
Lost in Arcadia
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Timothy Andrés Pabon
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Sean Gandert
The America of 2037 is a country distracted by, infatuated with, and addicted to Arcadia.
The brainchild of reclusive genius Juan Diego Reyes, Arcadia is a wickedly immersive, all-encompassing social-media platform and virtual-reality interface. Although Arcadia has made the Reyes family fabulously wealthy, it's left them - and the rest of the country - impoverished of that rare currency: intimacy. When Juan Diego mysteriously vanishes, the consequences shatter the lives of the entire Reyes clan.
As matriarch Autumn struggles to hold the family together, siblings Gideon, Holly, and Devon wrestle with questions of purpose and meaning - seeking self-worth in a world where everything has been cheapened. Outside the artificial safety of Arcadia, America has crumbled into an unrecognizable nation where a fundamentalist ex-preacher occupies the Oval Office, megacorporations blithely exploit their full citizenship, and a twenty-foot-high Great Wall of Freedom plastered with lucrative advertising bestrides the US-Mexican border.
In a polarized society now cripplingly hooked on manufactured highs, the Reyes family must overcome the seduction of simulation to find the kind of authentic human connection that offers salvation for all.
©2017 Sean Gandert (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Despite my above gripes, I found it hard to stop listening. I also found myself relating to some of the characters in surprising ways.
The character development and their arcs are excellent. Also the subtle way that the different threads are drawn together really rewards the reader's/listener's patience with extraneous information. However, despite my attention wandering during long dialogs or informational interludes, the sum of said information makes the people and world feel very real and complete. You feel like you know the characters, you understand their thoughts and gain an insight in to their actions.
The only complaint about the narrator was the occasional robotic tone to his voice. Not often, but noticeable toward the end. It was entertaining to listen to him read chat messages and forum posts and even a few websites. I imagine the visual presentation in the book wasn't meant to be read word for word, but I got a kick out of listening to him read webpage headers and footers, screen names and URLs.
Ultimately it was a good listen and I plan on returning to it again in the future. I'm sure the second time around I'll notice more clues, foreshadowing, and subtle connections than I did the first time through.
Note: If you skim the description quickly you may think that this is a sci-fi or gaming book or an action packed who-done-it abduction mystery. The tech and game are just vehicles for the author to tell a tale about people in a possible (though slightly far fetched) future America. The disappearance, while a factor throughout the book, is mostly back story, laid out in the first chapter or two.
Odd Story
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I docked a star because the ending was a bit abrupt and confusing, and left me wanting more of an explanation for some things and more clarity on what was happening. I'm hoping there will be a sequel eventually that will help tie up the loose and knotted ends.
Overall, I recommend this book.
Very timely, given the current US political climate
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too many obscenities.
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Ugh
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Nope Not for Me
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Seemed like a Draft.
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