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The Ultimate Choice
Author: Lisa Hinsley
e-book/Kindle: (405 KB)
Price:
$0.99 e-book/Kindle
ASIN: B004TXMT80
Published:
March 2011
Some interesting parallels that I found disturbing with this book:
Lisa Hinsley’s “The Ultimate Choice” (2011):
Plot: Dystopian future involving a game show where people volunteer to put their lives on the line to secure a better future for someone they love. Outcome: Everyone loses.
Game show host: Bobby Love
Main character: Cassie
Stephen King’s “The Running Man” (1982):
Plot: Dystopian future involving a game show where people volunteer to put their lives on the line to secure a better future for someone they love. Outcome: Everyone loses.
Game show host: Bobby Thompson
Minor character: Cassie
I think you know what I'm hinting at with this work....it's like tracing paper was put over King's novel and the plot and characters from The Running Man were used as an outline to form this story.
Example: The opening chapter has the protagonist on a game show in front of a geering audience--much like (what a shock) King's The Running Man. It's a suspiciously familiar scene with the game show's host and beligerant crowd screaming for blood. I should also mention that Hinsley's main character Cassie also goes on the run like King's Ben Richards (again I'm shocked by this discovery).
I'm bypassing a rating and can only recommend that you read "The Running Man" by Stephen King. At least it's characters and plot are not as shallow/predictable as the dribble in The Ultimate Chioce. Thankfully Hinsley's story was only .99 (and is still overpriced for a cheap carbon copy).
Example: The opening chapter has the protagonist on a game show in front of a geering audience--much like (what a shock) King's The Running Man. It's a suspiciously familiar scene with the game show's host and beligerant crowd screaming for blood. I should also mention that Hinsley's main character Cassie also goes on the run like King's Ben Richards (again I'm shocked by this discovery).
I'm bypassing a rating and can only recommend that you read "The Running Man" by Stephen King. At least it's characters and plot are not as shallow/predictable as the dribble in The Ultimate Chioce. Thankfully Hinsley's story was only .99 (and is still overpriced for a cheap carbon copy).
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