Chilling, and thrilling, for sure a genius piece of writing! I loved it! Corim grows up in a world where everything is predetermined. He is part of the General Order where men expire (die), at age 36 and women at 37. Their living accommodations are barely sufficient, they have meaningless jobs, although some become sex workers, and couples have only one child. Corim marries Kiri, they have one child, a son. Kiri is a sex worker and is murdered by a client, a member of a higher order. Corim accidentally discovers that there is a higher order yet, and all orders above the General Order have longer lives, bigger living spaces and other benefits that are not known to the General Order. A chilling concept, especially that this way of life was accepted and never questioned.

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Three Days Breathing by Mike Maguire

Three Days Breathing
by Mike Maguire (Goodreads Author)




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Barbara Tsipouras's review
Sep 01, 2016 · edit



really liked it
bookshelves: science-fiction

Read from August 29 to September 01, 2016


What would it be like if our lifespan was determined by the government according to the class you belong to? What would you do if you got a three-day extension after your death?
It is an interesting read, the world Mike Maguire develops for his readers seams quite real and Corim is a character we can relate to.
I want to thank Netgalley and the publishers for this free copy in exchange for my honest review.










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What would it be like if our lifespan was determined by the government according to the class you belong to? What would you do if you got a three-day extension after your death? <br>It is an interesting read, the world Mike Maguire develops for his readers seams quite real and Corim is a character we can relate to.<br>I want to thank Netgalley and the publishers for this free copy in exchange for my honest review.

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*An ARC was given in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the writer and the publisher for the opportunity to read this.*
It has everything that it should have: humor, suspense, love and science fiction. The secondary characters were believable and not sketches. I enjoyed reading such a beautiful book, captivating and well paced.

I liked this story. The characters were well developed. I didn't like that it ended so abruptly and it seemed to spend a lot of time focusing on the soft rooms. I'm not sure we needed all that. But I think I understand why it was done. We discovered how Corim was different and how these people were being used, then tossed aside when done. Interesting story.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This story about a possible future world has much to commend it. Characters that are worthy of affection, a plot with a enough twists to keep it engaging and the explanation of how this future came to be is plausible.
The protagonist discovers that the present world structure (of want, abuse and shortened lives) isn't a product of a past of destruction and terror, but rather a new world order imposed by the 1%. No plot spoilers on how he figures it out.
I did find the plot dragged a bit at times, the language could be stilted, the rationale for some actions was a bit murky and the ending was rather pat (although the only way I could find to make it much better was to make it much longer or serialize it).
All-in-all, still a worthwhile read. I rounded up a 3.5 rating to a 4.

Fast paced, eerie and disturbing dystopian world that reminds me of Brave New World and 1984.

Three Days Breathing started off strongly and got even better as it went along. A lot of books in this genre are quite predictable in their outcomes, but this book delivered some very satisfying and interesting changes in plot along the way. The writing style is very vivid and economical, never meandering and bogging us down in unnecessary details.

The plot itself is riveting and I enjoyed every moment as it came; the ending left me wanting more. As the plot unravelled, we find out more about the upper orders and the meaning of Corim's life. If I was to write a plot outline here (which i won't as i don't want to spoil it) then it'd look incredibly bleak and dark, yet the author manages to broach the subject in a way which overall ends up being something positive and swiftly moving to a great conclusion. Don't fear this book if you have read about it being dark, it isn't scary in that sense, I found a lot to be hopeful for in the story and the fight of 'good' against 'evil'.

A future where everything in your life is determined by the government. They decide what you wear, what you eat, what you do for a living, how many children you have. But it only takes one person to think outside the box and question all that is known to him. I really enjoyed this book. The subject matter was a little brow raising but the writing was discreet enough so as to not be offensive. As far fetched as the ideas were, the characters were real, the situations were real. The author did a great job in immersing you in every bit of the story. I recommend to anyone looking for something different. Hopefully, others enjoy it enough that the author would consider writing a part two. I would really like to know what happens with life in the wilderness.