The Wipe - BookWyrm

eBook, 232 pages

English language

Published April 1, 2021 by Newcon Press.

ISBN:: 978-1-912950-82-9
Goodreads:: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57799381-the-wipe

(1 review)

Dharma Tuke inhabits a near future which has been skilfully reshaped by social engineering in the wake of the Deluge – a worldwide pandemic that shattered the old order. What emerged was a society where people are accustomed to walking through chemical Wipes when entering a building or even a different room, and where the role of family has been deliberately marginalised, under the ‘new normal’.

But Dharma is curious, and sets about quietly researching her past, tracing her recent ancestry in hope of finding living relatives, and discovering what life was like both before and during the Deluge. What she unwittingly uncovers will have far reaching repercussions both for herself and for the whole of society.

The story develops in two timelines as we follow Dharma’s search for her roots and also see how her recent ancestor Blythe Dole and her family cope with loving and loss in an …

Dharma Tuke inhabits a near future which has been skilfully reshaped by social engineering in the wake of the Deluge – a worldwide pandemic that shattered the old order. What emerged was a society where people are accustomed to walking through chemical Wipes when entering a building or even a different room, and where the role of family has been deliberately marginalised, under the ‘new normal’.

But Dharma is curious, and sets about quietly researching her past, tracing her recent ancestry in hope of finding living relatives, and discovering what life was like both before and during the Deluge. What she unwittingly uncovers will have far reaching repercussions both for herself and for the whole of society.

The story develops in two timelines as we follow Dharma’s search for her roots and also see how her recent ancestor Blythe Dole and her family cope with loving and loss in an ever-shrinking world as the Deluge takes hold and personal liberties are curtailed.

In The Wipe, Nik Abnett has produced a narrative that is sometimes touching, sometimes harrowing, but always fascinating; a tale of determination and perseverance against the odds and, ultimately, a story about the importance of family, friendship, and love.

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Nerywood reviewed The Wipe by Nik Abnett

Review of 'The Wipe' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Disclosure: Got ebook as part of a early reviewers. The author, publisher, nor the company organizing the early review program had any say in this honest review. Nor did they get to read this before it was public.

When I first read the description for this book I was excited. It's very relevant to COVID-19 and will be relevant after it (if we ever go back to the old normal, or we go into a new normal) . While it does make references to the 2020 COVID-19 it doesn't go into anything technical and can be enjoyed for years to come.

When I first started reading it was slow and multiple times I was unsure if I wanted to continue reading. But I'm glad I kept reading and finished.

There are many characters which make it hard to keep track of all of them, I almost needed to have a …

Disclosure: Got ebook as part of a early reviewers. The author, publisher, nor the company organizing the early review program had any say in this honest review. Nor did they get to read this before it was public.

When I first read the description for this book I was excited. It's very relevant to COVID-19 and will be relevant after it (if we ever go back to the old normal, or we go into a new normal) . While it does make references to the 2020 COVID-19 it doesn't go into anything technical and can be enjoyed for years to come.

When I first started reading it was slow and multiple times I was unsure if I wanted to continue reading. But I'm glad I kept reading and finished.

There are many characters which make it hard to keep track of all of them, I almost needed to have a paper beside me that has notes on each characters so I wouldn't have to pause and try remember what happened with this characters in previous characters before continuing to read.

There are about 3 stories that happen in the book, they are all relevant to each other (I'm not going to spoil how) which you wouldn't realize until you read more of the book.

There was great detail in this book, which allowed me to visually see the story as it was happening.

If you are into science-fiction, fiction, or the future then I would suggest you read this book.

There are some sentences in this book that made me laugh when I read them. I'm only going to include a few of them to ensure there isn't any spoilers.

"Sage was quiet, but Sage was always quiet."

"People had strange occupations that she had never heard of and couldn’t imagine."

“Okay, but won’t people simply go back to their old habits once the curfew is lifted, and we can all go about our business?” “Time is the other factor,” he said. “Time?” “Time’s important for breaking and embedding habits.”

"Motivation is a difficult thing to work out from data, even if you know what you’re looking at. "