The Future We Left Behind (Point 4, #2) by Mike A. Lancaster

Sep 20, 2012 Matt rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Rating: 3.5

This series is actually relatively solid science fiction, me like.

May 23, 2012 Amy Sturgis rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 21st-century, science-fiction-contemporary, ya-dystopia

As the sequel to a young adult dystopian book I truly loved (Human.4), this novel had big shoes to fill. I had my doubts as the book opened, but I soon realized they were misplaced. This story delivers, absolutely.

Set a millenia after Human.4, 1.4 brilliantly folds the previous novel into its "mythos" while offering new characters and raising the stakes for their conflict. As the two young protagonists uncover the mysteries of the pending "upgrade" to humanity, and their parents' relationship to...more As the sequel to a young adult dystopian book I truly loved (Human.4), this novel had big shoes to fill. I had my doubts as the book opened, but I soon realized they were misplaced. This story delivers, absolutely.

Set a millenia after Human.4, 1.4 brilliantly folds the previous novel into its "mythos" while offering new characters and raising the stakes for their conflict. As the two young protagonists uncover the mysteries of the pending "upgrade" to humanity, and their parents' relationship to it, the reader is treated to another fast-paced and yet thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. I especially admired how this, too, is a "revealed/preserved text." The larger framing story has yet to be explored. (Hear me? I'm ready for the third book now, thank you very much.)

I'm being deliberately vague here so as not to give spoilers, but I do heartily recommend this book. It's a worthy successor to Human.4, and a treat for science fiction fans, and that's high praise indeed.

Here are a few favorite passages:

I stood up and said, 'You're new.'
'I know,' Alpha replied impishly. 'I was just made yesterday in a secret factory. The same place they make sarcasm and the dappling of light through trees.'
'I meant to this class.'
'I know what you meant,' she said. 'And I deflected your observation with some sparkling wit. It's called a defence mechanism.'

I sat there, trying to get it all straight in my head. A story from many centuries ago, that I had been raised to regard as a fairy tale, but now looked to be the secret history of the world.

I'd spent my whole life thinking that the world was one way, and then in the space of a day or two I'd discovered that maybe I was wrong. I'd spent too much time believing the words of others, and not enough time opening my eyes and just looking at what was really around me. It made me feel... well, kind of an ass, if I'm honest.

'Things are going to change, one way or the other.'
'Things always change,' Alpha said. 'It's what you do when it does that's important.' (less)

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Nov 12, 2012 The Cheap Reader rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: review-requests-netgalley, sci-fi, rereadable

Okay, I’ll admit it. While I was extremely excited to read this book, I was pretty annoyed that it didn’t pick up right after book one. We pick up 1000+ years later. Uhh, that’s a long time. SO much has changed. I wanted to know what happened with Kyle and friends. WHAT HAPPENED?! After I started reading, I realized I was wrong and it’s so much better this way. We know what happened in book one. Even though we don’t know the specifics of what happened in the 1000+ years between the two books, we...more Okay, I’ll admit it. While I was extremely excited to read this book, I was pretty annoyed that it didn’t pick up right after book one. We pick up 1000+ years later. Uhh, that’s a long time. SO much has changed. I wanted to know what happened with Kyle and friends. WHAT HAPPENED?! After I started reading, I realized I was wrong and it’s so much better this way. We know what happened in book one. Even though we don’t know the specifics of what happened in the 1000+ years between the two books, we know that people were being upgraded.

Let’s talk about the idea of people being upgraded like technology. How cool and scary is that idea? We live in a time where technology is moving incredibly fast. Our computers, phones, iPods, and other gadgets are constantly being updated. You buy the newest and greatest thing and 6 months later there’s a better edition out. Take that idea and apply it to humans. In this universe, humans are nothing more than a piece of technology. Upgrades happens frequently and if you miss an update…sucks for you. You’re no longer compatible with the world! You fall to the wayside where you are forgotten and people can no longer perceive you because you’re out of dated technology. Talk about terrifying!

The technology is awesome. It reminded me of the technology from Pretties and Extras by Scott Westerfeld but a lot more advanced and awesome. Once you get past the fact that the technology is invasive and a bit creepy, it’s kind of fun to imagine. You’re able to search online, chat with your friends, and download new clothes within seconds just by thinking it.

