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Deus Ex Machina (2011)

by Andrew Foster Altschul(Favorite Author)

2.75 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1582436010 (ISBN13: 9781582436012)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Counterpoint

review 1: I really wanted this book to live up to it's potential. It could have been a great piece about how this genre of tv has molded and possibly even warped our societies perception of self and reality. It derailed quite quickly and I found myself reading each page hoping it was going to suddenly veer back on track and end fantastically. It didn't even come close. The sole part that I felt tiptoed close to this pieces potential was the very very end. Better luck next time!
review 2: "Not script, scripture," says one of the characters in this novel about an amped-up version of the reality show "Survivor", in a reference to how seriously other characters, and by extension, the American viewing public, take their manufactured roles in the grand spectacle being cri... moretiqued here. Altschul's second novel bludgeons America's obsession with itself in a sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking exploration of the effects of mediated reality on our collective psyche or sense of morality. As the weeks pass in what will turn out to be the final season of The Deserted, the contestants sacrifice their integrity and humanity for more camera time and the chance to reach Paradise beach and "win". less

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