Review: The Portal made me look at the future differently.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2012
This book basically chronicles the life of Harry Middleton during the 22nd century. It centers around his high school sweetheart Lorrie Grissom who disappeared when he was just fifteen. He spends a lot of resources searching for her and she's never really far from his mind.I'm a huge baseball fan. Huge. Naturally when baseball came up in this book I was thrilled. Futuristic baseball! Harry's baseball career starts young and is an integral part of his life. His boyhood friend Carlos is also a baseball player and together they become a team.Carlos was a rough around the edges type of guy. He was incredibly street smart. Harry drove Carlos to do better at his studies while Carlos drove Harry to do better athletically. They complimented each other extremely well. After Lorrie went missing, Carlos and Harry became inseparable.The decline of America that the book shows is staggering. It shows itself all through the book. It made me wonder if that's where we're really heading. At the same time, the book shows the resiliency of the American spirit. Despite the dismal conditions,  Americans still fought to keep their country great.This book made me look at the future differently. I look at it with a bit of hope and with a bit of dread. Either way, I enjoyed this book tremendously and it's something I hope to reread in the future.*A free copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.