Review: “Survive the dome” by Kosoko Jackson.

Título: Survive the dome. 

Autor: Kosoko Jackson. 

Género: Distopía, YA. 

Páginas: 352

Sinopsis

Black Lives Matter meets Attack the Block with a dash of Under the Dome in this stunning story of teens using their talents to liberate a city from unjust police occupation

Jamal Lawson just wanted to be a part of something. As an aspiring journalist, he packs up his camera and heads to Baltimore to document a rally protesting police brutality after another Black man is murdered.

But before it even really begins, the city implements a new safety protocol...the Dome. The Dome surrounds the city, forcing those within to subscribe to a total militarized shutdown. No one can get in, and no one can get out.

Alone in a strange place, Jamal doesn't know where to turn...until he meets hacker Marco, who knows more than he lets on, and Catherine, an AWOL basic-training-graduate, whose parents helped build the initial plans for the Dome.

As unrest inside of Baltimore grows throughout the days-long lockdown, Marco, Catherine, and Jamal take the fight directly to the chief of police. But the city is corrupt from the inside out, and it's going to take everything they have to survive.

Review. 

I started this book a few weeks ago and I have many opinions on it. To begin with, from the first pages it struck me that the argument focused on the protests. It is not a topic that needs a scientific explanation, but it has details that make the reader instinctively understand that the author knows what he is talking about. In Latin America (Latin American reader present), although many do not want to admit it, there is a very present culture of protests, so at least a percentage of the inhabitants are familiar with essential things such as clothing and essential objects. 

The story is interesting, I liked the way it is designed so that the plot highlights the message giving it a lot of power. On the other hand, in the year 2010 approximately the fever of the domes passed, so in that sense it is something that has already been seen. 

The characters, although I liked them, problems finding them spatially attractive, I feel that they are the kind of protagonists that you read a lot lately in LGBT books and although the story is centered on the racial issue, it gave me the feeling of having read them before. Still, they are not protagonists that they consider bad or underdeveloped. 

In general, I liked the book, it was a very interesting read that managed to create a good combination between science fiction and Black lives matter, and it is also a very easy book to read. It was a good way to meet the author and I think I'll score future releases. 

This book will be published on March 29, 2022. 

Reseña. 

Comencé este libro hace unas semanas y tengo muchas opiniones al respecto. Para empezar, desde las primeras páginas me llamó la atención que el argumento se centrara en las protestas. No es un tema que necesite una explicación científica, pero tiene detalles que hacen que el lector entienda instintivamente que el autor sabe de lo que está hablando. En latinoamérica (lectora latina presente), aunque muchos no quieran admitirlo se tiene una cultura de protestas muy presente, así que al menos un porcentaje de los habitantes está familiarizado con cosas indispensables como vestimenta y objetos indispensables.  

La historia es interesante, me gustó la forma en que está pensada de manera que la trama resalta el mensaje dándole mucha potencia. Por otro lado en el año 2010 aproximadamente se pasó la fiebre de los domos, por lo que en ese sentido es algo que ya se ha visto.  

Los personajes, aunque me gustaron, tuve problemas para encontrarlos espacialmente atractivos, siento que es la clase de protagonistas que lees mucho últimamente en libros LGBT y aunque la historia se centre en el tema racial, me dio la sensación de haberlos leído antes. Aún así, no son protagonistas que considere malos o poco desarrollados.  

En general el libro me gustó, fue una lectura muy interesante que consiguió crear una buena combinación entre la ciencia ficción y Black lives matter, además de que es un libro que prácticamente se lee sólo. Fue una buena manera de conocer al autor y creo que me anotaré futuros lanzamientos. 

Este libro se publicará el 29 de marzo de 2022.