Friday, August 3, 2012

Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

Audience:Young Adult
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Dystopian
Publication: August 7, 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin 
Rating: 4 out 5
Source: Publisher via Netgalley

Synopsis In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.
When Zoe starts to malfunction (or "glitch"), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.
As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they're caught and deactivated, or worse.

Review: A fascinating view of a computerized, futuristic dystopian society. This story takes places years after D-Day, which influenced the creation of the Community after all the toxins and pollution made the Surface unfit for the human race. People were afraid and trusted that going underground and getting these chips implanted in them were the best option for survival. Now, everyone is linked together and they are more walking robots than human. Everyone is wired with the mantra "Community first, Community always and An anomaly observed is an anomaly reported ". Though they are  living, breathing they aren't really alive but existing.

Zoe is an anomaly. She somehow has the ability to free herself, though rather sporadically but these stolen moments open her eyes to the world to her deadened senses. Zoe becomes overwhelmed with emotion over these new sensations. She fears that somehow she will slip up, get caught glitching and then be deactivated. Struggling with the notion that she should turn herself in, she discovers she doesn't want to lose these feelings. One day she comes across a young man, Adrien, that appears to be just like her but she is unsure until he saves her from something (I never really understood what that man was going to do her) and comes to learn of the Resistance and the deception that is the Community. They believe she is the key to saving them from a life that is no longer their own. 

This book reminded me of several things: iRobot, Starters by Lissa Price, Partials by Dan Wells and Unwind by Neal Shusterman because these each have overbearing governments with unethical control over the human population. The author weaves this story in a way that gives great visual detail into the structure and nuisances of this society. This book will appeal to readers interested in action, suspense and romance



21 comments:

  1. I'll send word of this to Zach. He may like it. Even though he told me he was tired of all the dystopian books having female leads. He wants a male lead for once. This book sounds like something I would not normally pick up, but I may try it.

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  2. I just finished this yesterday. I didn't like it much at first but the last chapters were mind-blowing! Glad you liked it too!

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  3. Yeah it was sorta weird at first...but the ending was interesting.

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  4. Yeah it was sorta weird at first...but the ending was interesting.

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  5. I've heard a lot about Glitch, and now I want to read it even more! Zoe's glitching actually made me think a lot of Tris' divergence from Divergent by Veronica Roth. Great review! Can't wait to read this.

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  6. I have been meaning to read Divergent but haven't the chance but now that you mention that this also made me think of Delirium and the things they did to the characters in that book.

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  7. This book is new to me- but your review makes me very curious about it. I definitely want to read it now. Thanks!
    ~Jess

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  8. i'm dying to read this book....
    maybe i should buy this one from TBD...
    thx 4 the review...it helped!!! ^^

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  9. This book sounds so good and the cover is very pretty. :) I will definitely be buying this as soon as I can. Thanks for the review.

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  10. This book sounds amazing, I'm glad you like it, it makes me want it even more!

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  11. I have never read anything futuristic dystopian. I will give it a shot. Hope it lives up to my expectation. Thanks!

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  12. Heather's last name is romanian in origin and that means a lot. Her book's cover looks wonderful and your review made me to buy it. Thanks!

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  13. The first thing that grabbed me on this book was the cover. And it`s really great that the plot is also good as it seems! :D Thanks for the great review. Must read.

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  14. This book sounds so interesting, I'll have to give it a try! Thanks for the review!

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  15. I really enjoyed Glitch - it's one of my favourite books this year! Great review.

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  16. This book sounds interesting. The cover is gorgeous, and the story seems intriguing.
    Add it on my TBR list. Thanks for the great review :)

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  17. Love the concept of this book and I'm a big fan of dystopian novels. Thanks for the review! Love the cover too!

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  18. I'm all about action, suspense and romance so this is something I must read!!! Great review, I've only read a few dystopian novels and I can't wait to get my hands on some more :)

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  19. I loved this book! In fact, I'd go as far as to say it was one of my favourite books of this year!! I'm so looking forward to the next book in the series to come out =) x

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  20. great review! Really want to read this one.

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