cibertina reviewed Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
Review of 'Gnomon' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A spec-fic masterpiece weaving multiple stories across generations to explore surveillance, resistance, and the power of the human brain.
Gnomon is a 2017 science fiction novel by British author Nick Harkaway. The book deals with a state that exerts ubiquitous surveillance on its population. A detective investigates a murder through unconventional methods that leads to questions about her society's very nature.
A spec-fic masterpiece weaving multiple stories across generations to explore surveillance, resistance, and the power of the human brain.
It took me quite some time to read this book, but I really liked it. I wasn't expecting the final revelation, and I'll have to read it a couple of times more in order to link all the references and ideas expressed in the different narratives of the book.
The whole reflexion on surveillance society is also very interesting and timely.