Review of The Great Awakening

[Chinaza Nnabuenyi]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The Great Awakening" by Arthur F Seymour.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Do you ever imagine robots predicting the future? Do you wish you could as well create a machine or the cure for a disease? You’re not the only person who does wish for these things.

The Great Awakening, by Arthur Seymour, is a science-fiction novel that is a sequel to the book Earth Won. It tells the story of a normal world before a strong disease, threatening to kill millions of people, surfaces. Seymour, his family, and other humanoid robots who were gathered at a secure place do the most to combat this disease and the creature that had created it. A lot happened in the cave during the search for the cure, including revealing a three-step plan to Seymour. Only the readers of this book would discover what happened in that cave.

Arthur Seymour gave hope to readers that the deadly virus could be destroyed through his characters and characterization. Everyone was working towards the same goal of destroying the virus to go back to their homelands. He didn’t only tell the story. He also taught lessons in between the plots. An example was when Ruby reminded Jimmy of their family motto right after he mocked Stacey and Yolanda, asking Martin to be humble. These are among other lessons a reader can learn from the book.

Being a poet, the author did well in using poems in his stories, which appealed to me mostly. The poems used in the book did not only tell stories but mostly served as hints to something else, which means they could not be ignored, not even by the characters in the book. Paul seemed to get a clue on how to destroy the "coma virus" when Stacey recited a poem at Devyn’s service. The characters I liked the most were Andy and Joey, as they were resilient in making their machine that could fart and burp.

What I thought was negative about the book was that the author claims to have significantly reduced the bar codes. I still do not see a need for those left behind with pictures. The book had pictures and bar codes that disrupted my reading. They could have been placed on top or bottom of each page if need be and not in the middle like on page three. Moreso, the use of computer language in the book could reduce the audience, as not everyone could grasp what the author implied.

I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars for being concise. It was professionally edited, as I found a few errors. I will also recommend this book for fans of science fiction and those into computers and robots.

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[Ruchi Raina]

This sounds like a book that has been inspired by the current circumstances. It's great that the author has tried to tell the reader to not lose hope and keep on working to find the cure. Thanks for the wonderful review.

[Kaushiki Parihar]

My answers to all your above questions is NO. Science fiction related to computers and robots doesn't fascinate me. Thanks for the review.

[Astral Magi]

This sounds fascinating. What happens in the cave? I am naturally curious. Thank you for a great review.

[Katie Blackmore]

This sounds like an interesting science-fiction book and looks like it has been inspired by our current pandemic. The barcodes sound very peculiar. Are they at all related to the story or just there by mistake?

[Jasy95]

I love that the author incorporated poetry into the story! Thanks for the great review; I'll consider giving this book a read.

[markodim721]

I think it's great that the author has included some life lessons and poetry in the book.

[Lisa A Rayburn]

Perhaps the author should have done a better job of explaining or even 'dumbing down' the computer language to better engage his audience. I'm curious about the bar codes, though. Were they meant to be part of the story or separators between parts of it perhaps?

[Kirsi Cultrera]

I don’t like reading about deadly viruses since the world situation is as it is. I also don’t care much about poems. Using barcodes in a book also sounds rather confusing. I wonder why the author used these? Thank you for an interesting review!

[Abi McCoy]

Very cool that the author incorporated poetry throughout the work to use as hints and clues for things. The use of barcodes is...odd? Great review, thank you!

[Raluca_Mihaila]

A science-fiction book that includes poems seems like an intriguing read! Thank you for this amazing review!

[Obioma CM]

Is it just me or does this book sound like it was inspired by the pandemic? I'd definitely love to find out what happened next.

[marta baglioni]

Is it just me or does this book sound like it was inspired by the pandemic? I'd definitely love to find out what happened next.

That was my thought, too.

I appreciate the inclusion of poems throughout the book. Thank you for the review!

[Unosthetic]

Seymour is a type of hero we need. The plot of this book is like our current situation right now. Thanks for your wonderful review!

[Joyful17]

I wish the computer language terms in the book were not so bothersome. I wouldn't want to keep checking the dictionary. Thanks for an honest review.