The story itself was great. It wasn’t boring and predictable. I got to sit back and enjoy the ride. I loved the mystery and conspiracy elements to the story. It was unexpected but completely perfect. Peter and Alpha were both enjoyable enough characters. I really appreciated that there wasn’t annoying insta-love with them. Yes, they liked each other but they knew that the fate of the world was a bit more important than their crush.

The bottom line? A fantastic sequel to Human.4. I really hope Lancaster continues the story.(less)

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Jan 01, 2013 Chris S. rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Future We Left Behind is definitely a worthy sequel to Human.4, and the repetitive plot didn't bother me in the least. I think it was used to illustrate the fact of the inevitability of the whole thing. Nevertheless, I would like to see a break in the plot by book three, which will probably be about a certain diary mentioned in this book.

What I liked was the symbolism, as I thought the "Greatorex" surname mentioned might mean "greater Rex, i.e., the greater king. Also, "del Rey" means "of h...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Jen Blackham rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book really shouldn't be by Mike A Lancaster, because wasn't he the "editor" of the book "Human.4" ... and that was written 1000 years before this one. Explain that! Maybe it's his great, great, great ... grandson by the same name. *Ü* Unlike the first book, the editor(author) doesn't talk to the reader, although the text is diary entries, which is similar to the format of the transcribed tapes in Human.4.

While this could be considered a sequel, the first book in the series doesn't just lea...more

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Feb 03, 2013 Faith (Student Spyglass) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Review also published on my blog StudentSpyglass

Source: Review copy from NetGalley

Plot: ★★★★★
Characters: ★★★★
Readability: ★★★★★
Overall: ★★★★

1.4 follows 1000 years after the events of 0.4, when the Straker tapes were recorded. Dominated by The Link, which functions inside people’s heads to connect them, get news and change outfits, this world scoffs at the Straker tapes; considering them a myth. We follow Peter, the son of a famous anti-Straker scientist, and Alpha, the new girl at college who tu...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Ruhama rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen

Peter Vincent's life takes a drastic turn when he signs up for a literature course (instead of another science course) for the new semester. His father, who created the artificial bee that saved the world, would never approve. But Peter is enjoying the assigned reading and has found his usual ways of thinking challenged. Then he meets Alpha, who challenges his thinking even further: she's a Strakerite. This is a group of people much like a Luddite--a fringe group that believes technology only ha...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Dark Faerie Tales rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed-by-michelle

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: Lancaster shows us that technology isn’t all that its cracked up to be.

Opening Sentence: The story of Peter Vincent might easily have never been heard.

Review:

Technology plays an integral part of our lives. In The Future We Left Behind, the follow up book to Mike A. Lancaster’s Human.4, Lancaster takes us on a futuristic look at the differences between humanity and technology. I was really excited when I received this book. I love it when the...more

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Nov 29, 2012 Blake rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites

Overall, a pretty solid YA SF novel. I loved how the first novel in the series was incorporated into the mythos of this one, and how it was allegorical without being PURELY allegorical. It says things about humanity, about the internet, about faith, about destiny - and it throws all that we know into question.
Okay, so the premise is obviously fictional, but the deep question of "What makes us human?" is what I'm talking about. We tend to focus on the good things: compassion, kindness, capacity f...more

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Nov 25, 2012 Jade Clements rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: sci-fi lovers

Recommended to Jade by: I liked the first book

The Straker Tapes were recorded nearly a thousand years ago and although the record has survived, although there are those who believe in these events with increasing numbers, the sad truth is that this is nothing more then a hoax, a dream with no scientific proof to back up these claims. This is what Peter Vincent believes because it is what his father has taught him to believe. But what if everything he believed was a lie?

