Getting Back [NOOK Book]

I was Daniel Dyson ...

I was Daniel Dyson, searching for meaning by dropping everything and taking a (hopefully) life-changing trek to the land Down Under. Instead of being secluded to a monotonous job and a uniformly mandated lifestyle, I was stuck along an academically structured and socially secluded path that I chose long ago and failed to vacate because of fear and an unwillingness to 'waste' the time, effort, and dedication that I had already invested. I, a true Yankee urbanite, picked-up this book on the first day of my five-month Australian adventure and quickly saw myself in the main character. William Dietrich, through the thoughts and actions of Daniel Dyson, inspired me to do things that I would have never imagined. Much like Daniel, I stepped outside of myself ... my previous life ... and discovered what is truly important. I learned to let-go of certain things that incessantly caused me undue grief and to appreciate those that I had overlooked or dismissed as unworthy of my time and exertion. I highly recommend this book to anybody who is about to start an adventure and who needs just a little push in the right direction.

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Good Hook

If you were telling this story to a friend, it would sound great, but actually reading it is kind of disappointing because the story starts to fall apart near the end...

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Great Book

I really liked this book. It was a fast read, high action mystery/fiction. It opened up my eyes to a possibility of a very conservative 'Big Brother' type government system, ran by Corporations. It also painted a great mental picture of the outdoors, incorporating deserts, climbing, & natural disasters. I would give this book a 4.5! Thanks William Dietrich.

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Exciting SF

In the twenty-first century, the world is perfect with everyone employed and no one going hungry, lacking shelter and advances in biology eradicate many killer diseases. United Corporations believe in a win-win philosophy that leaves no one outside the basic human needs. However, switching from Maslov to Plato, perfect also means boredom. Just ask the occupant of Quadrant 43 Level 31 Cubicle 17 Daniel Dyson who feels like everyday is ¿playing solitaire with a deck of fifty-one. His stunts gain him lectures, threats of firing (no chance that ever happening in this win-win world), and increasing ennui. <P>However, when Daniel meets Raven his life changes. She persuades him to try Outback Adventures where he will have an opportunity to taste freedom during a survival trek across the bio-engineered destroyed continent. Daniel agrees to the journey. Unbeknownst to Daniel and his fellow bored trekkies is that Australia has become a ¿penal colony¿ again where the dangerous and the bored are left to survive or die because these two groups are most menacing to the perfect world. <P> GETTING BACK is a terrific tale that centers on a futuristic Daniel Boone type seeking and receiving something new in his drab life. What is admired in early nineteenth century frontier America is criminal in the twenty-first century. Dropping individuals into elements outside their norm has been a staple of literature and movies for a long time. However, William Dietrich keeps the tale original by retaining an amusing undercurrent and parodies of vogue theories that enhances a taut thriller. <P>Harriet Klausner

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Worth the read..

Great story.... average writing.

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