![]() It has the energy and urgency of those thrillers stocked in the checkout line at the drugstore but it’s also super smart and emotionally accessible, a breathtaking adventure about an ordinary dude just trying to use his newfound power to save the world. Though The Oracle Year is packed with high-tech computer stuff and fancy government lingo, the plot was actually fun to read (but I still couldn’t confidently explain to you how coding works or what, exactly, the Chief of Staff is). Not surprisingly, everything spirals out of control and Will quickly creates a bunch of terrifyingly high-powered enemies (like the U.S. While I, a coward, would go back to sleep and pretend nothing unusual had happened, Will, an actual good person, creates a website to anonymously share-and okay, profit from-his knowledge with the world. Will Dando, a sometimes-employed, 20-something-year-old bass player wakes up one day with 108 predictions about the future in his head. ![]() Who would have thought a “political technothriller” would not only be readable, but compelling? But something about the story of a regular guy who suddenly has the ability to see the future intrigued me, so here we are. ![]() ![]() In other words, The Oracle Year is the kind of book I might glance at for like a second before skulking off to the romance section. ![]()
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