The Link has existed for as long as anyone can remember. It connects us...more

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Nov 20, 2012 Mickey rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Future We Left Behind, or 1.4, by Mike Lancaster. I just found out that this book is a sequel. I had no idea! I was reading and reading, worrying to myself that I knew the end was coming and I my dread was growing. I didn't want it to end. Since I had not read the first book, I was dropped into a world like outs with obvious differences, but had no idea why everyone was treating the major changes as normal. The biggest being these filament things that let people network with each other - the...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Larissa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own

The Straker Tapes were recorded nearly a thousand years ago and although the record has survived, although there are those who believe in these events with increasing numbers, the sad truth is that this is nothing more then a hoax, a dream with no scientific proof to back up these claims. This is what Peter Vincent believes because it is what his father has taught him to believe. But what if everything he believed was a lie?

The Link has existed for as long as anyone can remember. It connects us...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, young-adult

Falls just short of a 4, but I'm rounding up.

This review originally appeared at www.readinasinglesitting.com.

“I am the boy running around trying to tell the world that the sky is falling. And you know what? It’s not an acorn this time. The sky really is falling in.”
Peter Vincent’s father is a world-renowned scientist, the man responsible for engineering a species of mechanical bees to replace the dwindling originals. It’s an act that’s a triumph of technology over nature, and a similar attitude...more Falls just short of a 4, but I'm rounding up.

This review originally appeared at www.readinasinglesitting.com.

“I am the boy running around trying to tell the world that the sky is falling. And you know what? It’s not an acorn this time. The sky really is falling in.”
Peter Vincent’s father is a world-renowned scientist, the man responsible for engineering a species of mechanical bees to replace the dwindling originals. It’s an act that’s a triumph of technology over nature, and a similar attitude is pervasive throughout Peter’s world, a world where technology is the new evolution. Survival of the fittest is the old way of thinking. These days, organisms aren’t given the opportunity to evolve and adapt. Technology has seen to that. That’s why, rather than looking for ways to encourage the organic honeybee to thrive, the bee slate was simply wiped clean.

The same is true for humans. In the first in this series, 0.4 (see my review), teenager Kyle Straker watched from afar as humanity underwent an upgrade, becoming the hive-minded, linked-up beings that populate this book, which is set a millennium later. Those who skipped out on the update effectively became invisible to these new beings–incompatible file versions, perhaps. And yet, there persists a movement of people inspired by Straker’s anti-upgrade outlook who continue to attempt to live in the “old” ways. Needless to say, they’re not looked upon fondly by someone of Peter’s father’s ilk.

When Strakerite Alpha contacts Peter to warn him of a series of disappearances, Peter finds himself drawn into a new way of thinking. Quite literally, for critical thinking and analysis isn’t of particular importance in a world where information is simply fed into one’s brain through the Link. Peter, who is already beginning to question the status quo, becomes increasingly critical of the world he lives in when he learns that humanity is facing another major upgrade.

Though 1.4 is set a thousand or so years from now, its themes are today’s. Much is made of media monopoly, of the fact that the masses not only receive their information from a strictly limited number of sources, but also that they only receive that information those media providers wish to relay. ”I’ve started to doubt the wisdom of drawing one’s opinions from the same data well every day,” says Peter at one point. At another, he reflects that it’s not just the informational content that’s a problem. It’s that people trust it, and are unable to think critically about it.

“The process of reading a book takes a while to get used to,” he muses. “It’s so slow and laborious. But once you get into it, once you forget the way you’re reading and concentrate on what you’re reading, it becomes a really unique experience. You have to work to draw meaning from it rather than having a meaning given to you, which is the only way we receive information these days.”

The reliance on these sources as a form of memory is also a compelling issue, and one that those who’ve stopped bothering to memorise telephone numbers or addresses or dates will find familiar. “We have stopped remembering things. We trust the Link to remember them for us.” It’s the present-day version of the problem raised in Wyndam’s The Day of the Triffids, where specialisation has meant that people need others in order to be able to survive. There’s a huge degree of trust involved, and even more so when it’s memory that we’re talking about; there are certainly Orwellian overtones here.

There’s also the idea of depersonalisation and alienation, which is widely present in dystopian fiction–of which this is a beautiful example–and which is so very relevant to us today. It’s the making of artificial, largely meaningless social connections via electronic media and the pretence that they’re a suitable substitute for actual, real-world relationships. It’s the idea of being so overrun and over-scheduled that taking a backseat to one’s life is the easiest way to cope.

