so writing, right?)
-I love playing sports (soccer and basketball especially)
-I run a website to help high school seniors apply for financial aid (OneSpotAid.org)
I love stories. They can give an escape. They can give hope. They can give perspective, laughter, joy, inspiration. All they need is to be told well. That is my mission, and since the age of 17, I have written thousands of pages trying to figure out how to accomplish it. Now, seven years later, I am ready for my stories to be heard.
No matter what I set out to write, the end product always seems to tie into one of two themes: the omnipresence of technology, or our perception of reality. Yeah, I know, sounds philosophical, and at its core, it is. On the page though, in the prose of the plot itself, philosophy takes backseat to story. In every novel I have worked on - including the ones of the present - my first and foremost goal is to entertain YOU, to provide you an escape from the real world and, when you're ready, some inspiration to return to it.
-I'm 24 years old
-I'm a Purdue graduate with a major in math (so writing, right?)
-I love playing sports (soccer and basketball especially)
-I run a website to help high school seniors apply for financial aid (OneSpotAid.org)
I love stories. They can give an escape. They can give hope. They can give perspective, laughter, joy, inspiration. All they need is to be told well. That is my mission, and since the age of 17, I have written thousands of pages trying to figure out how to accomplish it. Now, seven years later, I am ready for my stories to be heard.
No matter what I set out to write, the end product always seems to tie into one of two themes: the omnipresence of technology, or our perception of reality. Yeah, I know, sounds philosophical, and at its core, it is. On the page though, in the prose of the plot itself, philosophy takes backseat to story. In every novel I have worked on - including the ones of the present - my first and foremost goal is to entertain YOU, to provide you an escape from the real world and, when you're ready, some inspiration to return to it.
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June 1, 2017
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An enjoyable debut novel about a far-from-enjoyable future
Vincent Smith is a child of privilege in the year 2084. His father is a Senator. The family lives in the Seclusion, a closed community, and Vincent attends a school where virtual-reality-based learning has been taken to extremes thanks to Lenses, computerized contacts worn by everyone in the Seclusions and practically everyone in the Cities, where most people live. The Lenses can provide not only education but also entertainment so individualized that some of those who can afford to do so “stay in their sims all week-end. They have to be fed, watered, cleaned up.” Vincent’s classmate Jessica also lives in the Seclusion. Her father is a developer for Newsight, the company that makes the Lenses and, through them, can control the lives of everyone in the country. The Order is a group resisting the ubiquitous control wielded by Newsight, and their resistance has become violent. When their school is attacked, apparently by the Order, and their parents taken, Vincent and Jessica flee for their lives.
First-time novelist Mason Engels gives us a vision of a bleak future even more oppressive than that of George Orwell’s 1984. In Engel’s world, he who controls the technology controls society, and most citizens are either accepting or resigned. Allowing for a bit of literary license, the picture he draws is not all that implausible, although I wish there had been more backstory provided to let the reader know how the situation developed. It is fun to read when Vincent sees “a cup filled with slender sticks with points on one end” and does not recognize pencils, but when the same lack of recognition occurs with a gun, not only is this ignorance dangerous, but it also needs some explanation. I can see an oppressive society wanting to rewrite or conceal history, but it is harder to accept that they would so completely have eliminated any knowledge of the past less than 70 years from now.
The author tells a good story of Vincent and Jessica’s adventurous flight from the disintegrating society, as we wonder about the true nature of the Order, whether they are the Good Guys or the Bad Guys, and, indeed, whether there ARE any Good Guys. I approached the end feeling a little unsatisfied, though, wanting something a bit more. Then Engels delivered it! Where I had anticipated either a mild cliffhanger presaging a second volume or a pat “happily ever after”, the ending was a thoughtful reflection on life, freedom, and happiness. 2084 is not the beginning of a new series, but it is a good beginning for a new writer. I am sure we will be seeing more from Mason Engels.
An enjoyable debut novel about a far-from-enjoyable future
Vincent Smith is a child of privilege in the year 2084. His father is a Senator. The family lives in the Seclusion, a closed community, and Vincent attends a school where virtual-reality-based learning has been taken to extremes thanks to Lenses, computerized contacts worn by everyone in the Seclusions and practically everyone in the Cities, where most people live. The Lenses can provide not only education but also entertainment so individualized that some of those who can afford to do so “stay in their sims all week-end. They have to be fed, watered, cleaned up.” Vincent’s classmate Jessica also lives in the Seclusion. Her father is a developer for Newsight, the company that makes the Lenses and, through them, can control the lives of everyone in the country. The Order is a group resisting the ubiquitous control wielded by Newsight, and their resistance has become violent. When their school is attacked, apparently by the Order, and their parents taken, Vincent and Jessica flee for their lives.
