Queku

Star Wars at its full potential.
This novel ticks everything that I like from star wars. Reading this novel got me back excited by the wonderful World of Star Wars. In a world of mediocre adaptations and TV shows I could not care less for this book was a breath of fresh air.

1. This book is fully dedicated to exploring the Sith philosophy and how did we get here in the first place. I've always found the Sith a lot more interesting than the Jedi. The Jedi are the vanilla white heroes, where they are wright because they got blue swords... They actually never explored what makes the Sith evil, and this book fulfills that itch I've had so many years. Now I understand why the Sith are evil and they should be stopped.

2. Reading this novel has answered so many questions and expanded on the world building from the movies. If Darth Vader's signature move is the force choke, why didn't he use it in any of the fights against the Jedi? Even further, why don't Jedi and Sith fight at a distance using the force? Well turns out that during battle force users deploy a force shield impeding any force attacks to the user, that's why they have light sabers... It just makes sense, but it was never explained to me until this book. The force shield is just an example of answers we get in this novel of why are the thing like they are. i won't go into further detail since other revelations would be considered spoilers.

3. The Battles are just incredible. During the story we are faced with some lights saber duels and they are just amazing. We Star Wars fans haven't got a good light saber fight adapted to the screen in a long time, but the battles here are just simply beautiful and a joy to read through.

All in all, if you liked the old star wars and feel underwhelmed by what Disney is releasing, you should read this book. I will most certainly continue reading in the Star wars EU (or legends how is now called...) in order to find great stories from the franchise of my childhood.

Apparently I've forgotten to add this book to my shelf after a year, which sums it up pretty much.

Didn't really care for the characters or the story, although thrawn himself is pretty bad ass. I liked it at the moment, but now a year latter don't remember much of the key plot points. So it wasn't so good as I thought.

It was okay...

I found the first half of the book pretty good, I was very invested during Bob's training and the resulting debate about humanity when resurrected as a computer program, but once the story got into space it got dull and boring very quickly.

From the several branching stories in space, I only got invested in the Delta system, which also became boring really fast. Once Bob started interacting with the residents of that system they completely lost me. I find interesting this idea to be the start of religion in society, but I don't believe that Bob could invent a translator in so little time.

The story in Sol was annoying because humans are so selfish, that they didn't deserve to be rescued. In that regard, I liked the contrast between the Delta system and Earth, where the cavemen were more civilized than the technology advance society.

The other stories were so vague that I couldn't get invested, and the technological progress done by Bill was so handwavy that it gave me movie magic feelings.

From the first half of the book, I got the feeling of this book is a hard sci-fi story exploring the technology and ethical problems that are encountered during space exploration.
But instead, I got half a book where that's the case and half a book where they ignore the first part and it becomes a comedy that doesn't take itself seriously enough.

Great story, compelling characters, and an interesting magic system.

My journey into the Cosmere continues.
I am slowly making my way through the entries and the Cosmere and they keep on getting better. I was recommended to read this book before continuing with the Stormlight archives, and so I did.

It may sound repetitive but this story checks again all the boxes that got me invested in the Cosmere in the first place. We have very likable main characters with growth throughout the story, a new hard magic system with some new interesting limitations and mechanics, and finally a plot twist of epic proportions where all of our thoughts and beliefs about the world are turned on their head and somehow everything ends up making more sense at the end.

All in all a great Sanderson book, if you liked other of his books you will enjoy this one.

I loved it.

I liked this entry even better than the first. John was just as well characterized as in the first one, but I had a mind shift.
Once again with the first book, the midpoint supernatural pulled me away, but in retrospect, it shouldn't. It just came off the blue like nothing. In contrast with this book I already knew was I was getting into and it made it more enjoyable. (yes I have updated my review of the first entry)

Now let's talk about the book:
Dann Wells has managed to do an amazing characterization of John Cleaver and somehow manages that empathize with a person incapable of empathizing with other persons, it just blows my mind.
I also found pretty wholesome the transformation John goes through through the book, don't get me wrong, he is messed up, but I feel like he is slowly becoming human. I also liked that we followed directly with the psychological consequences of the ending of the first book. It just leaves me wondering what a dark place will john be at the start of the third book. I just hope he doesn't give into Mr Monster.

All in all, if you liked the first one, especially if you liked John Cleaver as a character, then you should give this one a go.

It was ok...

This entry in the series has been until now the one I´ve struggled the most to get through. The story is uneventful and boring.
I understand that this book serves as a setup for a future big battle with the one that should not be named. We still have a lot to learn for a great payoff at that battle.