“We need to feel like we belong. The Link provides us with all the connections we need. So much so that we pretty much let it run our lives for us. It’s how we make sense of the world. So we look for patterns and linkages, because without them the world is a senseless blur.”
I did find that the epistolary format created a certain distance between the narrator and reader, and one that’s largely “telling”. There is a certain recursion of plot (although this is more than likely intended), and some elements, such as Alpha’s instant affinity for Peter, felt a little hasty. But overall, 1.4 is a compelling and thought-provoking addition to the dystopian genre.(less)

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May 19, 2012 Anne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Moving on to the second book in the series; 1.4 was published at the beginning of this month by Egmont and we find ourselves transported many many years into the future yet again. I'm not sure exactly how many years have passed, but it's definitely hundreds and quite possibly thousands. Earth has changed dramatically, life is led via The Link which is accessed in people's head. A little like our internet but without the need for the hardware, just log into your Link account (in your brain) and c...more

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Jan 20, 2013 Claire rated it 4 of 5 stars

Eh...

Didn't realize that it was the second book in the series. Wish I could've started with the first.

And may I say, kudos to you, Mike Lancaster. You've written one heck of a book--my head is still struggling to wrap around all the plot twists.

Basically, we're now an upgraded society. We have something called the Link, and it's every sci-fi writer's dream--we're all connected electronically, we have little wire/cable thingys to communicate and stuff, and you have to read the book to fully get i...more

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Feb 12, 2013 Leo E-M rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Straker Tapes were recorded many years ago and although the records have survived there are those who believe that these events/myths are hoaxes, dreams with no scientific proof to back up these claims.
The Link has existed for as long as anyone can remember. It connects us all to each other with little more than a thought, it stores our memories, records our thoughts our life contains it defines who we are and the world we live in. But the Link is not limitless and not unable to be hacked. M...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Nadine rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: dystopian, fantasy, read-in-2012, young-adult, netgalley-review

In book 1 (0.4) the events leading to an "upgrade" of the human race were recorded by a boy called Kyle Staker. Centuries later only few believe those records are more than a legend, they call themselves Slakerites and try to live the way people lived before the upgrade, using as little technology as possible.
Peter Vincent is the son of one of the most famous scientists, he is struggling to inform his father about his decision to concentrate on literature as well instead of just science as his f...more

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Sep 05, 2012 Kimberly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller-suspense, science-fiction

I didn't know this book was the second in a series so my initial impression was that everything could have been built upon more and the characters could have been more developed. Now, after knowing that there was a first book, I still feel the same way. The plot felt rushed through most of the book. Also, because the characters were so transparent, I never really connected with either of them. Because I didn't feel connected to the characters, I didn't really care what happened to them. I mostly...more

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Dec 20, 2012 Harrison Fowler rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The problem I have with reviewing books I give 100% is that I don't have much to say.

I'd say 1.4, the sequel to the amazing 0.4, is much different. It's almost a stand-alone, except for references and plot points you need to know from its predecessor. 1.4 has a great attention to detail, and a much grander scope than 0.4, not meaning better, just meaning it has a different goal in mind. While all those hings are great, its characters are lacking. The protagonist, Peter Vincent, is a very normal...more

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Feb 25, 2013 sh(e)reader rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-eborrow

The first book in this series left me with SO many unexplained questions, and I can't say that this really cleared anything up, but it was a good read. This isn't so much a sequel, it doesn't pick up where the last book left off, in fact the first book IS a book referred to by the characters in this one, like they have read it, just as we have. It's on the required reading list for the literature class in fact :)

In some of the other reviews, people note they didn't even realize (or realise, as i...more

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Dec 23, 2012 Deborah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Oct 11, 2012 Sharon Looby rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I personally did not care for this book. For those that love to read futuristic -techy books - this will fit their bill. I found it to far fetched (but then again, I am not into that sort of stuff). Without reading Human.4, (as this book is the sequel to it) I found some parts of it confusing. In summary of the book - Peter Vincinet lives in a society where everything they need is taken care of through "The Link". It is controlled by the goverment and helps control the enviroment and everything...more

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Mar 12, 2013 Tina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was between 3.5 and 4 stars, but since I really liked the futuristic idea and approach overall I decided on 4 stars.