First-time novelist Mason Engels gives us a vision of a bleak future even more oppressive than that of George Orwell’s 1984. In Engel’s world, he who controls the technology controls society, and most citizens are either accepting or resigned. Allowing for a bit of literary license, the picture he draws is not all that implausible, although I wish there had been more backstory provided to let the reader know how the situation developed. It is fun to read when Vincent sees “a cup filled with slender sticks with points on one end” and does not recognize pencils, but when the same lack of recognition occurs with a gun, not only is this ignorance dangerous, but it also needs some explanation. I can see an oppressive society wanting to rewrite or conceal history, but it is harder to accept that they would so completely have eliminated any knowledge of the past less than 70 years from now.
The author tells a good story of Vincent and Jessica’s adventurous flight from the disintegrating society, as we wonder about the true nature of the Order, whether they are the Good Guys or the Bad Guys, and, indeed, whether there ARE any Good Guys. I approached the end feeling a little unsatisfied, though, wanting something a bit more. Then Engels delivered it! Where I had anticipated either a mild cliffhanger presaging a second volume or a pat “happily ever after”, the ending was a thoughtful reflection on life, freedom, and happiness. 2084 is not the beginning of a new series, but it is a good beginning for a new writer. I am sure we will be seeing more from Mason Engels.
July 18, 2017
This is a futuristic novel written by a 22 yr old and it reads just like that. No offense meant to 22 yr olds, but they do tend to think too much of themselves and lack the big picture, just like this attempt at sci-fi. The novel is set in a future, 2084, i assume, that has more in common with the Jetsons than it does with anything remotely real. There is no trace of today's world. It exists in a world of spires and halos and glass buildings with transports flying between them all. It is Disney's World of Tomorrow with settings from the cheesiest of old sci-fi movies. And the plot? Well, (Spoiler Alert), the entire book can be summarized in one line from the old Pogo comic strip: "We have met the enemy, and they are US." Save your time and effort. Read Pogo instead.
June 20, 2017
2084 by Mason Engel is a well-written Orwellian dystopia for the 21st century. It's a modern take on 1984, set in a high-tech future, and is right up my alley since speculative sci-fi is one of my favorite genres. The story is eerily prescient, especially now that Google is working on lenses that will record everything we see, and I have to say, by the time I finished the book I found myself looking over my shoulder. I think Orwell and Huxley would have been very impressed with Engel's writing and I'd highly recommend it to young and old alike.
June 8, 2017
A great debut.
At first I thought I was taking a bit of a chance (this is Engel's first released novel, after all), but by the time I got to the end of the first chapter, I might have thought the author had published ten books. Engel tells the story extremely well. He kept me engaged all way to the end, and had me guessing the hole way.
At first I thought I was taking a bit of a chance (this is Engel's first released novel, after all), but by the time I got to the end of the first chapter, I might have thought the author had published ten books. Engel tells the story extremely well. He kept me engaged all way to the end, and had me guessing the hole way.
May 25, 2018
Intriguing
This book is definitely not a future I hope to see. I like to see things with my own eyes, not through lenses that basically monitor what you see and how. It is well written with some great characters
This book is definitely not a future I hope to see. I like to see things with my own eyes, not through lenses that basically monitor what you see and how. It is well written with some great characters
February 1, 2018
I thought this was an interesting story. I did think that some parts weren't explained too well, but maybe I missed something along the way that would've helped my understanding. That being said, I did like both Vincent and Jessica. The ending was sad, but I kind of liked that it wasn't the ending I was expecting.
July 14, 2019
A book that wears its two main influences on its sleeve, it presents the nightmare scenario of 1984 in the arguably more contemporarily plausible consumerist and technological framing of Brave New World. In 2084, surveillance, control and the alteration of the mind’s eye is carried out through a combination of (advanced contact) Lenses, pheromones, and psychological manipulation. "There is no love without hate" and "There is no fear without hope".
