The Forcing

Writing reviews it is all too easy to fall back on the phrase ‘powerful and affecting’, but if ever a book earned this description, The Forcing is utterly worthy of these words. Very rarely does a book so totally engage and move me as this one did, and it really is rather special indeed. I know we’r......more

“This is the story of how I came to be here, so far from what I used to call home, and those who shared my journey. I have tried to record it faithfully, as truly as memory allows. Some moments remain as indelible scars, despite my best attempts to forget. Others are fading even now. And parts of th......more

A profound and poignant glimpse into our eminent future. Hardisty fills the pages with environmental artistry I have not seen in quite sometime. This is a lengthy read with multiple perspectives, past and present. There were some parts where time lapsed and the order of events were slightly convolut......more

SPOILERS AHEAD Wavered between two and three stars. I settled on three stars as I did enjoy the journey section of the story. I never connected with any of the characters. They all seemed two-dimensional and I didn’t care about them at all. As for the female characters, well you better make sure you......more

I enjoy a good dystopian novel and downloaded this one after seeing some early reviews on twitter . I found the novel rather unsatisfying there is lots of action lots of journeying but somehow I never really got to care for the narrator or the other main characters . It’s a rather blokey book in gener......more