Snapshot Power Sex Revenge Volume 1 Mr Dale Cozort 9780692376027 Books
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It's rare to read a book that creates a really original world that makes you want to explore it more when you are finished.Dale Cozort has accomplished that with Snapshot.
It's a fascinating concept.
Aliens (we presume...not much is known about the beings referred to as "Tourists") duplicate large parts of the Earth from time to time, and put them on another planet...much the way that a human tourist might take pictures when on a trip and put them in an album.
In this case, though, it duplicates everything...including the people.
If those "Snapshots" were each in their own world, that might make for an intriguing situation.
What Cozort has done is much more interesting.
The Snapshots, widely separated in time, are next to each other.
The United States (North America, really) from 1953 needs to contend with Europe from 1942...and Madagascar from 24 million years ago, just to name a few.
Travel between these worlds is discouraged by the Tourists...they have set up "Babble Zones" between the worlds. It's possible to pass through them, but it messes with your mind in very unpleasant ways...hallucinations and worse. That's enough to make routine travel impossible, but allows for things like military objectives and scientific missions, where you might tolerate the disorientation (and perhaps horror) for a short time for a longer term goal.
We enter this world as part of a newly-arrived 2014 North American Snapshot. That allows us to relate to the main character effectively.
The differences between the United States Snapshot which arrived in 1953 (and has been in this weird situation for fifty years) and the 2014 Snapshot are cleverly delineated.
Cozort shows how the lack of easy contact from other cultures might slow (but not stop) progress. The Americans from 1953 have a difficult time with the diversity of 2014, for one thing.
While the world as a whole is a reason to read the book, Cozort also gives us personal stories and a solid plot.
We can really feel for Greg: his family is on "dirtball Earth" (they were off of the Continental US when the Snapshot happened). To them, nothing has happened (this Greg is a duplicate, the other one is still there), but for him, he has lost them. That's only one of the stories...I really appreciated how we saw genuine character development throughout the novel. People change, in ways that make sense, given the circumstances.
I found the beginning of the book to be a bit more awkwardly written than the last half, which was solid. I'm not quite sure what the difference was: perhaps it was after we could dispense with some of the (fascinating) exposition that it seemed to flow more smoothly.
If the idea of the situation I've described above interests you, I would recommend it. I think the average reader may not be engaged enough, without that intellectual fascination, to get to the latter parts.
I've sent an e-mail to Cozort suggesting that the author see if Amazon would license this for a Kindle World. I suspect many people would want to write within this set-up.
Bottom line: Snapshot is an intelligent and creative new world.
Oh, one other thing: I'd remove the subtitle of "Power, Sex & Revenge". For me, that made it sound much more visceral and more of a thriller than it was. Power is important, sex occurs (but is not explicit...nothing Not Safe for Work here, including in language), and revenge may be a motivator...but this is a more intellectual book than that subtitle suggests.
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Tags : Snapshot: Power, Sex & Revenge (Volume 1) [Mr Dale Cozort] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Trapped in a copy of the US isolated since 1953. No Internet. No smart phones. A looming war that's like a cross between the Alamo and World War II. <div> <div></div><div>Greg Dunne is rushing toward Hawaii to join his pregnant wife when suddenly everything important in his life is ripped away. Kidnapped into an alternate reality,Mr Dale Cozort,Snapshot: Power, Sex & Revenge (Volume 1),Chisel & Stone Publishing,069237602X,Alternative History,Fiction - General,Fiction Alternative History,Science fiction
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Snapshot Power Sex Revenge Volume 1 Mr Dale Cozort 9780692376027 Books Reviews
Hard to get into until the back story is all set up but it then turns into a "can't put this down" story. It was well worth the money and time.
Several weeks ago the author asked me to review "Snapshot". His request came because he liked my review of "Guardians of the Galaxy" -- it wasn't a boilerplate request. His courtesy deserved a response. Unfortunately...
I couldn't get past the first three chapters. It wasn't only that I didn't have the time to read a novel (and there are other things I'd rather read), but the book's opening is so cluttered with clumsily presented detail -- most of which could wait until it's needed -- that I felt I was stumbling over the literary equivalent of rocks.
No reader should have to do this. Mr Cozort needs to present a little of his story at a time, rather than dumping it in the reader's lap. In a complex story, this is not easy. But it's doable, and it makes a novel more accessible.
"Snapshot" might be a great story, but I don't have the patience to work through it to find out.
This is an excellent story, will written and engaging. The characters are well developed and the author allows you to empathize with the antagonist as easily as the protagonist.
This new book is now my new favorite by Dale Cozort. I enjoyed the plot interactions and a satisfying conclusion. This book like his others leaves open this alternative/parallel history for future expansion.
Most interesting premise I have ever read on am page. Taking a gamble on this one.
EDIT LOVED it. The idea that a far flung future could create a series of disparate continents and place them in positions to interact? It's great. Was a little too focused on one story on one continent but still a good read.
Write some more. Very interested in the mechanics of the world.
It's rare to read a book that creates a really original world that makes you want to explore it more when you are finished.
Dale Cozort has accomplished that with Snapshot.
It's a fascinating concept.
Aliens (we presume...not much is known about the beings referred to as "Tourists") duplicate large parts of the Earth from time to time, and put them on another planet...much the way that a human tourist might take pictures when on a trip and put them in an album.
In this case, though, it duplicates everything...including the people.
If those "Snapshots" were each in their own world, that might make for an intriguing situation.
What Cozort has done is much more interesting.
The Snapshots, widely separated in time, are next to each other.
The United States (North America, really) from 1953 needs to contend with Europe from 1942...and Madagascar from 24 million years ago, just to name a few.
Travel between these worlds is discouraged by the Tourists...they have set up "Babble Zones" between the worlds. It's possible to pass through them, but it messes with your mind in very unpleasant ways...hallucinations and worse. That's enough to make routine travel impossible, but allows for things like military objectives and scientific missions, where you might tolerate the disorientation (and perhaps horror) for a short time for a longer term goal.
We enter this world as part of a newly-arrived 2014 North American Snapshot. That allows us to relate to the main character effectively.
The differences between the United States Snapshot which arrived in 1953 (and has been in this weird situation for fifty years) and the 2014 Snapshot are cleverly delineated.
Cozort shows how the lack of easy contact from other cultures might slow (but not stop) progress. The Americans from 1953 have a difficult time with the diversity of 2014, for one thing.
While the world as a whole is a reason to read the book, Cozort also gives us personal stories and a solid plot.
We can really feel for Greg his family is on "dirtball Earth" (they were off of the Continental US when the Snapshot happened). To them, nothing has happened (this Greg is a duplicate, the other one is still there), but for him, he has lost them. That's only one of the stories...I really appreciated how we saw genuine character development throughout the novel. People change, in ways that make sense, given the circumstances.
I found the beginning of the book to be a bit more awkwardly written than the last half, which was solid. I'm not quite sure what the difference was perhaps it was after we could dispense with some of the (fascinating) exposition that it seemed to flow more smoothly.
If the idea of the situation I've described above interests you, I would recommend it. I think the average reader may not be engaged enough, without that intellectual fascination, to get to the latter parts.
I've sent an e-mail to Cozort suggesting that the author see if would license this for a World. I suspect many people would want to write within this set-up.
Bottom line Snapshot is an intelligent and creative new world.
Oh, one other thing I'd remove the subtitle of "Power, Sex & Revenge". For me, that made it sound much more visceral and more of a thriller than it was. Power is important, sex occurs (but is not explicit...nothing Not Safe for Work here, including in language), and revenge may be a motivator...but this is a more intellectual book than that subtitle suggests.
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