Misspent Youth

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That brings me to the second thing I hated about this book. The main reason I read this book was because it was part of the Commonwealth Universe. Unfortunately, other than a one sentence reference to Gore Burnelli, there was no way for me to tell that this was part of the same universe. Nothing in this book is necessary or even helpful in understanding the other books in this universe. I wasn’t too keen with the whole EU, the separatists, and the development of technology aspects but he wrote it with interest that sets up the Commonwealth Universe.Although the report uncovers many of the harsh realities facing Britain’s young people in the labour market, it concludes with a number of positive recommendations, including offering improved careers guidance and education from early years through to adulthood, and helping young people of all ages to be more aware of the broader education and career opportunities available to them. Only 23% of young people surveyed felt that they had the skills needed to progress in their career. Only a quarter (26%) believe the Government is doing enough to support young people into work and a third (33%) believe employers are doing enough to support them.

Now, where Hamilton makes it good is his characters and the interpersonal stuff. The focus is nowhere else. Jeff's son Tim is shown to be the President of the Commonwealth in approximately 3595 in A Night Without Stars, book 2 of The Chronicle of the Fallers.The characters too are utterly unlikeable, so much so that it took me a while to even get into this. The futuristic concepts put forward in this book were intriguing, particularly the collapse of the film and tv industry, due to unstoppable Internet piracy. The start was great, creating a futuristic England with an uptight Sue, a tired out Jeff and a young Tim. From the very start, I can tell that these characters weren’t the epitome of good and that’s what makes the character realistic, promising character progression. Hamilton’s style of writing is descriptive, something that I’m not used to reading, but done in a way that’s not long-winded. Initially, I wanted to give it only three (3) stars. The beginning is somewhat fascinating, but most of it after that seems like a cheap telenovela.

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