The Year We Finally Solved Everything eBook Rudolf Kerkhoven
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"Shan Won seems to only exist deep within the dark rumor-crazed underbelly of the internet. But the common thread throughout all this writing is glaringly obvious people stumble upon Shan Won, espouse its perfection, and never, ever--ever--return.
The global economy is in tatters not because of humanity's faults but because of its accomplishment. The country of Shan Won, a small island state off the coast of China, has cured all of our ills, and like a black hole, a piercing singularity of perfection, it's sucking the
world dry of its stability and leadership and power.
Human traffickers become overwhelmed with smuggling hordes of North Americans across to Asia for a better life. And for Richard, to whom growing up seems to have solved nothing at all, escape seems to be his only option. But when he becomes reacquainted with Mia, the girlfriend of his twenties, he's no longer certain about just what's the problem and what's the solution. He only knows that he's running out of time.
The Year We Finally Solved Everything is a dark, ironic and fast-paced novel (55 000 words) about the sacrifices one makes to achieve perfection.
The Year We Finally Solved Everything eBook Rudolf Kerkhoven
You know when you have a great idea, and you're really excited to explore that great idea, delve deep into it and have a poke around to see if it really is a great idea?! Well, sadly, I fear that Rudolf could have done a bit more digging and a bit more polishing of what he found.The outline of the story is reasonable. In fact I'd argue that it's a rather ingenious idea, but alas the way in which it was executed fell far, far below the mark.
The main character, Richard, is a useless imbecile. He's not even funny when he thinks he's being funny. He's abrasive and immature and immediately put me off reading the story. The female characters also leave little to be desired, Mia is snarky and rude, Anna: a poster child for mental health issues managed poorly and don't even get me started on Richard's best friend...
The writing is stilted and repetitive to the nth degree. At several points in the book there's about 15 lines that start with the same few words. The same ideas and concepts are hashed and rehashed and driven so far into the reader's face it's almost as invasive as having your eyes examined by an optometrist.
The way in which society crumbled in the book seemed rather explosive, but not so far outside of the realm of possible that it wasn't believable, at least a little. If the writing were more palatable I might have allowed some of the other issues, but sadly all together this was a pretty average read. I'm quite glad it was a freebie.
I liked the idea, but loathed the execution of the book. I honestly couldn't recommend it, unless you wanted editing practice.
A few things I noticed:
36-37% pay phone is hyphenated in one instance and not in another.
57% - We walk(talk) about waiting on the couch...
92% - I can't breath(e) and I reach...
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The Year We Finally Solved Everything eBook Rudolf Kerkhoven Reviews
What if there was a place far, far away where life was perfect? How would your life change? How would your world change? This book presents a thoughtful, realistic vision of one man's efforts to find his way under such circumstances. The story doesn't fit neatly into any one genre, but the core of it is Richard's attempt to find purpose, meaning and direction in his life. The story is haunting, and it has stuck with me for quite a while after finishing it. I look forward to reading more by this author.
Notes on formatting I read this book on my Keyboard. The table of contents is fully linked and functional. I found only one typo in the book, which I emailed the author about and to which he responded quite politely.
What if there were one perfect place on the planet a place without sickness, hunger, work, or worry? How would the rest of the world respond to that perfection? In The Year We Finally Solved Everything, author Rudolf Kerkhoven attempts to answer these questions - and I think he comes pretty close to the truth.
Richard, the narrator of the novel, lives in Canada, but he could really be in any city across North America. Perfection has been discovered, in the form of Shan Won, a small island nation off the coast of China. Shan Won's perfection is simultaneously attracting people from all over the world and destroying the lives of those who don't want to go. As the world around him swirls into destruction, Richard seeks to become one of the Disappeared - the world's name for those who leave everything behind for Shan Won.
The sparseness of Mr. Kerkhoven's dialogue struck me as uniquely effective, with simple spoken sentences frequently followed by long but readable passages describing the speaker or the setting. His descriptions are so vivid that I had no problem seeing through Richard's eyes. My one complaint is the apparently random use of commas throughout the novel - sometimes they are there when they shouldn't be, and vice-versa.
In the end, this reader was left saddened but not surprised by the world's reaction to Shan Won. But what is life when we have nothing left to strive for? The Year We Finally Solved Everything will make you ask that question and many more.
Sometimes I tell people that my hobby is reading and reviewing self-published books and they'll usually respond by asking how many terrible books I read. Well, the answer is -- a lot. But it's all worth it when you find something interesting and original you probably never would have read otherwise.
This is one of those books.
Although Shan-Won, the country that "solved everything" is the catalyst for the story, readers expecting a classic utopia tale will probably be disappointed. This is more about what the announcement that a country HAD solved everything would do to everyone else. Would people leave their homes in the hope of finding something better? Would people try to deny that it had happened? By focusing on the turmoil this announcement unleashes in a single person (and his small circle of friends), Kerkhoven creates a provocative and engaging short novel.
You know when you have a great idea, and you're really excited to explore that great idea, delve deep into it and have a poke around to see if it really is a great idea?! Well, sadly, I fear that Rudolf could have done a bit more digging and a bit more polishing of what he found.
The outline of the story is reasonable. In fact I'd argue that it's a rather ingenious idea, but alas the way in which it was executed fell far, far below the mark.
The main character, Richard, is a useless imbecile. He's not even funny when he thinks he's being funny. He's abrasive and immature and immediately put me off reading the story. The female characters also leave little to be desired, Mia is snarky and rude, Anna a poster child for mental health issues managed poorly and don't even get me started on Richard's best friend...
The writing is stilted and repetitive to the nth degree. At several points in the book there's about 15 lines that start with the same few words. The same ideas and concepts are hashed and rehashed and driven so far into the reader's face it's almost as invasive as having your eyes examined by an optometrist.
The way in which society crumbled in the book seemed rather explosive, but not so far outside of the realm of possible that it wasn't believable, at least a little. If the writing were more palatable I might have allowed some of the other issues, but sadly all together this was a pretty average read. I'm quite glad it was a freebie.
I liked the idea, but loathed the execution of the book. I honestly couldn't recommend it, unless you wanted editing practice.
A few things I noticed
36-37% pay phone is hyphenated in one instance and not in another.
57% - We walk(talk) about waiting on the couch...
92% - I can't breath(e) and I reach...
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