An interesting dystopian novel, it’s alright but thinks that it is funnier than it really is. I didn’t hate it but I doubt I will pick it up again.

Thank you for the opportunity to review Tomorrow's World by Guy Portman. While I won't be using this in my classroom, I'll recommend it for those interested in some fun sci-fi. Portman hit the nail on the head with some tales, while others fell a bit short for me. But different tastes for all, and I would def give this one a solid thumbs up. :-)

Dystopian? Yes
Interesting? Kinda.
Humorous? Meh.
Tomorrow's World uses a fairly unusual form of story telling... each "chapter" being a snapshot of a single scene in a day, separated from the one before by time periods minutes to years apart.
The two main characters are Terrance (living in an increasingly socialist Britian) and his cousin Walter (living in an increasingly capitalist USA).
The author, as all good futurists do, assumed that the things going on now would continue and become more extreme over time. He tried to play these ideas for a laugh or, possibly, to teach a lesson about society. He, missed the mark on both counts.
The story wasn't horrible, but it wasn't compelling... I almost quit reading it a few times. Others might like the humor style better than I did. Certainly, I have read worse.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Like the book, I'll be brief. This is unique and interesting and funny. Mr Portman is a talented and creative writer. I'll probably check out his other work. Recommended.

I really appreciate the complimentary copy for review!!

As a fan of black humour (de rigueur for my profession) I was intrigued by the synopsis of this book, it's not to my taste I'm afraid, I hope others find it enjoyable because I certainly didn't

This one was meant to be a light distraction from a serious and heavy book I was reading and as such it mostly worked. I enjoy science fiction, dystopias and satire and this book was a combination of all three. Told through a series of vignettes, the story takes the readers from 2071 on for a century or so of the decline of civilization as we know it. This is done through essentially comically exaggerating the trials and tribulations of modern life and, frankly, not that much exaggeration is even needed, the news themselves read like a dystopian nightmare more often than not. But anyway, in Portman’s world of tomorrow lives are being artificially extended, but only to create longer work requirements and generally upset whatever social balance there is. Cultures are debilitated by rampant consumerism. Artificial intelligence is on the rise with regular intelligence riding the opposite side of that elevator. The future is absurd, demented and, indeed as advertised, darkly humorous. Yes, I found it also to be quite heavily poured on as a satire and at times lacking subtlety and/or variety and is nowhere near as clever as Black Mirror, which some reviews have compared it to, but overall it was a quick and entertaining read, mocking the infinitely mockable world around us. Some genuinely amusing lines to be found here and all the morals are correct, albeit oh so heavy handed, so yeah…fun was had. Thanks Netgalley.

A great collection of tales that can be a bit chilling or make you think , an interesting read. But sometimes a bit bleak.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion