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August (2011)

by Bernard Beckett(Favorite Author)

3.37 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

192175804X (ISBN13: 9781921758041)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

publisher

Text Publishing

review 1: Amazing novel that is really hard for me to describe. A Distopian tale that includes studies of philosophy and physics. Very well written and thought provoking. The book is somewhat misleading in that it appears from the cover and description to be a short quick read but it is not. Probably best read in chunks so that you can digest the thoughts and ideas presented. Give yourself time to consider the ideas before moving on and reading more. Highly recommended read.
review 2: This story hinges on the question: Do we have free will, or is everything pre-determined? Main character, Tristan has struggled with this his whole life and is determined to prove.to himself, if no one else, that he is master of his own destiny even if it kills him. The irony, to me a... moret least, is that whether we have free will or not is of little consequence. Still, I enjoyed Tristan and Grace's stories as well as the mental gymnastics of the free will debate. less

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