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Book Review: The Zeroth Day
The Zeroth Day by Daniil Rozental Genre: Science Fiction / Dystopian ISBN: 9781035842490 Print Length: 200 pages Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers Reviewed by Andrea Marks-Joseph This constantly-twisting tale is to…
This constantly-twisting tale is told from various perspectives—including scientist General Pyotr Loginov and AI Research Institute Director and classic film lover Yakov Stavarsky—but primarily from the perspective of Nikolai, a grumpy man who prefers to keep to himself and stays away from the high-tech implants and oversaturated digital world most of society seems content to inhabit. Nikolai is an "old-schooler" in a world where most people believe that "reality only distracts and degrades us," by which I mean that he has no cerebral implants.
Nikolai is a former actor who starred in a film prolific enough that when he's run up a tab at his local shop and unable to pay his debt, the owner offers the option for him to pay for groceries by performing a popular scene with him. This same owner, named Suren, asks Nikolai for his help to deliver a wooden case to his cousin, as he'll be out of town while she visits. When Nikolai meets Suren's cousin, he notices a striking resemblance to his ex-wife, Vera, including all the characteristics that made them annoy each other.
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