My main problem does not lie in the story, in fact, I found the character of Dolores Umbridge a good choice to break up the monotone and boring school year. But I believe she was an underused asset.
The greatest problem I had with this book is how unlikeable Harry Potter was. He is the main character and therefore I should support him and want the best for him, but his attitude throughout the book was simply irritating. Suddenly he becomes an egocentric idiot that thinks he now everything better than the rest of the world. Props to J.K. Rowling for writing an accurate teenage boy, but accurate teenage boys don´t make for great main characters...

I previously mentioned Dolores Ambrige to be an underused asset, and this is because the only moments in the book where I sympathized with Harry were when he was interacting with her. Turns out Dolores is a Character even more unlikeable than a teenage boy, which is great when you have her to be the main antagonist throughout the school year.
She was indeed a great antagonist, but she was just portrayed as a dumb puppet of the ministry. I would have liked her to be more mastermind evil, at the end of the day she got outsmarted by 15-year-olds several times... I would have preferred if she was always one step ahead of the main characters and they only got to outsmart her at the very end, I would surely have been a lot more satisfying in my opinion.

All in all the weakest entry in the series until the moment. The story was more interesting than the source's stone, but Harry being an ass the whole book took it down a lot and made it a chore to get through the book.

AWESOME

Christopher McDougall tells us the story of a bunch of crazy people joined by their love for running, trespassing language, cultural and literal borders with no other goal than running for the sake of it and I loved it.

McDougall skillfully juggles storytelling with information, since there is a main story that pushes us forward but we are getting several tangents of backstory or information.
The book's primary focus is exploring the differences between the Tarahumara and us regarding endurance running. He also highlights small differences that anybody can apply to their runs. Since reading this book, I've been doing some experiments of my own while running and have noted a considerable improvement. I don't know if it is a placebo or something like that... but it got me out of the house and into more runs than I would have done normally and I have even started enjoying running. A sport I previously hated.

As with any “Self Help” book you have to take all the information that is given to you with a grain of salt and never do literally all that is told.
I haven't thrown all my shoes away since reading this book... But I have started paying more attention to my walking and running, being more mindful of my body.

The chapters regarding the evolution of the human for running were very interesting for me since it was the first time I've read about human evolution in a positive way. sometimes you ask yourself, how did we evolve to our present day if we are such weak members of the animal kingdom? McDougall's answer was not only refreshing from a typical pessimistic point of view but also convincing.

All in all a great book to gift any runners you know, or if you are a runner to get somebody you know to join this beautiful sport. I will continue running with a big smile on my face :)

Great story but an unsatisfying ending.

I listened to the audiobook and I recommend you do the same. This book is the true crime rip-off podcast of a college student trying to catch a serial killer. Since it is a podcast it is enjoyed the best if listened to like a podcast.

The story got me hooked from the beginning, the mysterious case presented and all those unanswered questions made me power through in order to get more clues. I basically listened to the whole book in two sessions.
I really like the participation of Dan Wells in this project, he really knows how to tell a great story about serial killers and how to juggle comedy and horror. I'm looking forward to more collaborations in the cosmere.

I have no problem with the story, I think it is excellent. My problem comes with the conclusion. I had the feeling it was a little bit rushed and left many unanswered questions... Who is the emerald wizard? What are his goals? Why does he want the music bow if the Hollywood killer has several artifacts with the same effect? Why can't he be seen or described? What is the Hollywood killer? Where is he from? Why does he insist on the end to be killed? I believe this is the case because it is a prequel or a setup for future novels, so no big deal.

What annoys me the most is the scene in the car right before the final face-off. Our two main characters are affected by the curse which means that nobody can remember them, but they can remember each other (assuming the emerald wizard wasn't lying about that too, but it could have been checked very easily... they've been resetting the whole day) and they decide to smash the music box making the curse permanent. Later we figure out that the smashing of the music box broke the curse (kinda lame ngl).
Now let's assume the smashing of the box wouldn't break the curse or that instead of smashing it the friend queeps it. Then the plan would have to turn out the same because when the main character is dragged inside the house since the friend is also cursed she would have remembered and the swats would have broken in, or the police would have remembered because the main character would not have the box (that's at the end of the day the one debility of the Hollywood killer). And the epilogue would be how the two main characters are happy because they are fucked, but at least together.
I don't know if this hypothetical ending would have been any better, but the smashing of the box reversing the curse feels like a cheap conclusion. It is true that our only source of information on the magic system is an influenced informer with his own motivations. But I still don't understand why the Emerald Wizard wanted the curse to remain but he also wanted to stop the Hollywood killer.