Whilst generally having good narrative impetus, there are times where the plot suffers from the story beat being needlessly repetitive in terms of emotional impact (e.g. when Vincent and Jessica are in Brian's dome); and the characterisation often felt flat and two-dimensional for me: I found it difficult to care for the characters or their fates. And, for someone perhaps more attuned and aware of language, conspiracy theory and dystopian fiction, the novel’s twist and inevitable denouement were very easy to spot early on.
The prose is very accessible, and the ideas/concepts (both derived and unique to the novel) are very good; but overall I felt that they were undermined by a lack of maturity in the writing.
Whilst generally having good narrative impetus, there are times where the plot suffers from the story beat being needlessly repetitive in terms of emotional impact (e.g. when Vincent and Jessica are in Brian's dome); and the characterisation often felt flat and two-dimensional for me: I found it difficult to care for the characters or their fates. And, for someone perhaps more attuned and aware of language, conspiracy theory and dystopian fiction, the novel’s twist and inevitable denouement were very easy to spot early on.
The prose is very accessible, and the ideas/concepts (both derived and unique to the novel) are very good; but overall I felt that they were undermined by a lack of maturity in the writing.
June 21, 2019
I picked this up on Kindle Unlimited for free because it sounded interesting. It's not. It is a blatant rip off of Orwell's 1984.
Instead of the all seeing television, the people wear all seeing contact lenses.
In place of Winston Smith, we get Vincent Smith. In lieu of Julia we have Jessica. In place of Goldstien, there's Goodwin.
The last two sentences of 1984; “He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.” And the last two sentences of 2084; “The reconciliation was his. He loved his Lenses.”
The writing was lackluster, but still I was able to plow through simply because I wanted to see where this went. Turns out I've read it before, and Orwell did masterfully.
The character development was weak, with the exception of Vincent which was predictable. The plot moves along more slowly then I'd like, same with set-ups and pay-offs.
I checked out some of the glowing reviews this book has received and there seems to be floating out there that this book is a tribute to 1984. No it isn't. It's just a rip off.
Instead of the all seeing television, the people wear all seeing contact lenses.
In place of Winston Smith, we get Vincent Smith. In lieu of Julia we have Jessica. In place of Goldstien, there's Goodwin.
The last two sentences of 1984; “He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.” And the last two sentences of 2084; “The reconciliation was his. He loved his Lenses.”
The writing was lackluster, but still I was able to plow through simply because I wanted to see where this went. Turns out I've read it before, and Orwell did masterfully.
The character development was weak, with the exception of Vincent which was predictable. The plot moves along more slowly then I'd like, same with set-ups and pay-offs.
I checked out some of the glowing reviews this book has received and there seems to be floating out there that this book is a tribute to 1984. No it isn't. It's just a rip off.
July 14, 2017
Fab story well written but easy also to read. Loved the story do much. Characters are well written. Again I say I lived this book and recommend to read.
Loved this story well written characters played this out very well. Hope there is more coming very soon! Keep writing more please
Loved this story well written characters played this out very well. Hope there is more coming very soon! Keep writing more please
August 26, 2017
Fun read.
June 15, 2017
Wow...New World order
This book is a page turner. The developments open a view to one possible alternative future. If data are power and power corrupts, does this mean data corrupt? The explorations of Vincent and Jessica are fun to follow as well as the data mining extreme that is Newsight. Is this our new world order? Read the book to find one possible future!!
This book is a page turner. The developments open a view to one possible alternative future. If data are power and power corrupts, does this mean data corrupt? The explorations of Vincent and Jessica are fun to follow as well as the data mining extreme that is Newsight. Is this our new world order? Read the book to find one possible future!!
December 11, 2018
poursuivant l’idée d’Orwell 1984 L’auteur décrit le monde suite à la Grande guerre sainte des années 2010 2050 un monde plein de massacre de délation de police secrète ce qui me choque c’est l’absence totale de femmes dans le récit probablement dû à la culture musulmane de l’auteur
July 18, 2017
I was a big fan of 1984 when I read it in high school (in the 80's) & since then have loved reading most dystopian type novels to see how the individual authors create new and exciting ways of making "a new world". Not an easy task when following books like 1984, Brave New World, Animal Farm, etc that showed creativity in an intellectual manner whereas many of today's books are basically zombies attacking (way over done). So when I ran across this one I knew I had to read it and I'm glad I did. This author did an outstanding job creating a vision of Big Brother that could literally watch, hear and basically do all a person's thinking for them so BB was in charge of the new world, an it was all done through enhanced usage of technology (can't tell you what kind or it will spoil it) in a way that had people clamouring for the chance to participate in the use of the technology, despite knowing it meant giving up all.of their rights to any privacy.
