Review: Fascinatingly Horrifying...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2012
Much like 1984, this book makes you think. We all tell ourselves it could never happen, that people could never be so blind or stupid as to let government become a cold, unfeeling machine. But, what if? How would you live in a world like this? Could you function with police and spies surrounding you, being suspicious of your neighbors, wondering if a stranger was going to turn you in? You hope that you would be one of the "rebels" in this situation, but would you find that you were just another sheep following the herd? This book makes you think about all of these things, and more.I see that other reviewers are warning potential readers of the disturbing scenes involving children. There are also a few disturbing scenes involving a dog, so animal lovers beware. These scenes fit with the character of the story, and show what can happen in a paranoid society, but I found them disturbing all the same. Not enough to make me stop reading, though! This was an excellent story, and I highly recommend reading it.