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Andronicus on July 27, 2016 · at 1:57 am UTC
Scott,
You really left me hanging waiting for more. The suspense is getting me ready for the rest of the story.
I was not bored for even a second, and I kept wondering, ‘Is this even real?’
It was horrifying and fascinating, and I really really like it.
Andronicus on July 28, 2016 · at 1:55 pm UTC
Well, you did say it was nonfiction, and I knew that.
BUT…it’s so “unbelievable”.
I can’t wait for the rest.
Ingrid on July 25, 2016 · at 8:57 am UTC
I received the exerpt (PDF) this morning and read it in one sigh, I could not stop. What an insane situation she got into. And how fearless and calm she stayed, unbelievable. Wow, so that is the karakter of the Russian people. I am really very impressed and I highly respect this woman. I read stories of the homeland security and TSA on the USA airports, which are horrible. In Isreal it sounds even worse.
Can not wait to read the full book. Congratulations Scott. I loved it.
Review of ‘The Enemy of the State’ by the Anonymous
The book starts off slowly, with scenes of everyday life. There is a painful parting between man and wife and then Tatyana traverses the landscape of modern Israel and we get a glimpse into both picturesque scenery and all the evidence of a highly militarised society.
At the international airport, a series of innocuous events lead to an escalating situation. As so many of us have experience of airport security, it will surely be a shock to you as it was to me that this situation escalated so quickly. As the security staff continue to escalate the situation, you find a sense of foreboding.
The thing that strikes me is the forthright attitude of Tatyana. In a similar situation one would expect a single woman to be in a panic at the threatening nature of the airport security. I contemplated as I read how it was that she had such an unyielding spirit.
The irrational and provocative behaviour by the security staff scared me beyond words. Their actions and thoughts speak volumes of a system that perpetuates fear and violence. For the life of me, I could not understand why they would do this – a position of power so obviously and stupidly exploited? An attractive female made to fear by the accusation of terrorist? Their growing hysteria would have been laughable if not for the poor innocent woman stuck between such lunatics.
As for Tatyana, indomitable spirit is a term that is bandied around but in this case, as I read the book, I felt that she had indeed an unbreakable spirit. Facing death and torture in dungeons, her spirit did not fade and that in turn infuriated her jailors.
This enthralling account fills the reader with many conflicting emotions. I found myself at times simultaneously horrified and laughing. This journey into a modern day heart of darkness shines a light into a dark, closed part of the world and it is chilling and captivating reading.
Anonymous
P.S.: Keep up the good work. May your courageous endeavours bare fruit in knowledge, wisdom and truth.
My book ‘An Incident On Simonka’ is being translated to Russian as we speak, should be done by the end of the week. Having seen a page from ‘Never The Last One’ that was the translator’s test piece she seems to be quite good, my bride says she likes the translator’s version of my writings better than my writings! I’ll look in to her doing yours and it is especially poignant at this time in that she lives, and resides, in Donbas.
Auslander
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Never The Last One https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCY8KK#nav-subnav
An Incident On Simonka https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ERKH3IU#nav-subnav
Hi there Scott.
Where can I reach You for a free copy?
Thanx.
Hi, Anon
My email is posted here:
/book-the-enemy-of-the-state-by-scott-is-now-out-in-ebook-format/
Scott’s book is really, really funny, well worth reading, and I recommend everybody to get a copy.
It is also somewhat scary, for it shows how crazy this “modern” society has become.
And, it is encouraging, because it tells about a courageous woman, who fights for herself, not expecting to be rescued by a male “knight in shining armour”.
I myself am one of those “guys” that wish that all men, who sees it as their occupation to look for women in distress in order to rescue them (or even worse, forbids “their” women to go out without a man “protecting” her) — that instead these men (together with the women) would use their energy to build a society that is safe for all beings – humans of all ages and genders (two, I believe) as well as all animals (and plants and stones, too ;)
Scott,
When I was reading, and the security people were piercing Tatyana’s shoes with the needle to check for explosives….I could just imagine Tatyana putting her fingers in her ears…..
How could you leave that out?
:)
I received my copy,thank you very much Scott!!
Dear Scott,
After purchasing and reading your book, I’d like to say couple of words:
First of all; to my utter disappointment, excerpt of the book abruptly ends exactly where the plot starts to thicken. Very ‘noir’ I’d say – I mean – to stop, where you’ve stopped.
Orson Welles considered ‘The Trial’ his finest movie. http://www.philfilms.utm.edu/1/trial.htm
Based on Kafka’s novel. (small digression, Pyakin whom you mention sometimes, had one interesting input on Prague on his yt. Don’t like him much (Pyakin), but he hit the nail on this. I agree that Prague IS very specific in many ways)
Back to your Kafkaesque story. One friend of mine, had ‘locked in’ type of stroke. Meaning he cannot move, and cannot speak, but is fully aware. So as Tatiana, she may be beautiful, witty and intelligent but she was made invisible by the protocol which locked her in within one very narrow frame of definition. Thus whatever she says or does or whatever she is – doesn’t matter any more – to the system.
This mind-fuck depersonalization protocols exist historically from – I don’t know – say Maleus Maleficarum to the Patriot Act. Another movie dramatically and shockingly picturing such situation is ‘Goya’s Ghosts’ directed by grandiose Milos Forman. Yap – yet another Czech. Seems these guys in Prague know things on the deepest metaphysical level.
I seriously hope that you’ll proceed with the story, as I believe – the stories have their own life and once they are started they grow in different directions just like trees, and it’s difficult to stop them. The story such as yours have many layers, and goes much deeper than the plot itself. I wish you don’t make a bonsai out of it, by small setbacks and discouragements.