Review: Virtually True
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2012
A dystopian sci-fi thriller. Slow and cryptic at the beginning but it starts warming up by midpoint and gets more interesting as we start to figure out what's going on, while still having a surprise ending, although the last bit is too expository in my opinion.Every sentence has creative wording, many of which are poetic but some which are just over the top, such as "...a land weeping monsoon tears..." and "...his eyes, bloodshot, red lines spoking crazily from the center like two Japanese imperial battle flags superimposed over one another...." I understand the desire to avoid cliches, but some sentences don't even make sense because of this.Nevertheless, Penenberg is a talented writer with a distinctive style. This book might appeal to readers who enjoy dystopian sci-fi. People who are looking mainly for a thriller may not be as satisfied with this.