Ex dente leonem reviewed Future by Naomi Alderman
The Future
5 stars
The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself.
English language
Published 2023 by Simon & Schuster.
Future
Naomi Alderman: Future (2023, Simon & Schuster)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-6680-2570-3
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4 stars
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omega reviewed The Future by Naomi Alderman
The future hits hard
5 stars
This book is almost too close for comfort
Ben Harris-Roxas reviewed The Future by Naomi Alderman
Not for me
2 stars
Just didn't gel with this one. I think the pacing and characterisation is wasn't for me, but might be for you.
Enia reviewed The Future by Naomi Alderman
slow middle, weird ending
4 stars
it took me forever to get through this, mostly because the middle was overly drawn out with exposition on "this is how we got here." I love me some character development but this wasn't compelling and so it was a slog to get through.
similarly, the ending felt forced. like there was a true ending, and the editor wanted a couple of extra chapters to tie up the loose ends so the reader wouldn't feel cheated out of a conclusion after investing so much time in that sloggy middle. and then that felt too rosy so there was another ending tacked on.
the structure of this book, woof: you think youre done, there are acknowledgements, and then there's another chapter, a colophon, and then more book?! what kind of easter egg nonesense is that?! if I wasn't reading on paper, I would have missed it.
I really did like the …
it took me forever to get through this, mostly because the middle was overly drawn out with exposition on "this is how we got here." I love me some character development but this wasn't compelling and so it was a slog to get through.
similarly, the ending felt forced. like there was a true ending, and the editor wanted a couple of extra chapters to tie up the loose ends so the reader wouldn't feel cheated out of a conclusion after investing so much time in that sloggy middle. and then that felt too rosy so there was another ending tacked on.
the structure of this book, woof: you think youre done, there are acknowledgements, and then there's another chapter, a colophon, and then more book?! what kind of easter egg nonesense is that?! if I wasn't reading on paper, I would have missed it.
I really did like the concept of this book though. It's a shame that these things got in its way.
benwerd reviewed The Future by Naomi Alderman
Review of 'The Future' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
"The only way to predict the future is to control it." An interesting idea that powers a book that has a lot to say about 21st century oligarchy and our relationship to technology. There's one conclusion that hits home particularly hard; I can't describe it without spoiling the story, but I'm glad it's there.
If I have a criticism, it's that the author has so many ideas to share that they sometimes burst the seams of the thriller that forms this novel's page-turning center. But I enjoyed every minute, nodding along and wondering what was going to happen next.
