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CharlyBooks, contributor to the reading group "20 Minutes Books", recommends Je suis suis personne by Patrick Flanery, published on January 2, 2020 by Robert Laffont.
His favorite quote:
“Growing up in a given society, that is to say growing up in any type of community, implies for a large part to acculturate oneself from infancy to the experience of being watched. "
Why this book?
- Because this novel intrigues for several reasons. This paranoid thriller questions its reader about the multiple ways to monitor and be monitored: whether by a government to obtain sensitive information, by your own family when you are children or when you are adults and no one has more confidence in your reasoning, by strangers afraid of your origins or your faith. We are constantly spied on for our good or our landfill and the consequences on our privacy can be catastrophic.
- Because the author also tries to make us strive towards a more tolerant world. After attacks, people tend to turn in on themselves and fear anyone who may be of the same community or religion as the terrorists. Likewise, any person could have their life ruined or deeply affected by hearsay or the publication of personal information.
The essential in 2 minutes
The plot. Jeremy O'Keefe returns to New York after ten years in England. One day, he receives a package containing thousands of pages on which are registered all the websites he has visited; soon after, he has the feeling of being followed and paranoia sets in.
Characters. Jeremy O'Keefe, history teacher who never really integrated in England, far from his family and his bearings.
Places. Big cities in countries traumatized by the attacks and where the fear of terrorism is omnipresent.
The time. Nowadays, with more and more connected devices.
The author. Patrick Flanery obtained a BA in visual arts in New York before starting a career in the film industry. He then obtained a doctorate in English literature at Oxford. His first novel, Absolution , receives numerous awards
This book was read asking me about my perception of others.
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