I wish it would have picked off where 0.4 ended, and this would have been the 3rd novel of a trilogy instead of the book after 0.4.
I just was left really interested in Kyle and the other ones "left behind" in 0.4 and how their life would be after the upgrade that I would have preferred to read about that first and then about a civilization so far in the future as this sto...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Ariel Cummins rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-reads, mystery-and-thrillers, speculative-fiction, dystopias-and-the-post-apocoplyptic, ya

There isn't a whole lot of pure sci-fi in YA today, which is why I think this book really shines. It's got a really interesting premise that builds on Human.4 in a pretty unique way. The characters were, in general, pretty well formed, and I think Peter's world was hinted in ways that made it feel rich and full without having too much exposition or explanation.

I will definitely be checking out further books in this series, although I'm curious to see where the author could take it from here.

Defi...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Elicia (Girl in the Woods Reviews) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Detailed Review: This book has so many surprises! Honestly that just managed to blow my head off a few times!

I didn't get to read the first book in the series but this book itself also works as a standalone.

Would you want to know how it feels like when your memories are tampered by an unknown person? Because this is what happens to the people in the book, including the main character, Peter. What if...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Simcha Lazarus rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Imagine that you are a kid living at home (unless you are a kid living at home, in which case just go with it) and your parents tell you to get in the car because they have somewhere special to take you. The last time your parents sprang a surprise trip on you, you ended up at the amusement park so you're really excited. You get in the car and your father (let's assume he's at the wheel) starts driving.

He drives and drives and you notice that you have passed-by the turnoff to the amusement park,...more Imagine that you are a kid living at home (unless you are a kid living at home, in which case just go with it) and your parents tell you to get in the car because they have somewhere special to take you. The last time your parents sprang a surprise trip on you, you ended up at the amusement park so you're really excited. You get in the car and your father (let's assume he's at the wheel) starts driving.

He drives and drives and you notice that you have passed-by the turnoff to the amusement park, so apparently that's not where you're headed. You have your face pressed eagerly to the car window watching as the movie theatre, the ice cream parlour and the arcade all flash by as well. Then you notice the envelopes peeking out of your father's pocket and you get the sneaking suspicion that you've been tricked into a trip to the post office. Even after you recognize the route, which confirms your suspicion, you still can't let go of the hope that maybe your father will suddenly turn off the road and bring you somewhere fun and exciting after all, but no- it's the post office that he is headed to, just as you feared. There, he mails his letters, after which he gets back in the car and drives you home, where you sulkily skip dinner in protest and go to bed.

That's pretty much what reading The Future We Left Behind was like for me.

Human 0.4 was one of my favorite YA reads of last year. I had no idea what to expect when I went in to the book and was delightfully surprised at what I encountered there. So I had some pretty big expectations for The Future We Left Behind, which, as you have probably guessed, were not met.

Unfortunately the author seemed to assume that what worked for book 1 would work for book 2, even with all of the surprises having already been sprung. But this was not the case. What I liked about Human .4 was that I had no idea what was going on and was completely bowled over when all was revealed but replaying all of that in a future timeline, just with different, and more informed protagonists, didn't excite me.

As I continued reading I kept hoping that perhaps the story would focus on some of the interesting details that I had glimpsed as we sped by. For example, at one point Peter realizes that there are people living among them from previous versions of humankind who no one can see, except when photographed. Now I had expected this revelation to turn into something, and I'd been really excited about that. Who exactly are these people? How do they live? How long have they been around? Can Peter find a way to communicate with them? But- no. The story did not follow that tantalizing trail and instead kept stubbornly plowing forward.

I still didn't give up hope that the ending would make up for the rest of the book by throwing in something truly unexpected, but the only thing that surprised me was how disappointing it all turned out to be.

Even the big struggle between Peter and his father fell completely flat. They get into a violent altercation about something that really didn't matter in the least, considering how the story ended. I didn't even see any reason for Peter's beliefs or actions to have been the right ones, as opposed to his “evil” father's, though I assume that was the idea.

