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I didn’t know what to expect when I first read this book, wary that it would be overly religious from the blurb.
The book starts strong, we are thrust right into action, and it’s easy to read. There is a murder in what seems like a peaceful small town where crime is unheard of and everything is meticulously orderly. At least that was what I was prepared for a few chapters, then something, a very weirdly worded proposal, threw me off.
I will try to keep this vague and brief, but warning not to read ...more
The book starts strong, we are thrust right into action, and it’s easy to read. There is a murder in what seems like a peaceful small town where crime is unheard of and everything is meticulously orderly. At least that was what I was prepared for a few chapters, then something, a very weirdly worded proposal, threw me off.
I will try to keep this vague and brief, but warning not to read ...more
What seems at the beginning to be a murder mystery becomes much more as events unfold quickly, with a greater mystery behind the townsfolk of Newhope and their apparently serene existence.
The characters were interesting, but with the story spanning so much time, I felt like I didn't really get to know several of them. Still the story moved at a good pace, with a deliciously ominous feeling that important secrets lurked in the background. It kept me reading, wondering what was going to happen whe ...more
The characters were interesting, but with the story spanning so much time, I felt like I didn't really get to know several of them. Still the story moved at a good pace, with a deliciously ominous feeling that important secrets lurked in the background. It kept me reading, wondering what was going to happen whe ...more
Feb 23, 2019
Florian Armas
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Shelves:
science-fiction,
post-apocalyptic
Newhope tells the story of a somehow hopeless community caught in a social experiment which purpose is fully revealed only close to the end. Led by a High Priestess or Caretaker - depending on which phase of development they are going through - Newhope people pass from atheistic, religious, paranormal and again atheistic phases in a matter of one or two generations. And of course, apart of the leader, no one knows what really happens in the community. Please keep in mind that the ‘experiment’ is
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Interesting story with a twist.
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2023
For a while, I didn't know how to think about the story. At first, I was caught off-guard by the unusually written nature of the story, where there was a religion-based society named New Hope, always concerned about its population control in the future. It was toward the ending that I thought the story became better after the plot twist. ...more
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2023
For a while, I didn't know how to think about the story. At first, I was caught off-guard by the unusually written nature of the story, where there was a religion-based society named New Hope, always concerned about its population control in the future. It was toward the ending that I thought the story became better after the plot twist. ...more
Apr 16, 2025
Gary Stringer
marked it as to-read