The writing was done extremely well and had me feeling emotionally connected to each character, whether in a good or bad way didn't matter as it was the actual connection that created my desire to see where each character would end up. There were so many twists and turns throughout that it was difficult to figure out who was playing for the good guys and who wasn't. Not just the typical character playing double agent but multiple teams going back and forth in your mind throughout entire reading trying to place them in one category and just when you think you've done it, bam, another twist in the plot.
I place this novel up there with the better/best dystopian books for its creativity and writing style that kept me intrigued for the entire reading. highly recommend this to lovers of dystopian genre.
The writing was done extremely well and had me feeling emotionally connected to each character, whether in a good or bad way didn't matter as it was the actual connection that created my desire to see where each character would end up. There were so many twists and turns throughout that it was difficult to figure out who was playing for the good guys and who wasn't. Not just the typical character playing double agent but multiple teams going back and forth in your mind throughout entire reading trying to place them in one category and just when you think you've done it, bam, another twist in the plot.
I place this novel up there with the better/best dystopian books for its creativity and writing style that kept me intrigued for the entire reading. highly recommend this to lovers of dystopian genre.
June 11, 2018
Interesting concept
Very interesting concept, interesting characters. I found a bit disjointed. Especially the last couple of chapters. Needed more information within the story, to explain what was happening. Would like to find out what happened to Vince and Jessica and if they ever found a cure. It would have been better over two books with more explanation of how Vince was talking to godwin at the end of one chapter and in hospital the next. No explanation of how they fell asleep and why. I personally like t to read books that has a lot of information of the characters and why and how they got to the point that they are at. I am looking forward to reading the other two books. It may give me more insight and find out they changed the world for real not just in the simulation. I would recommend this book to other readers, as it is interesting concept.
Very interesting concept, interesting characters. I found a bit disjointed. Especially the last couple of chapters. Needed more information within the story, to explain what was happening. Would like to find out what happened to Vince and Jessica and if they ever found a cure. It would have been better over two books with more explanation of how Vince was talking to godwin at the end of one chapter and in hospital the next. No explanation of how they fell asleep and why. I personally like t to read books that has a lot of information of the characters and why and how they got to the point that they are at. I am looking forward to reading the other two books. It may give me more insight and find out they changed the world for real not just in the simulation. I would recommend this book to other readers, as it is interesting concept.
October 14, 2017
I was shocked to find myself so immersed and fascinated by not only a debutante author but a 22 year old debutante author.
This dystopian tale sees a company called Newsight controlling the masses via simulations and lenses. In true dystopian fashion a rebel group (the Order) fights a series of battles against the conglomerate in an attempt for freedom. Two teenagers, Vincent and Jessica, find themselves caught in said battle when they quickly realise Newsight are the enemy.
Ultimately, it is your typical dystopian story (albeit, it is a stand alone novel rather than the more common three book series). So for anyone who enjoyed Hunger Games, Divergent, The Ask etc you will absolutely love this story.
This dystopian tale sees a company called Newsight controlling the masses via simulations and lenses. In true dystopian fashion a rebel group (the Order) fights a series of battles against the conglomerate in an attempt for freedom. Two teenagers, Vincent and Jessica, find themselves caught in said battle when they quickly realise Newsight are the enemy.
Ultimately, it is your typical dystopian story (albeit, it is a stand alone novel rather than the more common three book series). So for anyone who enjoyed Hunger Games, Divergent, The Ask etc you will absolutely love this story.
August 19, 2018
Great concept but flawed execution
Presumably inspired by a well-known global corporation 's foray into wearable technology, 2084 goes further by portraying a population under the control of contact lenses. Unfortunately, in its efforts to manufacture a plot, the story falls into the "underground resistance" trap. Bands of marauding hopefuls, living in crumbling ruins, trying to outwit the evil overlords. There follows a series of plot twists that serve only to confuse the reader - moles, double-dealing, power-hungry megalomaniacs and an ending that seems to completely contradict the denouement. All in all, a reasonably good read that with a bit more thought could have been really good.
