Comments on: Genesis [Book Review]

By: Dominique

Dominique — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:25:54 +0000

I just finished Genesis this afternoon, and I can’t seem to decide what I thought of it, and will have to ponder it quite a bit more before deciding what to write in a review. The philosophical ideas in it were very interesting, at times I must admit I got a bit lost though, or a bit bogged down and started to wish it would move on, which probably speaks more about my own deficiencies than the book’s. The novel totally changed direction from the way I thought it was going to go, which is good in some ways because it seemed like it would be relatively predictable and similar to a lot of other dystopian novels at first. But I’m not sure I liked the ending. The twist was interesting but I didn’t quite understand why the final event was so necessary in the circumstances, just the broad principles about why it happened. It’s difficult to explain because don’t want to be more specific in case I ruin it for others….

You are right about it being similar to that film, to me Genesis seems a bit like a blend of that movie, a certain Arnold Schwarzenegger film and The Giver by Lowis Lowry. Hmmm….

By: Jen - Devourer of Books

Jen - Devourer of Books — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:27:51 +0000

I read this book, but I don’t think I saw the movie you’re referring to, or I didn’t make the connection between the two…

By: Dominique

Dominique — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:39:03 +0000

I’m really interested in reading this one. Everyone seems to have loved it.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:22:05 +0000

I had no ide that Genesis was so short. I keep hearing about the philosophical questions and that piques my interest, though sometimes I find that with novels like that there isn’t enough to the story and too many questions. I’ll put this on my list to check out at some point.

By: Katelyn

Katelyn — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:57:02 +0000

Thanks to you Michelle, I now have another dystopian novel to add to my ever growing pile of to-be-read books – they’re teetering precariously on my nightstand. I don’t know what it is, exactly, about dystopian novels that makes me crave them like a chocoholic craves chocolate, but I can’t seem to be able to get enough of them…. I’m definitely more inclined to read this one next (or almost next) given it’s dystopian nature. I guess a trip to Chapters/Indigo is in order (sadly, my hometown lacks a Borders). Anyway, thanks for the review, it was a great review! (On a side note: the author’s from New Zealand, is he not? That’s interesting, I don’t think I’ve read a book by a New Zealand author before.)

By: Vishy

Vishy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:11:57 +0000

Nice review! The book looks quite interesting! The title is also quite interesting. I also love the cover of the book. I haven’t heard of Bernard Beckett before. He looks like an exciting new writer.

By: Bina

Bina — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:19:24 +0000

Great review! This sounds like a great story, and one can never read too many dystopian novels! My library actually has this book (only in German, but I guess I can´t fault them for that, so I think I´ll read it soon.