John Marrs
Författare till The One
Om författaren
John Marrs is the author of The Good Samaritan, When You Disappeared, and Welcome to Wherever You Are. He is a freelance journalist based in London, England who has spent 20 years interviewing celebrities from the world of television, film and music for national magazines and newspapers. He has visa mer also written for publications including the Guardian's Guide and Guardian Online, Total Film, Huffington Post, Empire, Q, GT, and The Independent. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Verk av John Marrs
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- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Bostadsorter
- London, England, UK
- Yrken
- freelance journalist
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Statistik
- Verk
- 16
- Medlemmar
- 2,843
- Popularitet
- #9,026
- Betyg
- 3.8
- Recensioner
- 204
- ISBN
- 114
- Språk
- 10
- Favoritmärkt
- 1
The book follows various individuals and couples effected by the Act.
My Rating:
3 of 5 Stars
I had expected this book to primarily focus on how the marriage act effected couples. While we get glimpses of that throughout the book that isn't at the center of the story. This book is largely about the corruption in the government that is connected with the Act.
This book has very firm ideas about it's stance on the Act and the reader isn't given a well-rounded view of the pros and cons that come from this Act beyond the superficial things such as wealth.
There are several stories and plots we are following in this book and as such I didn't think any of them got more than glimpses. I never felt connected to any characters though I did worry about the fate of a few of them.
I think this book is a cool look at what happens when government overreach happens and when personal surveillance impedes on liberty. It also looks shows the dangers of letting the government have to much say in such personal things as marriage.
While I thought there were many really interesting and valuable conversations I just didn't love it and I think that was mostly due to an abundance of characters and the inability to deeply connect with any individual.… (mer)