Review by Ember_09 -- The Unborn by Tayma Tameem
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Review by Ember_09 -- The Unborn by Tayma Tameem
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Unborn" by Tayma Tameem.]
Tayma Tameem’s The Unborn is a Sci-Fi novel in which water is considered both an expensive necessity and commodity due to the environment being brazen and xeric caused by the irresponsible advancement of industries. Not only is the environment suffering from extreme pollution but hundreds of humans and animals perish as well as an outbreak is also apparent. Eventually, a corporation is founded and built by some groups of people who have connections and stable finances. In time, such people become superior and decide to enslave other humans to dig wells inside the corporation to acquire water. Among the many scientific advancements in the corporation, the birth project is one of the seemingly promising but actually shrouded by suspicions and horror because of babies dying inside the vessels while those who are successful enough to survive and grow up, unfortunately, suffer from mental and emotional imbalances. Jake Hurst, who works in the corporation, is one of the magnanimous figures known by many but like the others in his field of job, he has a selfish desire for himself which later on also becomes his own burden. His wife, Summer, a researcher in the Birth project, becomes aware of the increasing number of dying fetuses which eventually becomes a major influence on her decision to either continue or terminate the life inside her. The plot reaches its climax when planned chaos disturbs the corporation, enabling the slaves to escape and wander off to the desert. The corporation’s militia is instructed to look for Jake and Summer to allow the transfer of power over the water management to the leader of the coup, which is corporal Lloyd. Someone somewhere in the desert, Nash, is also playing his chess moves to make sure he manipulates one of the seven in giving him what he wants---and needs. The outcome of the corporation after the coup, the lives of Jake and his missing son Junior in the land of starvation and drought, and Summer’s new perspective and life after meeting a new group of people are left unnarrated at the end of the novel.
One of the several positive aspects of this novel is its subtleness in being suspenseful and mysterious. It may not have the most breathtaking scenes or concepts as other advanced Sci-Fi/thriller novels, but its content is intriguing enough that it deserves to be read. It does a good job introducing some scientific concepts as well as some twists and turns to the characters and their backstories, leaving me speechless. There may be a minimal amount of errors but overall, it seems professionally edited. The novel could have been improved by adding more details to make it more engaging but overall, Tayma Tameem did a good job leaving some questions in the novel worth thinking about.
There’s not much to say about the improvements except for some of the titles in some chapters. I found a few of them a little bit irrelevant to the content within the chapter. I thought that it would be better if none of the chapters were titled, making it even more open to imagination. Other than that, I found no major errors except for a really few grammatical quirks but it may have been accidentally missed so it’s not that big of a difference. Also, I’m not exactly a fan of reading short chapters in a novel which I believe is the reason why I felt as if the flow of the story was slow. Despite that, the flow was steady enough so I was able to follow and finish it.
Based on my assessments given above, I’m rating this novel 3 out of 4 stars. There’s a lot of potential in it and Tameem could honestly add some more interesting details to it to make it more absorbing and memorable. All in all, it’s a novel worth reading because its core message resonates with the importance and power of choice which can affect not only oneself but for others and the environment as well.
I certainly recommend this to both young adults and adults who have interests in sci-fi and dystopian novels. Most importantly, this is highly recommended for those who want an easy read but somehow engaged in deep philosophy related to the possible future molded by the choices in the present.
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Tayma Tameem’s The Unborn is a Sci-Fi novel in which water is considered both an expensive necessity and commodity due to the environment being brazen and xeric caused by the irresponsible advancement of industries. Not only is the environment suffering from extreme pollution but hundreds of humans and animals perish as well as an outbreak is also apparent. Eventually, a corporation is founded and built by some groups of people who have connections and stable finances. In time, such people become superior and decide to enslave other humans to dig wells inside the corporation to acquire water. Among the many scientific advancements in the corporation, the birth project is one of the seemingly promising but actually shrouded by suspicions and horror because of babies dying inside the vessels while those who are successful enough to survive and grow up, unfortunately, suffer from mental and emotional imbalances. Jake Hurst, who works in the corporation, is one of the magnanimous figures known by many but like the others in his field of job, he has a selfish desire for himself which later on also becomes his own burden. His wife, Summer, a researcher in the Birth project, becomes aware of the increasing number of dying fetuses which eventually becomes a major influence on her decision to either continue or terminate the life inside her. The plot reaches its climax when planned chaos disturbs the corporation, enabling the slaves to escape and wander off to the desert. The corporation’s militia is instructed to look for Jake and Summer to allow the transfer of power over the water management to the leader of the coup, which is corporal Lloyd. Someone somewhere in the desert, Nash, is also playing his chess moves to make sure he manipulates one of the seven in giving him what he wants---and needs. The outcome of the corporation after the coup, the lives of Jake and his missing son Junior in the land of starvation and drought, and Summer’s new perspective and life after meeting a new group of people are left unnarrated at the end of the novel.
One of the several positive aspects of this novel is its subtleness in being suspenseful and mysterious. It may not have the most breathtaking scenes or concepts as other advanced Sci-Fi/thriller novels, but its content is intriguing enough that it deserves to be read. It does a good job introducing some scientific concepts as well as some twists and turns to the characters and their backstories, leaving me speechless. There may be a minimal amount of errors but overall, it seems professionally edited. The novel could have been improved by adding more details to make it more engaging but overall, Tayma Tameem did a good job leaving some questions in the novel worth thinking about.
There’s not much to say about the improvements except for some of the titles in some chapters. I found a few of them a little bit irrelevant to the content within the chapter. I thought that it would be better if none of the chapters were titled, making it even more open to imagination. Other than that, I found no major errors except for a really few grammatical quirks but it may have been accidentally missed so it’s not that big of a difference. Also, I’m not exactly a fan of reading short chapters in a novel which I believe is the reason why I felt as if the flow of the story was slow. Despite that, the flow was steady enough so I was able to follow and finish it.
Based on my assessments given above, I’m rating this novel 3 out of 4 stars. There’s a lot of potential in it and Tameem could honestly add some more interesting details to it to make it more absorbing and memorable. All in all, it’s a novel worth reading because its core message resonates with the importance and power of choice which can affect not only oneself but for others and the environment as well.
I certainly recommend this to both young adults and adults who have interests in sci-fi and dystopian novels. Most importantly, this is highly recommended for those who want an easy read but somehow engaged in deep philosophy related to the possible future molded by the choices in the present.
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The Unborn
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