In conclusion, I still have a lot of questions that I want to answer, I will check the dark one novel once it comes out, until then I will continue conspiring for possible explanations.

Slow Start but a great ending.

I personally consider Brandon Sanderson's books to be mystery books. We are placed in a completely different world of which we have no idea and we have to figure out how the world ticks. I love having a small notebook while reading his books where I can write my discoveries and start speculating on the future reveals, half of the fun happens between reading sessions. I never get them all but somehow even if I predict a plot twist before it happens I still get pleased by seeing my theories unfolding before my own eyes, because of the journey. JOURNEY BEFORE DESTINATION. And the plot twist I don't predict lead to jaw-dropping moments where I am like... OMG how is this happening and why didn't I see that coming??? It was all there.

I can not say much about the plot because anything I could say about it could be considered a spoiler, the magic lies in discovering it on your own.
You just got to experience it yourself and figure things out by yourself, it makes it 10 times more enjoyable.

I must warn you that this book has in my opinion a very slow start. Since we have several characters we got to know them well before the story even begins. I would say I got fully invested in the story more or less 400 pages in. Many people would be put off by such a big introduction (not me), but let me tell you ... it is 100% worth it. Just push through it and you will thank me later.

All in all this book is a classic Brandon book, great while reading and between reading sessions.

SCARY AF

I am the type of person that laughs while watching horror movies because they don't tend to scare me, but dam did this book scare me.
I usually read before going to sleep, so there is little light in my room and I swear that while reading this book the shadows in my room were moving. Hence, I've been sleeping with a light on while reading this book.

This is a great book, with incredible settings and descriptions making you be in the Overlook yourself. I must admit sometimes these excessive descriptions, although necessary, feel a little drawn out. This is especially the case in the first part. Once they move into the Overlook and weird things start happening, you will be so drawn in that you won't mind the excessive descriptions.
As said the beginning although a little dull is necessary because it presents us with our characters and how they tick, which is very important for the third act.

I find it fascinating the ability of Stephen King to convey so many emotions through text. As mentioned above I got scared the hell out through this novel and even in the tense scenes, my heart was pounding like crazy.
This may be because King is exploring psychological horror in this book, instead of creating a monster he shows us the journey of a broken family losing their mind.

All in all, a must-read horror book, it has been my entire point on this genre and it won't be the last one. So go and read it, if you have the guts for it...

Fun and wacky adventure for all the family.

The book is pretty funny with its absurdist humor where each page of the novel is crazier than the last one.
The adventure is pretty short which makes you breeze through the book, bit it doesn't feel too short.
I will continue reading this book series to see what crazy things Douglas Adams comes up with in the next installments.

All in all a fun story to read on a weekend.

My journey reading the harry potter books continues. As I've mentioned in my previous reviews, I never read harry potter as a kid, but now in my 20s I've decided to read them and see what all the hype is about and this one was the best by far.

This entry is the best one at the moment. With a thrilling story, no deadbeats to make the book longer, and no BS to save the main character.

The fact that this book happens during the Tri-Wizzard Tournier is an excellent plus because there are events happening throughout the year and there is no dead time where nothing happens. In the other books, I felt that the book was about the school year and at the and after the exams coincidentally Voldemort strikes... It was very nice of him to wait until after the exams since it could affect the academic performance of Harry and his Friends.
But in this book, since Harry does not have to write any exams there is action all year around.

There were several great twists, which are slightly hinted at, making the twist surprising but not unbelievable. Except for one which I will be commenting on at the end since I want to keep this review spoiler free.

I also liked that this book is no longer as childish as the previous ones since this book treats more serious topics such as Death and love since harry is slowly becoming a teen. That's great writing from J.K. Rowling.

All in all, until this date my favorite Harry Potter book. I am excited for the next one since the books have gotten better with time.

