Reparations Mind - Softcover

Wyeth, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 099929993X ISBN 13: 9780999299937

Publisher: Philip Wyeth, 2018

Synopsis

Election Season, 2028. The War for Dignity has begun! The government is reeling after hackers took control of the massive database used by the Historical Reparations Administration. As panicked techno-refugees flood its gates, the rising Church of Modestianity offers sanctuary from the surveillance state. Facing an uncertain future, the cast of "Reparations USA" returns to discover that often the greatest doubts come from within.

From the corridors of power to inner city pain... Schoolyard lessons to the trappings of fame... "Reparations Mind" is the darkly comical journey into a world where virtue signaling has become the religion of an entire generation. A lively sequel that never relents, Philip Wyeth's irreverent satire has belly laughs... touching moments... bizarre spectacles... political intrigue... and even a prescient vision for the future!

This is Book Two of the "Reparations" series. 59,000 words.

About this title

About the Author:

Originally from Northern Virginia, Philip Wyeth has lived in the Los Angeles area for many years. He's an entrepreneur, musician, film aficionado, hockey fan, and enjoys playing tennis and golf. Inspired by such unique writers as Heinrich von Kleist, Ambrose Bierce, and Joseph Conrad, Wyeth believes his imaginative novels will resonate with fans of Philip K. Dick, Rich Larson, John Varley, and Neal Stephenson. Also a lifelong fan of heavy metal music and its many sub-genres, Wyeth strives to infuse his writing with comparable levels of intensity, independence, and larger-than-life visions. His website is www.philipwyeth.com.

Review:

"Reparations Mind is the story of good people questioning the motives of the well-intentioned. A must read!"

"Reparations exposes the weaknesses of idealism and the inevitability of resistance. Wyeth is a brilliant writer, and a provocative skeptic...who can make you question the motives of equality, celebrate a one-song-wonder with a message, cringe at a grade school art teacher preaching politics, and somehow manage to quote Biblical verse without being offensive--all within the same few hundred pages of only his second work of fiction."

"Once again we are given a story that is character driven, each of them with their own hopes and goals, living in a world that, at times, I found myself waiting for a 1984 Big Brother-like government, character, or even the AI, to reveal itself, to give a tangible enemy to overcome. Yet interestingly the real enemy is society as a whole, as it begins the downfall from the world we know today, into a world of bureaucratic and social idealisms. How do you stand up against good people, doing good things? How can you be expected to help others, if you can't help yourself, (and in some cases aren't allowed to help yourself)?"

"Philip Wyeth has a keen sense of today's key social issues and extrapolates those into a disturbingly/uncannily realistic view of what the year 2028 might look like, both from a geopolitical as well as a socio-economic standpoint. Infused with just enough humor...to make its points land deeper and be even more relatable, this book uses familiar situations/environments to draw the reader in and then surprises them at every turn with unforeseen consequences and ramifications for its characters. In addition, Wyeth has the unique gift of being able to write (in free-flowing form and fashion) for women, people of other cultures, and those whose situations he has, presumably, no experience being in the proverbial 'shoes' of. Wyeth's gift with dialogue is demonstrable."

"This is an absolute page-turner. Its most scary aspect is that this near future is looking more and more likely by the day!"

About this edition

• Publisher: Philip Wyeth
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 099929993X
• ISBN 13: 9780999299937
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222