Presumably inspired by a well-known global corporation 's foray into wearable technology, 2084 goes further by portraying a population under the control of contact lenses. Unfortunately, in its efforts to manufacture a plot, the story falls into the "underground resistance" trap. Bands of marauding hopefuls, living in crumbling ruins, trying to outwit the evil overlords. There follows a series of plot twists that serve only to confuse the reader - moles, double-dealing, power-hungry megalomaniacs and an ending that seems to completely contradict the denouement. All in all, a reasonably good read that with a bit more thought could have been really good.
July 29, 2017
This was a wild and confusing read. It was about a dystopian society where people were informed and ultimately controlled by their technological enhancements. It was about the lengths that the powers that be would go to, in order to maintain that control absolutely. This struck me mostly as YA fiction, primarily due to the language and the tone. For that reason, I think, there were parts of this that I found off-putting. I felt myself getting frustrated with the narration, the characters and choices that they were making that seemed to not make any sense. For the most part, though, it kept me turning pages and provided an interesting diversion.
July 13, 2018
Erie Story But Exciting and Fast Paced
This Book drew me in very quickly. It did get a bit bogged down in various descriptions such as the purpose of the way society was being manipulated, but not to the point of becoming a drudgery to read.
You keep hoping for a hero to win but that may not be a clearly set journey this time. However it was still an exciting step away from reality for a short time.
If dystopian novels are a desired science fiction get-a-way this one will be worth the time. It is in the same category as 1984 as the description states, but with many differences.
This Book drew me in very quickly. It did get a bit bogged down in various descriptions such as the purpose of the way society was being manipulated, but not to the point of becoming a drudgery to read.
You keep hoping for a hero to win but that may not be a clearly set journey this time. However it was still an exciting step away from reality for a short time.
If dystopian novels are a desired science fiction get-a-way this one will be worth the time. It is in the same category as 1984 as the description states, but with many differences.
August 9, 2020
This is tricky for me to review because the story was good, but I didn’t love it. I just didn’t have the urge to pick it up, which is why it took so long to finish. I liked the author’s writing style and the concept, but it was a lot of dull with spatterings of interesting. Think it could’ve been a bit shorter which might have made it seem more exciting.
The comparisons to 1984 (which I didn’t like much), and Brave New World (which I did like), were clear without feeling like too much of a rip-off. And while I didn’t hate the characters, I also didn’t feel anything for them. Having said all that, I did like the ending, so I’m glad I persisted.
The comparisons to 1984 (which I didn’t like much), and Brave New World (which I did like), were clear without feeling like too much of a rip-off. And while I didn’t hate the characters, I also didn’t feel anything for them. Having said all that, I did like the ending, so I’m glad I persisted.
July 22, 2017
2084 by Mason Engel is a futuristic novel where the populous wears "lenses" instead of using computers.
The main character, Vincent, has other ideas about what the "lenses" are for.
When I read the Goodreads blurb, I thought this was going to be an intriguing story. The concept is intriguing, but the execution fell flat. This book starts off strong, but towards the middle, I feel, the author was in too big of a hurry to get to the climax of the story. The writing wasn't as engaging, and there were more grammatical errors that threw me off my reading flow.
The main character, Vincent, has other ideas about what the "lenses" are for.
When I read the Goodreads blurb, I thought this was going to be an intriguing story. The concept is intriguing, but the execution fell flat. This book starts off strong, but towards the middle, I feel, the author was in too big of a hurry to get to the climax of the story. The writing wasn't as engaging, and there were more grammatical errors that threw me off my reading flow.
August 17, 2018
Could not finish it, tried 2 times to read it, got to 32% of the book and it absolutely annoyed me.
For starters, If this book it's an homage to 1984 it's not even comparable to that masterpiece (maybe only the '84' in the title).
I get it's a YA book, but these kids as characters are dumb, they don't process their surroundings well, the facts, the logic, all it's messy. They are not even friends at the beginning of the book and all of the sudden they start running together and caring for each other just because??? come on!!! that's not how people work.
For starters, If this book it's an homage to 1984 it's not even comparable to that masterpiece (maybe only the '84' in the title).
I get it's a YA book, but these kids as characters are dumb, they don't process their surroundings well, the facts, the logic, all it's messy. They are not even friends at the beginning of the book and all of the sudden they start running together and caring for each other just because??? come on!!! that's not how people work.
