Greenfields: A Novella
By William Graham
Set in the future in the fictional land of Aradmore, this story by William Graham (author of "The Red Planet Trilogy" and "The Red Planet President") chronicles the struggles of James and Helena and their family. After a climate disaster, society is now run by a group of corporate leaders called the Titans, who live in gleaming cities while ordinary workers like James and Helena are forced to live in Reservations. All laws are made and privileges are held by the Titans. Residents of the Reservation struggle to survive. Citizens are not allowed to live past the age of seventy-five. But James and Helena decide they must break away and they leave on a trek to the district of Greenfields, where they can start their lives over again. "Greenfields" is a thrilling story of how one family fights to overcome social injustice.See also William Graham's "A Clear View: Collected Novellas."
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***MY HONEST REVIEW OF Greenfields***
After the Great
Migration of Aradmore, people were grouped by social status. The wealthy were
known as the Titans, and controlled the land and water. They sent everyone else
to Reservations to keep them in a servitude status. In one reservation known as
the Greenfields District, James decides enough is enough and seeks a better
place, so his family can do more than just survive.
I enjoyed
getting to know James and the circumstance he found himself in. This was an
easy plot to follow, but was a little too short. I feel it needed to be longer
for full character development. I would like to have learned a bit more about
James’ family and the struggle of the surrounding characters. Even so, I still
could feel the hopelessness they felt. I hope the story continues because it
really was interesting with likeable characters.
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**The above
opinions are 100% my own, whether I purchased the book or it was given to me to
review.
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