Review: A great read: find out what can happen when reality and fiction merge
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 6, 2012
Famous philosophers and physicists (Einstein was one of them) sometimes debate topics such as: If you look towards the moon and see it, you know the moon is there; if you then turn your back to the moon and don't see it, can you still be certain that the moon is there?What is reality? That's a fascinating question, not only for famous thinkers but also for young people sitting in front of a gaming console. But now imagine, a few decades in the future, young people may live, play games and make real life equivalent experiences by entering a 3-D virtual reality. This is not far-fetched. Unless you are a philosopher or physicist yourself, you will probably agree that it is actually less far-fetched than the above question about the existence of the moon.Steven O'Conner's brilliant young adult novel, "EleMental: A First-person Shooter", allows the reader to obtain a feeling for such a world: a world where reality and fiction merge. This book is a page-turner: there is action, adventure, friendship, addiction, humour, a bit of romance and great mystery-suspense. The author's creativity, that enabled him to write this book, is utterly amazing. I highly recommend this book to young and old alike.