Welcome to my new collection about Books We Love the place fellow ebook bloggers and reviewers showcase books that they’ve notably loved.
Terry from Terry Tyler Guide Opinions recommends Planet of the Head-breakers by Zeb Haradon, which she beloved.
Guide description:
Centuries after the revolution, the remnants of humanity survive on agricultural communes the place they’re subjected to obligatory lobotomies earlier than reaching maturity.
The centuries-old, malfunctioning robots that management them have turned the lobotomy right into a coming-of-age ceremony. Most youngsters stay up for it, however not Jim. He dreads the approaching surgical procedure and contrives a plan to evade it.
Japeth, a nomadic surgical robotic, admires Jim’s rebellious spirit and decides to spare him. He guarantees to return, and makes a daring declare – he was as soon as a person of flesh and blood.
Jim maintains the charade of being lobotomized as he awaits Japeth’s promised return, however after years with out rescue, he resolves to flee the commune. His quest takes him throughout a barren, post-apocalyptic panorama in a determined seek for the elusive Japeth.
Terry’s overview:
I used to be simply speaking to somebody on Twitter/ X about how arduous it’s to overview books by this author. This was how the dialog went:
T: I LOVED it. Simply reviewed however couldn’t do it justice. The prob with reviewing ZH’s books is that you would be able to’t clarify what they’re like; I find yourself writing a barely ample overview then saying ‘it’s good, it’s important to learn this’ and that’s type of it.
C: That sums it up. No one else I’ve learn does this mixture of imaginative originality, characterisation, absurdity and simply all spherical competence like that man
Right here it’s!
There are in all probability as many alternative fictional variations of the way forward for our world as there are individuals who wish to learn and/or write them, however Mr Haradon’s tackle the topic is, as I’ve come to would count on, much more imaginative and entertaining than most I’ve learn.
The primary a part of the ebook is about Jim, at ages 6, 11 and 16, as he navigates life within the commune. I used to be fully engrossed from web page one, however it was the second half, within the POV of Japeth, that made the ebook actually take off for me, as he tells the story of how he, a human, turned an android after which a robotic, and the way the world collapsed. It’s BRILLIANT. So good I needed to learn it once more as quickly as I’d completed it, despite the fact that I think I’m mild years away from the creator with regards to views on political and societal development. Didn’t matter. All the time good to broaden one’s outlook!
The final half (again to Jim) is unhappy, touching, heart-breaking … however not with out a glimmer of sunshine. I’m nonetheless occupied with this wonderful novel, and can want a day earlier than I can begin anything. This man can write the socks off most authors – I used to be going to say ‘in his style’ however he doesn’t actually have one. Extremely, extremely beneficial.
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I’m a author of reasonably darkish, character-based fiction – post-apocalyptic, dystopian, psychological drama – and an avid reader. If it wasn’t for having to write down as effectively, I might learn on a regular basis! I really like discovering these hidden gems, books that haven’t gained a lot consideration however are worthy of a lot extra. I attempt to learn a ebook every week, however don’t all the time handle – all these I overview yow will discover on my weblog, HERE.
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