‘Goliath’ is set on Earth in the near future, the 2050s. Those of privilege have left the United States to head to space colonies to live a more comfortable life. Those left behind are left with a damaged land and are left to salvage all that is left.
The characters were all interchangeable. I can tell you their names but not much past that. This seems to be a case of too many characters and not enough page time. However, the two that stood out to me were Bishop and Sydney. They really blossomed with the inclusion of back stories. Overall, the way this book was setup, it made it hard to connect with the cast of characters.
I thought the setting of this being somewhere not too far in the future was great. 2050, seems like forever away but it really is not in the grand scheme of things. Oftentimes, we look back at decades past, civilizations past, and in this book, we are the society that is being looked back at. It really makes you think about how we go about life and everything that our society circles around.
The writing was my biggest issue. First off, the timelines were really hard to follow for the first fifty percent of the novel. It was bouncing around between past and present before I was set in stone into the novel to have a better understanding of where I was. The writing was also chunky and went on for far too long, I found myself having to skim through the last quarter. Again, all of this improved in the second half of the book.
The plot really could have been at any time. Do not go into this expecting a heavy science fiction novel. Now that I sit here and think about it, this book is probably extremely realistic on what could possibly happen in the future. It is really heavy on current issues and how they will have an impact on future generations which is an interesting concept. Fans of My Monticello should definitely give this one a go.
The characters were all interchangeable. Overall, the way this book was set up, it made it hard to connect with the cast of characters. I thought the setting of this being somewhere not too far in the future was great. It really makes you think about how we go about life and everything that our society circles around. The writing was my biggest issue. The writing was also chunky and went on for far too long, I found myself having to skim through the last quarter. The plot really could have been at any time. It is really heavy on current issues and how they will have an impact on future generations which is an interesting concept. ‘Goliath’ was just not executed properly and if the chapters were rearranged, this could have played out better.
2.5 out of 5 stars.
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