marksutherland reviewed The New World by Ales Kot
Review of 'The New World' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Star crossed lovers in a psychedelic dystopia. It's nice to see Kot actually end a story without escaping into a meta narrative.
While it's set in a post apocalyptic future, it's very much about this moment: walls, reality TV, police violence, state surveillance etc. The tech references are comically overplayed and the anachronistic pop music reinforces this point.
The art is the by far the best thing about this book though, from the details of messy, cluttered rooms to the hyperemotive faces to colourful surrealism of the action sequences.
Star crossed lovers in a psychedelic dystopia. It's nice to see Kot actually end a story without escaping into a meta narrative.
While it's set in a post apocalyptic future, it's very much about this moment: walls, reality TV, police violence, state surveillance etc. The tech references are comically overplayed and the anachronistic pop music reinforces this point.
The art is the by far the best thing about this book though, from the details of messy, cluttered rooms to the hyperemotive faces to colourful surrealism of the action sequences.
