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The Unity Game by Leonora Meriel
The ambition and narrative depth hinted at in The Unity Game’s premise drew me in. It took some time for me to get into this novel and get into a reading groove. Finding the actual cause is a little challenging. It wasn’t that since I love using different narrative writing formats.
The idea of “time being fluid” wasn’t either… Such literary and philosophical complexity usually excite me. I believe it was caused by Meriel’s shallow and unlayered approach to character development. I found the human characters’ motivations and actions—whether they were alive or dead—to be implausible.
I thought one character’s levels of hostility were occasionally too high (and inexplicably without consequence). There were a lot of unfinished threads. The story arc of the advanced civilization was the one that I found most interesting and felt the strongest connection to.
I went on despite my doubts because this book had received such raving ratings on Goodreads and Amazon. It was obvious from the beginning that this novel’s payoff was planned to occur near its climax. Unfortunately, this reader’s perseverance did not yield enough of a reward.
A story that dives between realities and manifestations of existence, this expertly crafted and genre-bending novel invites discussion and rewards multiple readings. The Unity Game is literary fiction at its most thought-provoking and ambitious. In The Unity Game, Meriel has taken a daring stance on some engrained notions. Unfortunately, this book’s ambition outranks its execution.
About The Book
A New York banker is descending into madness.
A being from an advanced civilization is racing to stay alive.
A dead man must unlock the secrets of an unknown dimension to save his loved ones.
The Unity Game is a tale of hope and redemption in a cosmos more clever and unexpected than you ever imagined possible, ranging from Socrates’ dreams in ancient Athens to the emergence of free will onboard a starship bound for Earth.
This “complex, ambitious and thought-provoking work” is written by an intriguing and unique new voice in fiction and combines a metaphysical thriller with an intergalactic mystery.
The Review
The Unity Game
10 Score
“The Unity Game” has a well-crafted structure, vivid language, and compelling story lines, and shines with imagination. In short, it is a very engrossing story, well worth the time spent reading it. There’s a philosophical, even scholarly, quality about this book with its references to Socrates—even scenes featuring Socrates—and an optimistic aspect that makes the whole reading experience uplifting. Thought provoking, yet fun, meditative, yet adventurous, "The Unity Game" should have wide appeal to readers. The author is to be congratulated on bringing so much to one book.
PROS
- Vivid, Engrossing, Well-Written.
- Astonishing And Powerful.
- Thought-Provoking Novel.
- So Captivating!
CONS
- Porn And Self Worship.
- Ridiculous And Shameful.
- Long And Tedious.
- Many Subplots With Many Characters.
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