I STILL DREAM
Genre: Sci fic
Rating: 4/5
Source: Publisher
This novel bravely attempts to combine the nostalgic zeitgeist of the 1990s, the social media fears of the present day, and speculative science fiction about the generations to come.
The first two elements are the strongest - to those who grew up in the advent of the internet, Laura's rebellious dial-up teenage years will take them back. When the chapters skip forward to the present day, this nostalgia is deftly brought into the focus of 2017. Laura's world is close enough to what we know to evoke a Black Mirror level of warning and credibility to the writing.
Where the book falls short a little is in its later chapters, which are set in the future. Although the author presents a credible and coherent world, it is difficult to tap into the spirit of an age when that age is yet to come. The strength of the book is in its settings and messages rather than its characters, and so what began as a brilliant ride through the advent of social media became a slightly insipid warning about times to come.
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