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!
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Now I will be commenting on the one scene which I thought was a little BS.
The Duel between Harry and Voldemort. The fact that now twin Wands lock with each other and force the Previous incantation is all a bunch of BS. This scene gives me the feeling J.K. Rowling found herself in the duel and dint know how to save Harry since Voldemort would have won. It is true that he is weaker than in his prime, but harry is an inexperienced teen wizard, he doesn't stand a chance against the Dark Lord.
She could have hinted at it in the class of defense against the dark arts. We could have visited one of Lupin's classes and he could have mentioned: “btw twin wands when they fight against each other they lock and one of them makes the other cast all previous spells in reverse order.”. Just the same explanation that Dumbledore gives, but between phases of the Tri-Wizard Tournier. Or maybe the Waesly twins could have twin wands (bc they are twins idk) and in the summer when Harry is visiting for the Quidich Championship, they could start an argument and fire at each other, such that Harry sees that twin Wands can indeed lock.
Don't Interpret me wrong, I don't have a problem with the wands locking but at least mentioned it before it happens.
Al in all this not a deal breaker, I still enjoyed this book a lot.

Amazing character work, but mid story

This book tells the story of a sociopathic teen (John) obsessed with serial killers. We get to know the inner workings of his mind when a serial killer strikes the small town where he lives. John is conflicted between admiration and years of systems ensuring that he acts normally. It also has a supernatural twist around the midpoint of the novel.

I find the story itself is pretty mid, with a midway twist and climactic ending, but there isn't a lot more to the story. This may be due to who is the narrator (a sociopathic teen who lacks empathy and any emotion). I personally would have taken the supernatural part out to let the story more grounded and probably scarier. John felt already scary, but if it had happened in a more realistic context I would have shat my pants XD.

But the story is not the selling point of this book. The main point of reading this book is getting to know the main character John. The character work done by Dan Wells is amazing, on several points in the book I actually feared John and his thoughts. I don't have any experience interacting with people diagnosed with sociopathic tendencies, but somehow this book felt real.
I found really interesting to crawl into John's mind since his mind is so different than mine, a truly amazing experience.

All in all, this is a great book, just for John's character, and it is not very long and can be read in a few sittings. That's why I would recommend it.

Edit:
In retrospect the supernatural twist halfway through wasn't so bad, It actually makes the final climax scarier. Just wasn't expecting that direction and it pulled me away, but it wasen't as bad as I thought.

WHAT AN AWESOME ENDING FOR THE TRILOGY!!!!!

I really loved this ending. All my questions about the world were answered successfully and with no bs answers that are invented at the moment just to resolve the current problem. We even get explained the subtle clues leading to each reveal, even referencing scenes in the first book I just overlooked. This makes a very satisfying ending because you feel that you could have predicted the twists, making them believable and justified. Even when you can foresee a plot twist, it is fulfilling to see it unfold, because there will be always something you did not expect.
Nothing new... Brandon Sanderson is just an amazing writer.

My only complaint about the book, is regarding a Scene towards the end, not gonna spoil anything... but I had the feeling it was too much bs and over the top, but somehow Sanderson brings it back down and makes it justified. That's why gave it 5 stars instead of 4.

The book on its own is Great. Once again it takes a page from the second entry in this trilogy (the well of ascension) and focuses more on the side characters and their development. This book gives us a new perspective from Spook, the quiet boy from the first book, who was overlooked by everybody including the readers.
This has led me to like the side characters more than the main ones... But everybody gets its time to shine, and somehow everybody becomes in the end a main character.
As mentioned above this book is also the most meta of the trilogy, since we get a look into the world and learn how everything works, making it more satisfying.

All in all a great book and an awesome trilogy. Go read it.

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P.S.
This series has also a very interesting perspective on religion. This trilogy explores on the side what is religion and why people believe in it. Me being an atheist have found very interesting points, making me understand why people believe in religions. Don't think this is some kind of religious propaganda, quite the opposite. Each entry explores a perspective of religion, with its virtues and flaws. For example, the first book explores religion as a tool for control. The second one explores the logical flaws of Religion and finally the third explains why people believe in religion even with its flaws. Just an interesting take it took from this book. It still can be enjoyed without thinking about religion and believe.

WHAT AN AMAZING BOOK

Brandon Sanderson does it again, his books are amazing.
This is the second book in the first Mistborn trilogy. It is placed 2 years after the fall of the final empire and we are presented with the struggle to build a new government after so many years of oppression.

I have read in many reviews that this book is slow passed until the final part, and even though I agree, this does not have to be bad. I found the evolution and exploration of the “side” characters very pleasing. Since the first book was focused on the Revolution and on the background Vin's relationship with Kelsier and Elend. In this book, the tables are turned and the main focus lies on the characters and their relationship, and we find in the background the current war driving the plot forward. In this book, I've come to know and love many characters that were merely mentioned in the first book, and many of my favorite characters in this world have come through this book (i.e Sazed and OreSeur)

Although this book could be considered more of a character study the Story is also damm good. How Brandon Sanderson just presents us with small clues that with time start fitting together is amazing. And best of all is when at the end all of a sudden he just slaps you in the face with a plot twist hinted at the very beginning of the book. But somehow it all works.

