written by Lee Gimenez
published by Amazon Digital Services
ASIN: B001MTEOAA
reviewed by Adam Armstrong
8.10.09
This seems oddly familiar.
James Harris is a computer programmer living in a future world
where every action you take has to be scheduled. Any deviations from the
schedule result in the police calling your cell phone and checking on you.
James is downsized and has to take a job that seems a little fishy. Soon he
learns that his cell might be more than just a way to communicate or do any of
the other nonsense people do on cell phones.
This is basically an Orwellian Big Brother type of story that uses
cell phones as the medium of spying versus televisions. There isn’t
really anything new here. There are a few hints but no real description of this
future world we are trying to get a handle on. The scheduling was the most
interesting but there was no elaboration or examples of what
happens when protocol is not followed. The ending was just kind of
tacked on or left unfinished I’m not really sure which.
The writing itself was fine but the story was lacking. If you’re a
fan of Orwellian type stuff it’s only a dollar:
2 out of 5