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In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.
When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.
As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse.
Glitch is set in the future where everyone is controlled by an electronic monitoring device (The Link) effectively taking away free will. In today’s world that does not sound so bad.
World peace, no hunger, no senseless violence, no homelessness, a perfect world. Unfortunately everyone is underground like a colony of ants (I kept imagining them as living in one of those kid toy versions of an ant farm….or hooked up to the Matrix or something). Naturally problems arise, “glitchers” are people who can unconnected from the Link and have developed special powers.
This story follows Zoe, who begins to glitch and discovers her power of Telekinesis (a pretty awesome power if you ask me). While the idea of this world is unique I found the story to be predictable within the dystopian genre. A typical “in order to save/change the world we need the heroin to sacrifice something/someone that she loves” sort of story. Along the way she falls in love but something dramatic happens… You get the gist.
I will say the ending was a bit of a surprise. Came out of left field for me. I would be interested in reading the second and third installments but it won’t rank high on my list of things to read. Overall the concept of the book was neat, but the story could use some originality.
3 Bards.
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