A Bit Convenient But Alright
The book is set in a dystopian world, where humanity is almost wiped out by a deadly fog filled with insects. There are less than two hundred survivors who are run by three humans from the era before the fog called the elders. They live in a selfless, utopian society where everyone understands their part to play. Emory who is a villager who has always felt out of place. She can't stand the injustice of the villagers serving the elders, nor has she been able to take for granted the peace the others feel from obedience. When one of the elders is murdered Emory is tasked with finding the murderer, otherwise the fog will consume them all.
The book is told from the voice of Abi, a voice, a sort of outside conscience that lives in all the villager's heads. I liked the idea of making the third person narrative itself a character. I thought the world was intriguing if a bit confusing at parts. I don't feel like the details of the story unfolded in a natural way. I also don't think Turton is meant to be a sci fi writer. A lot of the technology felt like convenient plot devices and they came out of nowhere whenever he needed them to.
What I did like were the characters. They were complex and well thought out. You felt empathy for them and there is real growth in them as people throughout the story. Also the author really did make me want to know how the mystery ended. He did a great job building the tension. But for me the ending was a let down. It like a lot of the technology in the book felt like it came out of nowhere and didn't really have that many clues that led you to do. It wasn't a completely satisfied or clever ending. But I don't regret reading the book.
The book is told from the voice of Abi, a voice, a sort of outside conscience that lives in all the villager's heads. I liked the idea of making the third person narrative itself a character. I thought the world was intriguing if a bit confusing at parts. I don't feel like the details of the story unfolded in a natural way. I also don't think Turton is meant to be a sci fi writer. A lot of the technology felt like convenient plot devices and they came out of nowhere whenever he needed them to.
What I did like were the characters. They were complex and well thought out. You felt empathy for them and there is real growth in them as people throughout the story. Also the author really did make me want to know how the mystery ended. He did a great job building the tension. But for me the ending was a let down. It like a lot of the technology in the book felt like it came out of nowhere and didn't really have that many clues that led you to do. It wasn't a completely satisfied or clever ending. But I don't regret reading the book.