Lou Gilmond

Dirty Geese by Lou Gilmond is an intriguing look at a potential near future where surveillance has put power into the hands of those never meant to have such power. It becomes especially dark when you realize just how close we are to such a world.

I think what appealed to me the most, other than the cautionary aspect of it, was the way I didn't need to be particularly well-versed in either the political structures or the technology. With regard to the politics, we learn what the various departments/ministries do as the story progresses, we don't have to know much about how the actual government currently operates to understand the story. The technology is not really what is front and center, but rather the results of such far-reaching technology. That lets the reader concentrate on the situations without questioning whether such things are currently possible or, in their opinion, even possible. In other words, we can suspend disbelief and let the story unfold for us.

There were a few sections I didn't seem to enjoy reading as much as the others, though I can't put my finger on it. I don't feel it dragged, the slower parts were necessary for establishing characters or relationships. The writing was consistently good. But there were sections that just didn't flow so well for me. Fortunately, they were few and far between and nothing that hampered the story. I'll acknowledge the possibility that I might simply have been too tired or distracted while reading them.

Highly recommended for readers who like novels that take place in the near future and give a glimpse of what might come to pass if we aren't careful.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (meer)