Review: A very clever dystopian psychological suspense thriller!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2013
LATITUDE 38 is a very clever psychological suspense thriller set in the indefinite future of a divided dystopian and extremely ugly USA. A fast-moving, gripping plot highly reminiscent of James Dickey's gruesome thriller DELIVERANCE, LATITUDE 38 is populated with a cast of colourful, well-developed characters who serve as metaphors for a variety of the societal problems and issues currently facing the American population - greedy capitalism, evangelical fundamentalism and homophobia, violence, immigration and border control, guns, health care and assisted suicide. As a long-time reader, I've learned to attempt to separate the emotions of fictional characters from the mindset of an author but I'm afraid that I have unavoidably reached the conclusion that LATITUDE 38 is a cautionary tale of the hypothetical future of a country run by a tyrannical far-right government. And the picture is not pretty!