Review: Great Message, Needs a Better Story
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 9, 2012
Corpalism is a science fiction political commentary that focuses a lot of the economic situation that we are currently dealing with and its repercussions. It is told through many view points and from different points in time.First off, let me say that I like the message Ellis is trying to present. He puts out a lot of ideas and makes a lot of interesting points that are worth thinking about. However, the message overrides the story line. It is full of too much preaching and not enough character and plot development. As it reads now, I think Ellis should have written a non-fiction book and gave an overview of the current economic and political situation and what he thinks it may lead to. It's true that fiction has advantages, because people are more likely to accept new ideas, but then it should read like fiction. There are pages and pages of one character explaining their ideas and the situation. Honestly, it's thinly-veiled proselytizing.This book does switch between different characters and time periods. There are some story lines that connect nicely with each other; however, for many of them, I felt that there should have been stronger connections drawn between the different characters and situations.If you're interested in politics and worried about the direction our economic and political system is taking, Corpalism will naturally be of interest to you. And Ellis really does make good points, but don't expect a strong story or intricate developments.*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*