Broadcast

Broadcast
Liam Brown
Year published: 2017
Publisher: Legends Press
Genre: Science Fiction
Stars: 3 and a half

Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from Legend Press and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

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The idea of another reality, whether it be virtual, alternative, or augmented has always ensnared me. Maybe its because of augmented reality – well, not really the glasses that go with it because they're always bulky and fit uncomfortably over my glasses (I actually have to hold the AR glasses otherwise it'll make my normal glasses cut into my nose) – but what you can see with the glasses amaze me – roller coasters, haunted houses, shark cage diving, that's super cool.

I liked the concept of Broadcast – the whole thing of a person's thoughts being broadcasted – which would be a nightmare for me because my ADD just brings about 2000 thoughts and they're all over the place.

Even though I thought I wouldn't like David when starting out, I actually do like him. I mostly didn't like him because of his attitude, which I think is exacerbated by his celebrity status. But think about it. If they gave us someone unknown or relatively unknown, we would've liked them straight away; but instead we get David; a pompous elitist celebrity. But it works. Because even though I didn't like him at the beginning, I began to root for him when everything started going wrong for him.

The story pulls the reader in, sucks you in, and makes you focus on the main character and his main plot so much that you don't really notice the actual plot of the story – which is very sneaky and well-done.

Oh and something I had in my mind throughout the novel – is the moral of the story to always read the terms and conditions?

Quotes:
But the main reason, I believe, or at least the most important reason people still read, is because books are the only opportunity we ever get to experience true empathy with another human being. To see the world through their eyes. To walk in their shoes. Even celebrity crap like I churn out, when it's done well, offers a unique insight, a new perspective. The chance to get inside someone else's head.