I have had the pleasure of meeting Anna Lynn Miller which always adds an element of interest to a read.
This book reminded me a bit of 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, although I read these about a couple decades ago so I'm not entirely sure that any comparison is valid. The book describes a futuristic society which is tightly controlled and regimented by a strict code of laws and traditions which are enforced and upheld by a small group of leaders and enforcers.The primary character, seventeen year old "Daniel" undergoes a series of events and conversations that begin to erode his beliefs in the virtue of the system he has been raised in.
The story is a good read and I found myself definitely drawn into the story and curious about the core characters who are well developed. My favorite thing about this story is that it's an excellent parody of a society's attempt to hyper regulate and control its subjects by using tattle tale techniques, cruel punishment, and controlling of information through propaganda which masks human rights crimes as necessary steps "for the common good."
This story manages to convey a message in an entertaining way. I will definitely read Construct 11 Part 2. I want to find out the fate of Daniel and his fellow "beings."
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