And that was another thing that irritated me. The kids in the book are all clever, smart and sensitive while the adults are all evil, bumbling idiots with no compunctions about mowing down children (including their own) who get in the way of their nefarious plans. It was like watching an episode of one of those teen shows on the Disney Channel. It was all just too over the top to be believable in any way.

The book ended in the way that I expected it to, based on what took place so far, and left me with no interest in continuing on to book 3.

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Mar 22, 2013 Skyla rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, brit-lit, books-i-own, creepy, invading-aliens, fucked-up-science

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One Point Four picks up the premise started in Zero Point Four many years after Kyle and his friends were “erased” from existence.

An entire religion, for lack of a better word, has been created based on the possibility of these non-upgraded humans existing side by side to the rest of the population. These non-upgraded humans can see you and are possibly immortal beings, but you can’t see them because you have forgotten...more

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Oct 05, 2012 Meganm922 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

When I requested to review this book, I had no idea it was the second book in the series. Because I was still interested in reading it and wanted to get it read as promptly as possible, I did a little bit of research on what book 1 was about and how book 2 was. It’s the kind of sequel that involves completely different characters, so I felt confident about picking it up without reading the first one.

I loved this book...more I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

When I requested to review this book, I had no idea it was the second book in the series. Because I was still interested in reading it and wanted to get it read as promptly as possible, I did a little bit of research on what book 1 was about and how book 2 was. It’s the kind of sequel that involves completely different characters, so I felt confident about picking it up without reading the first one.

I loved this book. I thought it was incredibly unique, interesting, and well executed. Despite it reading much like a computer log, it was easy to follow and understand what was happening. Peter was telling his story in the form of a Link Diary that records his thoughts. He’s able to encrypt his diary so no one can see it, especially because he feels guilty about his new interest in literature. His father is a famous scientist.

From what I understand, book one of the series is from Kyle Stracker’s point of view much farther in the past than this novel. In this installment, there are a group of people called Strackerite’s that believe Kyle’s story with a bit of religious zeal, while most ordinary citizens brush it off as a crazy conspiracy theory. Even though I didn’t read the first book, enough information was given about Kyle Stracker’s tapes that I felt as if this sequel sort of stood alone and was easy to understand.

I hate to give any of the plot away because I really didn’t know what to expect and I was constantly surprised by the events. I loved Peter as a narrator because of how he looked at the world and the deeper insights he made throughout the book. I thought there were some pretty great themes in this book about what it means to be human and I loved some of the parallels with conspiracy theories and religion woven into the story. There was a hint of romance between Peter and Alpha, but was faint enough that I think this story would appeal to pretty much everyone who enjoys science fiction.

The concept was incredible and while it was a lot to wrap my head around, it wasn’t too complicated or far out. I thought there was a good balance between being a unique and interesting concept without being so out there it wouldn’t appeal to most readers. The book was well written and I would definitely recommend it and continue to read more of Mike A. Lancaster’s novels.

Based on some of the reviews, I’m now glad that I read this book without reading the first one in the series. Some people complained about it being repetitive and I didn’t notice that since I was unfamiliar with the first book. It read like a stand alone novel and I am looking forward to reading the first one and being able to decide which one I like better.
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Dec 23, 2012 Cindy Gu rated it 5 of 5 stars

I liked this a lot more than Human.4. I thought that society in this book was a lot more interesting than the previous, which was just stuff we've heard/seen before. Also, i found the narrator a lot better than Kyle Straker or w/e his name was.

We also get to know more about his little female side-kick, who's like Lilly of the previous book. Her name's Alpha, and she's so keen and kind, i loved her. The chemistry between Peter and her was more anticipated and cute than Kyle and Lilly.

We also get...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Ricky rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: apocalyptic-or-post-apocalyptic, science-fiction, thrillers, young-adult, action-adventures, read-this-if-it-kills-you, why-isn-t-this-a-bloody-movie-yet

Somehow even more satisfying than Human.4, this book is guaranteed to keep your attention right down to the final moments. Even though it's a very distant sequel, it still feels very closely connected to its predecessor, mostly because of the presence of Strakerists who are ostracized for their beliefs. This book doesn't seem to want to end, and I didn't want to end this one either, but alas all good things must come to an end, as we all know.

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The Future We Left Behind (Point 4 #2)

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