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Available
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Publication
Omega Point Productions (2001), Edition: First Edition, 368 pages
Description
The groundbreaking new novel by Joshua Ortega explores the themes of freedom, privacy, and security through a compelling narrative filled with fascinating characters and breathtaking concepts. In the tradition of 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451, Frequencies is a meditation on the place of the individual in a society increasingly equipped to infringe.--Seattle Weekly
User reviews
LibraryThing member theageofsilt
Full of cliches and anachronism -- "bomb" and "chill" will apparently still be slang fifty years in the future! An unnecessary appendix informs the ignorant reader that "siempre" is Spanish for always. However, it is difficult to write originally in the science fiction genre and Mr. Ortega should
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LibraryThing member Carl_Alves
The jacket cover of Frequencies compares this novel to 1984. I think to a large degree that is the problem with the novel . It tries entirely too hard to be like 1984 and it is heavy-handed in its approach. Not lacking any subtlety, the novel beats the reader over the head with the Big brother
Carl Alves - author of Two For Eternity
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concept, except here Big Brother is a corporation, not the government. Ordosoft, the evil software company, is basically Microsoft. They control the lives of the citizens in many ways. An invention allows the government to monitor the frequencies of people's thoughts. If they are freaking out (get it), the government can detain and imprison them. It's a ridiculous concept, just like many of the other ridiculous concepts in the novel. As for the plot there is little of interest here. There is the obligatory romance between the detective and the woman he is protecting. There is the usual deceit, betrayal and double crossing. To make matters worse, there is no actual ending to the book. It just stops. This is one novel you'll want to take a pass on.Carl Alves - author of Two For Eternity
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LibraryThing member Dave_v2
Painting big brother in a unfavorable light may be the focus of the book, but I think that misses the point - I see the book as a warning not to permit any entity to own or control you.
The book was fascinating, the controlling aspect was repulsive, the warning was loud and clear, the choice
I hope that Ortega publishes a sequel.
The book was fascinating, the controlling aspect was repulsive, the warning was loud and clear, the choice
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presented to the reader is one that each reader must make for themselves.I hope that Ortega publishes a sequel.
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Language
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English
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