Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank – Dystopian Books
Summary of Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
The theme of the novel revolves around the era of the cold war between the United States and Russia, then known as the Soviet Union. The main character in the novel is Mark Bragg, an officer in the Airforce who warns his brother Randy about the start of a nuclear war.
In between these tensions, Bragg sent his wife Helen and his children to live with Randy, who lived in an isolated town of Florida. Mark lived in Omaha. Meanwhile, Randy warned his girlfriend, relatives, and his friends as tensions are escalating between two countries.
The very next day war breaks out and destroyed the main cities of Florida. Washington also became destroyed and a regime change happened. Everyone’s life became destroyed and everyone experienced major problems with their personal and professional extortion.
All the states, as well as the cities, experience several shortages including freshwater supplies, fishes, food and no access to salt. Randy solved the problem. He found his ancestors diary and nearby he discovered a pool with plenty of salt to supply.
After some time planes started to fly over the cities and a helicopter landed carrying Paul Hart, a friend of Randy before the war. Paul was a military man of the war. He told Randy about the real condition of the country regarding the survival of humans and the time they need to recover. Paul mentioned that Mark died in the war and now Helen can marry him. He asked Randy’s permission to take Helen and her children out of the Fort Repose. They settle in a camp area for safety reasons.
Final Say on The Apocalyptic Novel Alas, Babylon
The whole story revolves around the era of the cold war as many people lose their lives, job, family and houses. It resembles a condition of a family who lost their brother in the war and whose wife falls in love with his brother-in-law’s friend who was also a military man. I rate this book an 8 out of 10 because of the interesting storyline it presents. Would I re-read this novel? Yes. Am I glad I read it? Yes.
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A Very Private Life by Michael Frayn – Dystopian Books Review
Summary of Science Fiction Novel A Very Private Life
A Very Private Life presents a novel written in science fiction genre which we can also say is a fairy tale but with a twist.
The story is about a girl named Uncumber who lives in a world overwhelmed with depression and misery. We can say she lives within two worlds, an inside world and an outside world. The inside world holds the wealthy people who never leave their homes and allocate their entire life in the insides of their houses, provided with every privilege and luxury. The tubes give everything they need for sustenance.
They do not contact each other physically and meet each other via holograms. The people become medicated by drugs that control their moods and emotions. They call them The Insiders. The others received the name of The Outsider. The Outsiders live in the external world and are in ruins with industrial and nuclear wastes, full of jungles and polluted with wilderness where they struggle to survive at every passing moment.
Uncumber belongs to the Inside world of monied people but carries different emotions and feelings. She is tired of her Inside world and even trashes her medications Insiders use to relax their moods and feelings.
One day due to some faulty miscommunication in her hologram screen she met a man. The person represents an Outsider who speaks a different language. She finds him very attractive and flies off from her Inside world to experience the Outside world and to pursue the man of her dreams. The story takes many events with Uncumber exploring the Outside world. It describes her living with them, experiencing their lifestyles and even getting in the hands of a gang of robbers.
Final Say on the Science Fiction Novel A Very Private Life
The novel basis itself on deep and philosophical thoughts of Frayn by sketching a future which we might experience. Technology progresses day-to-day, creating a gap between the rich and the poor that influences society’s thinking. My rating for this novel is 7.1 out of 10 because of the interesting storyline it presents. Also, the manner the narrative captures the reader’s imagination. Would I re-read the novel? No. Am I glad I read it? Yes.
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