Review: fascinating concept, and a great read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
A great follow up read to The Beam Season OneThe Beam: The Complete First Season Collection (Books 1-6). I loved The Beam, and immediately wanted more, and this came through like nobody's business.This book is written as a future 'looking back' at how the word in The Beam came about. It explores the technology of the day, and how it evolved from our world in 2013 to the 'present day' of 2097. We learn how the quickly changing wave of constantly connected technology brought with it both glorious and devastating effects to humanity, depending on who you were, where you lived, and what you could afford.It's written in somewhat of an Malcolm Gladwell exposé-style way, where the issues and ideas are looked at by including other thinkers, movers, and shakers of the day. Engrossing.The book is very well done, and you start to forget that this world hasn't happened yet. You find yourself wondering when you're going to be able to buy one of the cool doodads mentioned in the book. You see how we are today, see the authors' fictional future, and the line starts to blur. I can see this happening...