Superhighway by Alex Fayman is a thrill ride right from the start, taking you on a journey that leaves you breathless at the end. The author expertly creates an alternate reality where the financial crash of 2008 is triggered by a young man with the extraordinary ability to travel through the Internet.
Alexander Fine grows up in a Los Angeles orphanage after several failed adoption attempts. Aiming to not have his heart broken again, Alex throws himself into his studies and isolates himself, so no one wants to adopt him. He is preparing to attend Stanford University when the orphanage installs a new computer lab. One night, after everyone has gone to bed, Alex is looking at pictures of Hawaii when he touches the computer's network cable and vanishes from the orphanage. He finds himself zooming along a huge tunnel, no more than a bundle of electronic particles, before finding himself standing in the very resort he’d just been looking at on his computer screen. Alex realizes he can travel through the
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Despite a few typos, this was a well-constructed piece of science fiction. Written in the first person, the reader connects with Alex instantly. Even with his special gift, good looks, and above average intelligence, his insecurities, good heart, and desire to be loved make him relatable to readers. Each chapter brings out a new nugget of Alex’s personality and his fascinating history, creating a very well-rounded protagonist. The supporting characters, on the other hand, do not bring a lot to the table, other than to further the plot of Alex’s story. The women that come into Alex’s life seem like replicas of one another. Each is beautiful, smart, and caring, and their romantic presence falls flat. I would have enjoyed deeper connections with the supporting characters, but in a way, the reader experiences the people in Alex’s life the way he does—on the surface, not getting too close for fear of his secret being
In conclusion it is seen that Alex has effectively changed into a man and has become a morally sensitive individual. He, for himself has chosen good
Once I get past all of the rambling I did in the past paragraphs, I honestly really enjoyed the book. Though it wasn't like most of the other books I’ve read (meaning I didn't cry during the process of reading it), the characters were just as provokingly interesting as the characters in other stories, it was a little edgy and made me want to yell at it, shouting at Sam when she wouldn’t let Tyler play video games with Danny, or Danny when he called to have Sam and Tyler taken to a separate facility. Overall, this book opened me up to something that just isn't a romance novel. This story really shows that there are people with a lot of difficulties in their lives, and that’s what I liked the most about it.
The novel complicates its own understanding of women
...connects with every character in simple ways, yet he continues to differ from them as well. A reader is meant to connect with the characters in emotional ways, understanding and following through their footsteps throughout the story. It is crucial to have sub-characters that create tension along with comfort, so the readers are able to connect with them through simple experiences. I was very moved by Christian’s character, because his decisions were connected with real life happenings. He loved a beautiful woman, but he wasn’t able to truly make her love him because of his lack of intelligence. Stories like these happen in everyday life, making his character even more respected because we’re bound to go through similar experiences. I was very pleased with his character features, even when he is unintelligent; he was able to connect with me, and the story perfectly.
In the story, Alex conveys courage by risking his life when he escapes the crate onto the heavily guarded ship and looks to go and disarm a bomb, nicknamed the “Royal Blue”, that was intended to kill thousands of people. By the end of the story, Alex changed a great deal throughout this whole
I do not agree with Emilys deed, but admire her inflexible love. She reminds me to be careful when choosing a beloved. It is important to find someone who suits you. The other protagonist, Sarty, shows strong self-awareness. He is young, but he is able to determine right and wrong.
The ending of the book is so much more different than I thought it would have been. I thought the characters were going to like happily ever after and they did not. A smart writer throws loopholes and twists into his or her writing to keep the story interesting. When I think of love stories I think of happy endings. This story came to me as a surprise. It was not a happy ending and I was very sad at the end. The author knows how to control people’s emotions and can easily change them. Now I know that a piece does not have to be what someone might expect to be thought of as “good writing”. A piece can change up the rules of writing and still be considered “good writing”.
If all of these events did not happen, Alex would still be a static character. Through all of his courage, he found what he was looking for. He dug deep and went to the extremes that were not normal of himself. All of his work lead to his dynamic
And a Clockwork universe is comparing the universe as a mechanical clock, it’s a perfect contraption, but every aspect of it is science controlling it. So, I asked questions after each paragraph about Alex. With Alex being a deviant criminal in the beginning due to his environment which wasn’t his fault for being the way he was to being put through “treatment” that cured him to be a perfect citizen, he still wasn’t fully “cured”. Once Alex was put into the real world he became the perfect victim, and he was put through horrific acts just like he used to do to his victims and tried to commit suicide. With jumping out a window Alex’s new conditioning isn’t a thing anymore, he doesn’t get ill when subjected to violence and is able to listen to his favorite song by Beethoven without getting sick also.
This book has great balances of love interests, actions, and internal conflict with characters. It has an interesting story so far with new pieces coming up every few chapters that are very important. Like Al attacking Tris, Eric talking about Divergents and how the rebels must be eliminated. Tris and Four are developing feelings for each other, which I find weird because he is basically her teacher. They are only two years apart, so the relationship is not that awkward. In this journal I will be predicting, evaluating, and questioning.
“: You hungry, Gabe? I was just fixing to cook Troy his breakfast,” (Wilson, 14). Rose understands her role in society as a woman. Rose also have another special talent as a woman, that many don’t have which is being powerful. Rose understands that some things she can’t change so she just maneuver herself to where she is comfortable so she won’t have to change her lifestyle. Many women today do not know how to be strong sp they just move on or stay in a place where they are stuck and unable to live their own life. “: I done tried to be everything a wife should be. Everything a wife could be. Been married eighteen years and I got to live to see the day you tell me you been seeing another woman and done fathered a child by her,”(Wilson, 33). The author wants us to understand the many things women at the time had to deal with whether it was racial or it was personal issues. Rose portrays the powerful women who won’t just stand for the
This book is a very interesting read, if you have some self discipline. I mean that you need some self discipline because this book didn’t really captivate me in the sense that I couldn’t put it down. But after reading it for a while, I started to appreciate the author’s way of describing the characters and actions in this book.
Chapter Two delves into the scenario of Alex Rogo's family life. His family feels uncomfortable adjusting to a small town while they were used to leading a city life. For Alex, it's not a big deal, though he brought some memories with him while moving back to his hometown. Alex has been feeling pressured since he was given a deadline to meet the production improvement.
...e relationship with men, as nothing but tools she can sharpen and destroy, lives through lust and an uncanny ability to blend into any social class makes her unique. Her character is proven as an unreliable narrator as she exaggerates parts of the story and tries to explain that she is in fact not guilty of being a mistress, but a person caught in a crossfire between two others.
To begin, Alex is one out of the four characters that reveals self-awareness broadly. Alex begins by stating, “What’s it going to be then, eh” (Burgess 1). The use of this quote explains to the reader that Alex is not only self-aware of himself, but he is careless, and he is an outlaw. Another quote that Alex states throughout the novel is, “O my brothers” (Burgess 5). “O my brothers” reve...