I read this and then followed it with Gabrielle Zevin's brilliant, "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow"--and couldn't help but wonder if Turton was a gamer. And I don't know if this comment will make sense to anyone but me--but I thought about how you "resurrect yourself"--each time you "die" in a game and then start again....Super complex and interesting book--for sure!
I agree his novel feels like a game! Especially considering Aiden has no real connection to anyone at Blackheath—he’s been dropped into the situation, given a goal, and has eight “lives” to spend. Even when we find out his backstory at the end of the novel, it feels a bit randomly assigned. But maybe that’s why I like this novel so much—I love games.
Thanks so much for responding--such as interesting and complex book--that and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow made me WISH I'd been of a generation that grew up playing games....
I read this and then followed it with Gabrielle Zevin's brilliant, "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow"--and couldn't help but wonder if Turton was a gamer. And I don't know if this comment will make sense to anyone but me--but I thought about how you "resurrect yourself"--each time you "die" in a game and then start again....Super complex and interesting book--for sure!
I agree his novel feels like a game! Especially considering Aiden has no real connection to anyone at Blackheath—he’s been dropped into the situation, given a goal, and has eight “lives” to spend. Even when we find out his backstory at the end of the novel, it feels a bit randomly assigned. But maybe that’s why I like this novel so much—I love games.
Thanks so much for responding--such as interesting and complex book--that and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow made me WISH I'd been of a generation that grew up playing games....