100 Points

by Quig Shelby

Save the People have created the perfect egalitarian society from the ruins of global warming, where youth and health are celebrated in Britain’s constant sunshine. And to ensure that no individual takes more than another from the world’s remaining resources each citizen gets 100 points to spend on education, housing, and health; just be careful when they’re gone. Anyone who reaches the age of 60 retires to glorious Scotland 'where dreams come too' and gets what they well and truly deserve. But when a shipwreck of drowned old-timers washes up on his beach the village policeman becomes more than a little interested in his own parents' retirement and begins an investigation with unforeseen consequences.

260 pages, Paperback

Published December 7, 2020

About the author

Kind of always been self-destructive but things have always worked out. Lots of jobs as can never settle. I guess the highlights would be croupier (first and best job), and mental health nurse.

Reviews

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I chose to review this book after receiving a free advanced copy. All opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased.

100 Points is a complex novel about a possible future that hopefully will never come to pass. The reader slowly learns about this future. At the beginning, it seems simple enough but it turns out that it’s not so simple. Everyone is born with 100 points and loses points for things such as healthcare, higher education, and criminal acts. The points lost are supposed to coincide with the activity.

There are quite a few characters but they're easy to keep track of because they're all so different. The Dana family is the focus with the parents close to retirement. Their oldest son will be taking over the house and property and his brother is a policeman who starts to notice some things that aren't quite right.

The author’s writing is easy to follow, the entire book is intense and it had me on edge throughout. No one can be trusted, not even family members. I can't imagine having to live that way and it's easy to understand, knowing human nature, why so many people didn't follow all of the rules even though the consequences could be devastating. 

I definitely recommend 100 Points but be warned, it's not a light-hearted fun read. 

[Melanie Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having already listened to A Reader's Companion to 100 Points and political manifesto of Save the People, I was aware of the policies of the Save the People party. The story line would be unbelievable if it weren't for the current political cesspit we're experiencing. Brilliantly narrated by Graig Bowles, the book conjures up a life that no one wants but I can imagine something as dreadful actually happening. 100 POINTS is definitely worth listening to as a warning of the shape of things to come. Highly recommended.