January 14, 2020
I really liked the ideas behind this book, and I am a true sucker for a dystopia featuring an overbearing government/corporation.... but this one fell short. The characters, world, and setup were interesting, drama and adventure and action starts and then.... a Bond-Villan-esque infodump and unsatisfactory ending. It could have used a bit more editing as well. It seemed like all the commas had been scooped out of their rightful places and deposited in random, locations. "Tom we have to get out of the building!
November 9, 2020
2084 by John C Lennox
I was given a copy of this book for review.
Mr. Lennox takes the time to explain what AI is and the different types in a manner that easy to understand. Many examples are given that show the abilities of AI and also what they are not able to complete. Mr. Lennox goes on to explain how AI can never be human, as we are created from God.
This book explains in detail the manner of AI, its possible uses and the vast difference between man and machine.
I just reviewed 2084 by John C. Lennox. #2084 #NetGalley
I was given a copy of this book for review.
Mr. Lennox takes the time to explain what AI is and the different types in a manner that easy to understand. Many examples are given that show the abilities of AI and also what they are not able to complete. Mr. Lennox goes on to explain how AI can never be human, as we are created from God.
This book explains in detail the manner of AI, its possible uses and the vast difference between man and machine.
I just reviewed 2084 by John C. Lennox. #2084 #NetGalley
August 24, 2017
Sci-fi isn't normally my thing but I thought I'd give this a try (rude to turn down a freebie!). This hasn't made a convert of my, I'm afraid.
I found it a little too thin on detail. Even the explanations of how the lenses worked were lacking something. Surely you should find out far sooner in the story that it's possible to communicate via the lenses? And, bearing that in mind, why is so strange that father and daughter are able to understand one another without either uttering a word?
I found it a little too thin on detail. Even the explanations of how the lenses worked were lacking something. Surely you should find out far sooner in the story that it's possible to communicate via the lenses? And, bearing that in mind, why is so strange that father and daughter are able to understand one another without either uttering a word?
November 29, 2018
An intriguing read.
True to the blurb, 2084 is very reminiscent of Orwell's 1984. And, for me, the constant similarity held this story back from what it could've been. The nods to Orwell's dystopia felt forced into the narrative and world-building, often against who the characters were or the 'natural growth' of what Newsight was becoming. But nevertheless an enjoyable, far-future dystopia that's more technologically familiar today than the setting of 1984.
True to the blurb, 2084 is very reminiscent of Orwell's 1984. And, for me, the constant similarity held this story back from what it could've been. The nods to Orwell's dystopia felt forced into the narrative and world-building, often against who the characters were or the 'natural growth' of what Newsight was becoming. But nevertheless an enjoyable, far-future dystopia that's more technologically familiar today than the setting of 1984.
April 5, 2022
This book is a work of fiction in which the author takes some fantastic liberties to make this read come to life. The characters and setting are well filled out and while it may be lean on a back story it allows the reader to form conclusions on how we arrived at the 'now' of the story. I will admit that it took a while for me to finish this, but that was due to being engaged in a variety of other medias and work obligations. I liked it and would read other books by this author. Cheers!
March 6, 2018
It is NOT "inspired" by 1984 and Brave New World. It is basically 1984 with a little Brave New World tossed in and teen-ish main characters.
Mostly if you've read 1984, you will know what happens and how it goes.
It's not bad. If you haven't read either of those two it is probably a good read...
Mostly if you've read 1984, you will know what happens and how it goes.
It's not bad. If you haven't read either of those two it is probably a good read...
March 17, 2018
Overload
It was a good book ,it had good hooks and made you want the main characters to win .but sometimes it was too information heavy ,it felt like in some of the chapters you had lots of information about the different people/cooperations thrown at you in one go (but maybe that’s my night shift brain,not processing well enough !)
It was a good book ,it had good hooks and made you want the main characters to win .but sometimes it was too information heavy ,it felt like in some of the chapters you had lots of information about the different people/cooperations thrown at you in one go (but maybe that’s my night shift brain,not processing well enough !)
September 15, 2019
The inspiration the author mentions in the beginning of the book is very obvious. I'd say - bordering on plagiarism. The book is below average. The characters are not fully developed and the storyline is chopped. Good thing it was for free on Amazon because otherwise I would regret having spent money on it.
October 8, 2021
This is a generous 2.5. The last 25% was a blur that I barely remember. I really don’t like books that are near(ish) future, and 63 years is near enough, where the world doesn’t resemble the current world in any way whatsoever and this is that. And seeing other comparisons with 1984 makes me like it less because I actually liked 1984.
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