Another Phil M Williams story that makes you think

Another story that makes you think from Phil M Williams. For me, this is why I particularly enjoy this authors writing, I want to be made to think at the same time as being entertained. This book is about a great many things from greed to bullying to the idea that one person can make a change in the world. I won’t spoil the story by telling you if they do or not!. Having read and enjoyed so many of Phil M Williams books is fair to say that I’m a fan. This story is one of his very best. It’s hard, and heart wrenching at times, to see the things that happen to the main character, Matt Moyer. There are forces at work that have greatly influenced his life and are set to do so again but will he stand up to them or will he fall? Can he stand up to ‘the system’ and show the propaganda for what it really is? This book is a complex look at society woven into an enjoyable tale that is written with skill and confidence that showcases the authors view of how our world works. A great read that I thoroughly recommend.
Tristan Wright and Sarah Grace Wright do a wonderful job bringing this story to life. The sharing of the characters between them offers a different feel that you don’t get from one narrator. I’ve listened to a few of Phil M Williams audio-books that have all been narrated by them so they’ve come to be ‘the voices’ of his books for me and they do a truly great job each and every time. Overall, a highly recommended story with a first rate narration.

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Refreshing anti-establishment story

The book reminded me of Little Brother by Cory Doctorow and The ​Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I also liked the permaculture references. The plot brought back a lot of memories from highschool. Even thought I'm not from the US I could relate.

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What happens when you have nothing left to lose?

Matt is a hardworking teen, helping his uncle on the farm and being encouraged to be freethinking through his homeschool education. Life isn't perfect, he is bullied by other teens, but it's livable.

Then he loses his uncle, the only parent he has ever known, in very dramatic circumstances and the farm.

With everything gone he has to join mainstream schooling, where he doesn't fit in and is astounded by the propaganda and falsehoods and unable to conform.

This is a woven tale with many strands, how does Matt cope, what becomes of him in a world he doesn't understand, does he succeed?

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