Hello and welcome to my book review of “2121: Twilight’s Last Gleaming (Revolution Book 1) by Author Karl Morgan:
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Is America’s future in the hands of a fourteen-year-old boy? Jack Kennedy is growing up in a nation destroyed by a corrupt, uncaring government. While the elites live in splendor in their domed city centers, the masses live in squalor and poverty. Farmers struggle to survive in walled villages to protect themselves from the terrorists and gangbangers who ravage the countryside.
The elderly are banished as there is no will or money to support them. The promise of our country has become a dystopian nightmare where life is hard and hope is an illusion.
Until now, Jack’s life has been good. When his best friend ventures to the nearby Ottumwa Free City to look for his former coworkers, Jack hitches a ride and discovers our president’s horrific secret. The truth is revealed in the slaughterhouse, and their lives will ever be the same again.
In this fast-paced action thriller, Jack and his friends and family must fight the most violent and terrifying forces of man and nature to stay alive. If they succeed, perhaps there is hope for all of us; if not, we are doomed and America will be forever lost.
My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A dark vision of a future tinged with hope.
This book captured my attention immediately. Predominantly because the central character’s name of Jack Kennedy invoked immediate images and thought of another great man who carried this name. One wonders if this was deliberate: if so it certainly worked for me.
The world of 2121 is a terrifying place to try and survive. I’m reminded of Soylent Green in many ways. Author Karl Morgan doesn’t spare us from the stench of corruption in the book. He takes us into the darkest recesses of man’s inhumanity and he does it without flinching. The inhuman side of humanity is revealed in strong language which I found absolutely necessary. The author has used military terminology to great effect and has clearly done extended research.
The rich and privileged live in absolute comfort, protected under their domed city.
While the poor try to survive the utter devastation and poverty. The elderly are banished and cannibalism has become the acceptable norm.
Yet there lingers a dream and a hope amongst those that see a different future, that premise keeps the book from being too painful to read. I became a little confused in parts where the threads of the story overlapped. However, this was a good read and I’ll be reading more of this author’s work as a result. not for the faint-hearted, but for those that enjoy hard-hitting writing this should prove a most enjoyable read.
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I think I have this book on my Kindle. I’ll have to check and if not, it will soon be, thanks to your review, Soooz! Thank you for sharing!
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My pleasure, Jan. it’s a dark read to be sure, yet Karl manages to leave us with hope. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Great review, Soooz:) I have this on my Kindle and will be reading soon.
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Thanks, Denise! It’s a very entertaining read.
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This sounds very intriguing, Suzanne. I read a post recently about the movie Soylent Green which I have heard about but never seen.
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Thank you, Soooz, for your incredible review. It sounds like a timely read. I’ll be heading over to Amazon. 🙂
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Karl, “2121 Twilights Last Gleaming” sounds fascinating. Soooz, I appreciate your review as I will add this to my TBR list.
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It’s a great read, Peggy.
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