Reviews and Comments

I haven't read the novel, though I might end up doing so later. However, this is a much better interpretation than many of the previous ones that went grim-dark and decided to be entirely right-wing in their interpretations.

It still has issues, like the perpetual annoyance of not knowing what an anarchist is (unless these are ancaps, who... aren't anarchist). The conflation is even more frustrating when the symbol that the Nightwalkers leave behind literally looks like a Bitcoin logo. Honestly, more people need to stop using anarchism, anarchists, and anarchy as bad guys and realise how much propaganda they've ingested.

This version of Bruce is, at least, a character. He has a personality beyond his parents, he has friendships. But he's still what he's always going to be: A billionaire philanthropist who chooses how to save the city.

I always adore stories of this nature, particularly because I love to see the kinds of journeys that take place among the characters and how that develops them.

While I know Esk was meant to be the primary main character, Granny Weatherwax really takes on a whole chunk of the story. She's someone with whom I very much find myself identifying, and it's because of the constant "Well, it's got to happen one way or the other, so we may as well do it" personality she exudes. She's very stubborn but incredibly caring for the people around her, even if it seems otherwise.

Also, she has a thing for old fabric.

A lot of what was written here is unsurprising, especially if you've had to deal with any level of bureaucracy or public services. It's becoming clearer that we're under constant surveillance, and that it's especially true of anyone who needs public services. It goes into depth into a handful of services, creating case studies out of each one to highlight the elements that we should be both aware and cautious of.

Though the book focuses on the US, a lot of the lessons can be translated to places like Europe. These processes, though Europe does have more of a movement around "the right to be forgotten" and the inclusion of the GDPR (which generally seems to be... superficial, at best), are still in existence here. They are used against some of the most vulnerable people: the Romani, poor, asylum-seekers/refugees, immigrants.

A lot of what was written here is unsurprising, especially if you've had to deal with any level of bureaucracy or public services. It's becoming clearer that we're under constant surveillance, and that it's especially true of anyone who needs public services. It goes into depth into a handful of services, creating case studies out of each one to highlight the elements that we should be both aware and cautious of.

Though the book focuses on the US, a lot of the lessons can be translated to places like Europe. These processes, though Europe does have more of a movement around "the right to be forgotten" and the inclusion of the GDPR (which generally seems to be... superficial, at best), are still in existence here. They are used against some of the most vulnerable people: the Romani, poor, asylum-seekers/refugees, immigrants.