Review by Ogutu Wangare -- The Turn by Matthew Tysz
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Review by Ogutu Wangare -- The Turn by Matthew Tysz
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Turn" by Matthew Tysz.]
3 out of 4 stars
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The Turn by Matthew Tysz is a sci-fi genre based novel that has a little bit of everything be it horror, dark fantasy or a post-apocalyptic theme. It involves different characters with different perspectives whose lives are looked at after the turn occurs. This event impacts a huge difference on every character talked about and they all go through some type of change because it is necessary since they can't be in the present what they were in the past.
At first, the characters are separately talked about but as the story continues and the plot thickens, they become more connected. The author captures and vividly puts down the changes humanity has gone through after the turn event has occurred. It's either a character or a community has changed for the best or the worst. There is no in between since survival is key in this book. As you read it, you will see how different characters change to survive in this post-apocalyptic state of the land they live in. Some good examples are an investment banker who protects himself like a trained assassin, a businessman turned mayor, among others.
Although I am not a fan of sci-fi based novels, I liked this book in particular because of how Tysz is able to merge different perspectives together and make it work. he also targets the basic things that make society rot or flourish. Even though the book is fictitious, some parts of the book are relatable to the real world. Plus, one has this urge to want to know more about what caused the turn and also want to see how the characters continue growing. Tysz as an author doesn't give everything away immediately but the plot continues to develop as one continues reading. It is not very predictable.
What I least liked about the book is that some characters sound random and confusing. A good example is the stranger. One gets to understand his role in the story later on in the book. if you are not a sci-fi fan or have a knack for slow developing characters, you might get bored in the middle of it.
All in all, I enjoyed reading the book and I rate it 3 out of 4 stars. I like how the author uses contradiction in such a way that you as the reader doesn't question it i.e. how the characters are living a very different current life than what they used to be but adapting effortlessly. I also like how he captures the changes that have occurred in humanity, Both good and bad sides. What made it for me was how the characters chose to survive. One gets to actually see how much a human being can choose to survive when pushed so hard up against the wall.
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3 out of 4 stars
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The Turn by Matthew Tysz is a sci-fi genre based novel that has a little bit of everything be it horror, dark fantasy or a post-apocalyptic theme. It involves different characters with different perspectives whose lives are looked at after the turn occurs. This event impacts a huge difference on every character talked about and they all go through some type of change because it is necessary since they can't be in the present what they were in the past.
At first, the characters are separately talked about but as the story continues and the plot thickens, they become more connected. The author captures and vividly puts down the changes humanity has gone through after the turn event has occurred. It's either a character or a community has changed for the best or the worst. There is no in between since survival is key in this book. As you read it, you will see how different characters change to survive in this post-apocalyptic state of the land they live in. Some good examples are an investment banker who protects himself like a trained assassin, a businessman turned mayor, among others.
Although I am not a fan of sci-fi based novels, I liked this book in particular because of how Tysz is able to merge different perspectives together and make it work. he also targets the basic things that make society rot or flourish. Even though the book is fictitious, some parts of the book are relatable to the real world. Plus, one has this urge to want to know more about what caused the turn and also want to see how the characters continue growing. Tysz as an author doesn't give everything away immediately but the plot continues to develop as one continues reading. It is not very predictable.
What I least liked about the book is that some characters sound random and confusing. A good example is the stranger. One gets to understand his role in the story later on in the book. if you are not a sci-fi fan or have a knack for slow developing characters, you might get bored in the middle of it.
All in all, I enjoyed reading the book and I rate it 3 out of 4 stars. I like how the author uses contradiction in such a way that you as the reader doesn't question it i.e. how the characters are living a very different current life than what they used to be but adapting effortlessly. I also like how he captures the changes that have occurred in humanity, Both good and bad sides. What made it for me was how the characters chose to survive. One gets to actually see how much a human being can choose to survive when pushed so hard up against the wall.
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The Turn
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