The Passengers: A near-future thriller with a killer twist

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Where to turn to next? Where to go? Is there anyone to help? Is it better to travel first class or third class? He has to appear unobtrusive. What options are open to him, if any? A thrilling and entertaining story with many twists, which will have you questioning your values and morals! One of the reasons I'm drawn to everything that John Marrs writes is that he takes the mundane and gives it a soapy spin. I mean this as the highest of compliments, because there's nothing I adore more than a unique idea that's brimming with drama, and I like for my psychological thrillers to contain not only the traditional aspects of crime fiction, but also the secrets hidden by our characters that pertain to their daily lives. I was slightly worried going into this one that the overwhelmingly large cast of characters would cause me to lose focus, but I should have known better than to not implicitly trust that the author knew exactly what he was doing. Minint teisėsaugą. Pasakojime yra vieta, kuri, matyt, buvo šio kūrinio kulminacija. Nesinori tikėti, kad visi policininkai buvo blogi. Nemaža dalis jų buvo įstatymų ir padėties įkaitais, priversti taip egltis vardant to, kad patys ir jų brangiosios šeimos tokioje pavojingoje padėtyje neliktų alkani, nubausti, nužudyti. Iki pat šios akimirkos labiausiai mintyse įstrigusi vieta, kuri buvo rėkte išrėkta policininko: This whole story was so interesting. The commentary on our future with tech, the ethical issues our dependence upon such technologies will bring about, as well as the potentially harmful nature of social media, were all spectacularly done.

The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz - Waterstones The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz - Waterstones

Author Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz (1915-1942) wrote and published an earlier version of The Passenger when he was only 23, and he died before he could get a revised edition to his publisher. At first the writing seemed to me to have some of the clumsiness of a young writer—overwriting, heavy-handed dialogue, redundancy—but as my anxiety grew (more on that in a second) so did the writing grow on me and I stopped judging. In the end it is the loss of his briefcase with all his money that is the last straw that unravels Otto. His options now appear to be nil! But at least he has seen Germany from end to end. Twists and turns, and both guessable and non-guessable plot lines. The plagues of reality TV and social media!! The sheer amount of our lives available to data mine and the world being run by artificial intelligence!Readers start your thrill and let the best passenger win. Try to stay calm and strap yourself in. Its techno-thriller time! A sort of cost-benefit analysis that takes into consideration the greater good of society as opposed to personal want. Next, let's discuss Claire. Pregnito Claire with her husband taking a forever-nap in the trunk of their car. It's clear by the end we're meant to empathize with Claire, but I find that hard to do when she ripped her husband a new one for being depressed about his brain aneurysm diagnosis. Girl he could literally die at any moment and you're mad at him for struggling to come to terms with his fragile mortality? And then when he does actually die, she calls him a liar because he said he wouldn't let that "thing" in his head win. Oh sorry Claire. I thought the story was well-paced and filled with fascinating characters. Told from multiple points of view, we learn about the characters/Passengers and their individual stories. There are also news reports, online polls, tweets, and other social media interspersed throughout the novel which added to the story.

The Passenger - Europa Editions The Passenger - Europa Editions

Marrs gives us an interesting cast of characters, from an aging Hollywood star, to a expectant mother, to a couple celebrating their ten year anniversary, and several others, yet this seemingly disparate group has one thing in common: the AI in their automated vehicle tells them they are being re-routed from their previous destinations....and they will die in 2 hours and 30 minutes. John Marrs completely blew my mind with this exhilarating thriller! Eight passengers in eight separate driverless cars, all of them with secrets, none of them making it to their desired destination. Imagine you're in a driverless car you have no control, no brakes, no steering wheel, you can't even open the doors,and somebody has taken over the car. In 2 1/2 hours all eight of these cars will collide head on end it is up to a "jury" and the public to decide who will survive. Or imagine this you are trapped in a room on a jury of sorts and your job is to decide the fate of these eight strangers. Yikes! I don't know which situation I'd want to be in less. Clinging to his existence as it was just days before, Silbermann refuses to believe what is happening even as he is beset by opportunists, betrayed by associates, and bereft of family, friends, and fortune. As his world collapses around him, he is forced to concede that his nightmare is all too real. Picture this, it's a day and age where AI control cars and you don't need drivers or to drive yourself.

Thank you so much to Elisha at Berkley Publishing for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. It was an absolute pleasure reading this highly irresistible and fun novel!!