The Future We Left Behind/ 1.4 by Mike A. Lancaster
Hardcover, 384 pages
Expected publication: November 13th 2012 by EgmontUSA
Summary:
Thousands of years in the future the divide between humanity and technology has become nearly unrecognizable. Each thought, each action is logged, coded, backed up. Data is as easily exchanged through the fiber-optic-like cables that extend from fingertips as it might be through ordinary conversation. It's a brave new world: A world that the Straker Tapes say is a result of many human "upgrades." But no one is sure whether the Straker Tapes are a work of fiction or an eerie peek into an unimaginable past.
Nearly sixteen-year-old Peter Vincent has been raised to believe that everything that the backward Strakerites cling to is insane--an utter waste of time and potential. Since his father is David Vincent, genius inventor of the artificial bees that saved the world's crops and prevented massive famine, how could Peter believe anything else?
But when Peter meets Alpha, a Strakerite his own age, suddenly the theories about society-upgrades don't sound quite so crazy, especially when she shows him evidence that another upgrade is imminent. And worse, there may be a conspiracy by the leaders of the establishment to cover it up. A conspiracy spearheaded by Peter's own father.
Gripping and full of unexpected twists, The Future We Left Behind takes the unsettling questions raised in Human.4, and flips them entirely. What if we knew that the very way we live was about to be changed in an instant, and we could stop it? And what if everything we are sure we know is entirely wrong?
I was given a chance to read this ARC galley from Netgalley.
My Review:
This book was good, but it was a bit confusing for me at times.
The setting of this is set 1000 years after Human.4. So that means new characters! Yay! (That was sarcasm) I really liked Kyle and Lily and I wanted to see what happened to them and how they lived after they weren't upgraded. But, I do like the new characters; They're okay.
What was confusing was some of the story line. When they went down to the 'village' I was confused of how it looked. Was it actually the village? Because I would think that the village would be way to big to fit underneath that place. And what happened to the places near the village? Did they just cut that out? Plus, how did they manage to build a new city on top of that old city?! Another thing I'm confused about were those contact lenses. Why didn't any of the other ghosts try to talk to him? Could they not see him? I'm pretty sure they could because that one person could. But, I think they just didn't know he could see them so that's why they didn't try.
I liked some things though. Like that wooden cafe. It sounded really cute and quaint. Also, the raspberry juice? I want some! It sounds really good. And the city sounds really modern and futuristic. They have those 'invisible' chairs and Links. I don't think I'd like the Links. Though you can just picture any piece of clothing you want and get them!
Overall, this book was great! I would have really liked to see even more mentions of Kyle and if they knew more about what happened after his diaries were over. I also want to see Lilly's diary too! 4 Stars!
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