All in all, I loved this book, even more than the first one.
Stop reading reviews and go read this book.

I am continuing my quest of reading the Harry Potter books for the first time.

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I must say the book is pretty slow passed and I had the feeling that 3/4 of the book was filling. But that last 25% was worth it. I believe the book is worthwhile and great just for the ending, I was on the edge of my seat in the final chapters, where there were revelations and plot twists one after the other.
I am still enjoying this book series and will continue reading it, I am excited to know what Harry's gang gets up to in the next book.


Slight rant about a plot part ahead... SPOILER ALERT

In my opinion, the use of the time turner is a little cheap, but mainly because I don't like when stories start messing with time. Although I must say that this time it was used very well, by not allowing the characters to change anything but just giving the audience a different perspective of the facts.
What I did not like about the time turner was the sudden appearance of the artifact. We are currently in a huge mess luckily I had this whole time a time machine in my pocket... It just doesn't feel right. It is true that it is kind of hinted at with Hermione's tight schedule, but at one point in the book, Hermione doesn't attend her classes because she overslept and it makes her upset, with the existence of the time turner she could just go back and attend those classes, not a big deal...
I just would have liked a little more foreshadowing such that at the moment where this device plays a role in the main story it doesn't feel like it is a plot convenience just placed there to solve the current problem.
In summary, I believe from a world-building point of view, the time-turner is a solid artifact with clear and reasonable rules that won't break the tension for future adventures. My problem comes from a narrative point of view where the artifact should have been introduced or at least hinted at before its main use. But it isn't a big deal, at the end of the day this book is for kids, not my 20-year-old ass haha.

It is great, like I explained in my previous review I just jumped on the Harry Potter train in my 20s because I never read them as a kid.

This is the second installment in the series, and I am enjoying it so far. It is clearly still aimed at kids (since it is a children's book) but I must say I enjoyed It a lot. I even think this one is better than the first one.
At the halfway point of the story I was fully engaged and the final part was an absolute blast. I powered through the last chapters full of suspense and joy at the end.

Great book would recommend it.

Great Children book

When I was a child I missed the harry potter train and now that I am in my 20 I decided to give it a go and once and for all read the harry potter saga. And I enjoyed it, I understand because it was a hit among my friends when we were 10. It is clearly a book targeted at kids, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. It is an excellent story for the whole family.
I would recommend this book to parents that want their kids to get started on reading. Read it with them such that you can comment on It and bond with your child.

A good story, but not Andy's best one.

Andy Weir is known for his realistic science-fiction novels. This one is no exception, but I felt the science was left behind on this one.
The novel is set in Artemis, the first lunar colony, where we follow Jaz a low-rank smuggler. She imports many contraband goods, but this is not enough to cover her expenses, so the book turns into a heist story when she is presented with a life changing job. Which I thought was a great idea, but it turned the book into a science-fiction heist novel. In the other book, Mr. Wear has realized the main character has a great knowledge of science and applies it to solve the presented problem. But this time the only idea Jaz comes up with is blowing things up.

I am also not convinced about the ending of the book. In my opinion, was the last chapter a little unnecessary and I would have ended the book with the one action (if you have read the book you know what I am talking about, but just in case I will make my review spoiler free). It is true that the last chapter gives us closer to the open threads, but I would have done it differently.

The review up until now has not been as positive as my score... that lies in the fact that the story is great, but it is not a great Andy Wier novel.

All in all, it is a great book, and would recommend it to everybody, this book is clearly more compatible with the general audience than the other book that Andy Weir has written. But if you liked this book, please check the other book by Mr. Weir, you will love them.

Fantastic book, I loved it.

This story follows Matt Watney an Astronaut stranded on mars after an unexpected event during a mars mission. He has to work his way through science ingeniously to survive on an inhabitable Planet.
Andy Wier is a great Science-Science-Fiction Autor, since he presents us with stories that could only work in science fiction, but explains to us how everything that was done could actually be done. But if science is not your interest, do not fear this is a story and science is in the background. Nonetheless a great touch for us who enjoy science. And this is not just some clever storytelling to convince us that it would work. Actual Nasa scientists have praised this novel for its accuracy.

