George Saunders

I really had a hard time understanding this story. It wasn't so much the structure as the grammar that tripped me up. I felt like I was being forced to become ADD to understand this story. I didn't feel any connection to any of the characters.  I also got tripped up on the number thing. I felt like I ws thrust into a world that wasn't explained to me. I felt like a tourist. This story also carries many familiar tones with it. In the beginning it much like "Brave New World" but by the end it felt like "The Island" movie. It did not feel like an easy read but rather a forced read. I felt very much like an outsider. I didn't understand the motivations or society. I very quickly began skipping over the numbers because I felt like they were a waste to remember. However, the structure wasn't completely horrible. Though the way in which it was written like sentence structure really frustrated me and slowed me down. It was all in all an okay story.