The Algorithm of Power ★☆☆☆☆

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Title: The Algorithm of Power
Author: Pedro Barrento

Translator: Craig Patterson
Rating: 1 of 5 Stars
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 701
Format: Digital Edition

Synopsis:

In 2061, the world decides to be run by a computer program instead of governments and to divide the world up into 100 regions where various ideologies, religions, philosophies and whatever can have their own little place without needing to elect anyone or be in contact with anyone who disagrees with them.

One storyline, in 2300, follows a young woman who leaves her region after her sister's death and in the new region comes across a young man who has unfettered access to the network. She falls in love with another man and through machinations, ends up on a boat with both men heading for this Control Center.

The second storyline is about the rise of the Network and how the world we are introduced to in the beginning of the book came about.

My Thoughts:

Pig Ignorant Eurosnobbery.

North Korea, China, the US Army, they're not all going to just sit back and let something like this happen. A lot of individuals wouldn't just sit back and let this happen either.

And the passive energy field that separate the regions? Beyond handwavium, their application is completely ignored. That kind of tech would have gone into somebody's military and then gone to the world's militaries. World War III was much more likely of an outcome than what is shown.

Don't even get me started on the lack of Religious intelligence here. This author obviously doesn't understand ANY religion. I know that Christians wouldn't accept being corraled into one little part of the planet. The whole point of Christianity isn't to live with people you agree with, but to spread what you believe to others. You can't do that, there is no point in being a Christian. Then the muslims and their jihads? You think they're just going to lie down? Ahhh, the lack of understanding in this book was appalling.

I also didn't like a single character.

The writing. I've got conflicting data here. Antao, in his review, states that this was originally in English. The kindle edition I got states:

Translation: Craig Patterson

So, was that translation of certain phrases in the book, translation from English to Portuguese or from Portuguese to English. Mr Barrento lives in Portugal, so I wouldn't think he would need help translating his book to that language? I couldn't find which language this was written in first, nor did I look that hard. Not worth it.

Either way, no matter, the writing was choppy, didn't flow and kept me at arms length. I always felt narrated AT while reading this book and that was off putting.

I doubt I'll ever come across another book by this author, but if I some how do, I certainly won't be reading it.

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