The story itself was also great, Matt Watney is such a great character with a great sense of humor. I was rooting for him from the beginning. And since a great part of the book is written as “Diary” entries (actually log entries, but are comparable) where at the end of the day Matt sums us up what he did and how Mars fucked with him. He raised himself through adversities and conquered every challenge that is associated with living on an inhabitable planet.

After the film adaptation, one can not compare the book to the motion picture, but I actually enjoyed the book even more. Starting with a different ending which was more satisfying (at least to me). And Watneys humor is in the book more rough and uncensored, which leads to much more laughter.

All in all an Excellent book, a must-read. I will be gifting it this Christmas season.

Amazing story, but not as good as the first one.

In this second entry of the Kingkiller chronicle, we continue the story where we left it in the Name of the wind. The story continues to be an amazing story, nonetheless, the length of this volume is bigger than the first one which is present in the narration. With this one I had a greater feeling of there being a lot of filler content in order to elongate the story, this combined with the very episodic approach where we are told a different tale every 10/20 chapters. This made the reading a lot slower for me since all the cliffhangers were contained in one reading section.

Nonetheless, I still love all the characters and adventures they are involved in on a regular basis. I have the feeling I could be friends with any of the main pals of our main character Kvothe, this lies in an incredible skill in writing real feeling characters.
Once again I found myself cheering and lamenting with all the characters and feeling just like one more of the group.

Can't wait for the third part of this trilogy.

An awesome critic of society.

Orwel is an awesome writer for social critics and 1984 is no exception. We are set in a world where the government has a absolute power over the life's of the people. With power over the media and even language.

The book is divided into 3 parts.
The first is an exposition where we are presented this government and all its power over day to day life from the view point of an insider.
The second one is the story on it self. Heavily inspired by romeo and Juliet and the concept of prohibited love.
And the last part is a reflexion about the consequences of such a government. It is a very scary part, primarily because it is a very plausible state. This is personally my favorite part since it got me thinking, something not many books have accomplished...

All in all it is an awesome book. But it does not get a perfect score because some chapters are too long and may turn some readers down. Don't be scared of the long chapters, it is worth.

A handy book to make a change in your life.

This book leads you through the steps and tricks you can use to make the most of your life. In essence, it teaches you how to create small habits that together make a significant influence.

Even though I think this book is so useful I have given it only 3 stars because the process of reading is tedious and very repetitive, which made me read even slower and procrastinate reading the book.

A fun story that makes you think.

Animal farm tells the tale of a revolution of the animals on a farm, and how the greed for power and the manipulation of language and education can lead to disaster. Nonetheles this seemingly critical and dense topic is presented to us in a funny tale that got me laughing out loud on various occasions.

This book is commonly compared with the Russian revolution as was its original purpose, but one does not have to be familiar with that story. Since the tale told in this book is old and applicable to many governments throughout history. You don't even have to compare the story with the past since it is standing on its own and sharing its message without needing historical background.

This story got me thinking about the concept of power and the manipulation that a government can have on its people. We as the readers will notice the small changes because it is presented to us in a condensed manner, but since the story spans several years I am sure that for the animals these subtle changes were incredible, this makes me think about what our current governments may have changed our beliefs without us even knowing it.

SMALL SPOILERS AHEAD
This story is a perfect illustration of the problem with revolutions regarding the key to power. If the new government has to depend on these keys they will end up as the previous governor, or even worse. This is what we appreciate with the transformation of the pigs. The beginning of the revolution was a good time for the animals because they were self-sufficient, but the downfall came at the moment when they started to trade because they had to meet the standards of the people leading to the pigs becoming themselves people in order to meet those expectations.

EVEN BETTER THAN THE FILM

I've come to know the story from watching the movie a few years back, but let me say that it was a mistake to watch the movie instead of reading the book.
This novel got me hooked from the start with its amazing characters and story. I've found myself geeking out while reading the book with all its 80s and video game references. An absolute blast for us geeks. I also found myself rooting for the main characters and cheering aloud whenever they accomplished something awesome, something any other book has never accomplished in me.
This book also got me thinking about the consequences of absolute absorption from social media in the future and what it may suppose for us as a society. Something to be aware of with the rise and social media and the imminent era of the metaverse. This book takes place in a not-so-distant future where humans have destroyed the earth and hide from this awful planet by login into virtual reality. Society has completely isolated itself in the virtual world to the point, that people never leave their homes in their entire life, which sounds too plausible and scary in my opinion.

All in all an awesome read for us geeks or the perfect gift for your geeky friends.