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The Facility (2011)

by Simon Lelic(Favorite Author)

3.11 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0143120689 (ISBN13: 9780143120681)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Penguin Books

review 1: I quite enjoyed this book though on closer exam I felt there were some things that brought it from a 4 star to the 3 star rating I've given. I have not ready any of the author's other writing so I read without any expectations and found the book compelling from the start and only 'mildly' dystopian. The first half to 2/3rds of the book seemed perfectly good, quickly paced, the prison overseer character was well done. Plenty to keep me grasping for the next chapter to see what was next. The end though seemed to hurriedly wrapped up and incomplete. I thought the romance seemed hurried and lacked depth. The ending a bit hollywood. Actually the book seemed as if it would make a half-decent movie, made for TV or Cable-TV venture type.
review 2: Bit of a missed opp... moreortunity. Great idea about the rights and wrongs of forced internment using terrorism legislation, and the balancing act between individual freedom and society's need for safety and protection. However the ideas were not sufficiently explored and it descended into a rather boring pursuit scene at one point. The tone was almost jokey at times and the characters weak. Three stars for its central premise, not for execution! less

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