2 out of 4 stars
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The broadcast is a story that takes us through the world of media and journalism and it’s possible deceptions to the public. The story leads many separate characters lives toward both each other and the show itself. The show which uses secretive technology to produce material that is simply unbelievable to the public is a source of great controversy. Never before seen footage surfaces and before long the secret and very intriguing technology is sought after by police to solve their many unsolved cases. What started out as a one time airing turns in to a full scale weekly showing of “the broadcast.” The show evolves from there along with the many characters in the book whom are each draw or connected to the show or each other in some way. The story weaves the lives of people from across the continent together through inexplicable events and a host of twists and turns, which leave you wondering to the last page.
Most of the book to me was more characterization and descriptive episodes of the broadcast then necessary. It seemed too much time was devoted to developing different characters, many of which did not hold a role in what seemed to be the plot line. As an example the explanation and background story of a cousin of a secondary character whom is only mentioned once in the book would not be necessary. Yet this happens frequently throughout the broadcast. This made it hard to keep clear and follow the storyline.
With so many main and secondary characters to keep straight to begin with, the extra descriptions took needed attention away from the main plot. A plot which emerged very slowly and was left incomplete for me.
I did not find that the story expanded upon what i would have thought to be pivotal moments. What you would assume to be major points in the plot seemed to just sizzle out never to be returned to. I found myself left with many questions feeling the entire time that I was on the precipice of a long awaited epiphany which never came.
I did enjoy the main idea and content aside from feeling the story didn’t come full circle. The characterization was thorough which connected me to and made me feel invested in each member of the story. However many of the descriptive backgrounds didn’t lend anything to the storyline as mentioned above.
This is a hard book for me to review as the precipice of the book was great, and the characterization thorough however I was left with a feeling the story did not deliver. I would rate this book a 2 out of 4 star rating as I was propelled to finish it, it just left too much “unfinished business” for me.
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The Broadcast
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