Book Loving Kiwis discussion

Please leave a comment below if you intend to read Generation by William Knight during November.

Also, use this thread to discuss the book.

Participating:
LaVerne
Kathleen
Sweetp-1

I've got my copy and have it as 'currently reading' on GR, so I'm definitely in, thanks Angie :)

Same as Kathleen...

Kathleen wrote: "Finished this yesterday - took a long time! But a really good thing is that I didn't get lost in between each time of picking it up. Enjoyed it very much, though the sudden change from cellphonep..."

Hi Kathleen, thanks very much for reading Generation and taking the time to comment. I'm really pleased you enjoyed the read.

I am about halfway through :)

I agree a little bit with Kathleen that there were a lot of characters and maybe just one too many viewpoints in the beginning. That being said once I got past halfway and all the threads had come together and I was a bit clearer what was going on I couldn't put it down. The pacing in the 2nd half was spot on.
What genre do you describe it as William? I wasn't sure if it was mystery or crime thriller or something else? I did shelve it for zombies :)
I really liked Aitch, found him really likeable and down to earth and particularly liked the dark past/demons angle. I also thought Debonfort was a nicely written calculated and cold corporate baddie.
Really enjoyed it!
I was wondering about the research that must have gone into it, particularly the entomology and medical parts? I have a b/ground in science so that part of the book really appealed.

I'm really glad you enjoyed Generation Sweetp-1, and tbh I've always struggled to put it in a genre -- even as the writer. I hope we can all agree it's a strand of thriller! Science/Medical/Mystery/Crime? I'm not sure I understand the sub-genres.

As for the zombies, well, yes, I suppose that's what they are! But I was very careful not to use the Z word in the book and it's certainly not a Z-apocalypse.

Locked-in syndrome, or coma, might be a better way of thinking about the poor victims and I tried really hard to make the situation believable rather than fantasy.

I spent weeks pouring over medical books, reading up on post-mortems, forensic science and entomology. So much so that after reading about the insect colonisation of dead-bodies and the decay process I had nightmares! There are some dark corners of the internet!

So thanks for reading. There is a follow up planned for this year, Aitch returns to take on political interests that have (once more) ignored the science.

regards
William

Oh great to hear Aitch will be returning!! :)