The Passengers: A near-future thriller with a killer twist

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Oh, and by the way, EVERYTHING from what is going on inside the cars, to what is going on inside the deliberation room, is being broadcast LIVE. And, the public will vote as well using tweets for who they think should be spared. Who are these people—these passengers? Is this a case of wrong place wrong time or have these passengers been specially chosen? BUT, I see them ALL the time, and rarely hear about an accident. They are still in phase 4-a driver is present and can take over...if they are actually paying attention and not texting on their phone... Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz schreef De reiziger in 1938, meteen na de Kristallnacht, als 23-jarige zoon van een Joodse zakenman. Het boek verscheen toen al wel in Engeland en Amerika en later nog in Frankrijk maar pas dit jaar in de originele taal in Duitsland, en nu voor ’t eerst in ’t Nederlands. Geen dag te vroeg voor mijn gevoel, want hoewel tachtig jaar oud is ’t boek levensecht en stilistisch fris, en het overstijgt de tijdgeest.

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The Passenger was fast paced, thrilling and terrifying all at the same time. The account presented by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz gave a first hand account of how terrorizing it must have felt to be Jewish during the early rise of the Nazis and the start of Jewish persecution. This book was a remarkable and gripping discovery in the history of literature. Being based on the personal experiences and truths of the times and circumstances of the author, the reader was presented with a compelling, heartfelt and even humorous account of what it was like in those early days that followed The Night of Broken Glass. I highly recommend this book. This was my first John Marrs novel, but I have already read two others by him since this book! This was a standalone book, but it was set in the same universe as one of the author's other books called The One, which was referenced a few times. It's not necessary to read that first, but I feel like I should have? Kupė. Šioje istorijoje tai yra pokalbių šou scena. Vieta, kurioje kalbamasi, klausomasi, bijoma ir slepiamasi. Tuomet, kai nepažįstami – neidentifikuotas pavojus arba paguodos teikėjai. Now, the jury must decide, which ONE of the eight passengers they will save, at the expense of all the others. Refuse to choose, and ALL will die. My gut ached when Otto was trying to stay AHEAD of the Nazis jumping on and off those trains — just trying to survive.This was a buddy read with Ms. Kaceey! We really enjoyed discussing the premise of this one and think all of you will too. In fact, between the problem of drivers still talking or texting on cell phones (despite it now being against the law), impairment (both legal and illegal), wrong way driving accidents, and road rage...these cars have proven to be safer than those driven by humans... I will keep this brief and spoiler free, as this story is best if you experience all of the plot twists first hand! Libby Dixon is NOT a passenger. Libby hates driverless cars. She knows the damage they are capable of. She walks wherever she can. If she does have to take a taxi, she makes sure it’s one with a driver. She won’t take the bus anymore since they replaced the drivers with computers. Today is Libby's second day of a very different kind of jury duty. Libby was not happy to be selected and hates that she has to take part. Suddenly, the meeting is interrupted. They are told to turn on the news. They see that passengers traveling from different parts of the country have all been told that they may be dead by morning. A big THANK YOU to Edelweiss and John Marrs for the digital ARC that I received in exchange for a candid review!

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Atrastoji ULRICH ALEXANDER BOSCHWITZ istorija apie KELEIVĮ. Patvirtina ir užantspauduoja to laikmečio tragedijas, apnuogina žmogiškumo sampratą, atliepia plonytės ribos egzistavimą tarp sveiko ir pamesto proto. In any case how could this be happening to a law abiding German citizen in his own country? Surely this is an outrage. We’re beginning to see major advances in driver-less car technology. Now even being test driven across North America and all over the world. Facial recognition is suddenly everywhere. Should you worry? Plus, read the latest news on artificial intelligenceAn afterword reveals that - to some degree - Boschwitz drew from information about his own family. That may explain his particular sensitivity to the protagonist, Otto Silbermann - a businessman perhaps in his late 50s or early 60s. It's certainly unique that such a vivid, convincing, warts-and-all description of the mental terrain of an older gentleman could come from the imagination of a man of 23 (the author's age when the book was first published). Thank you so much to Elisha at Berkley Publishing for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. It was an absolute pleasure reading this highly irresistible and fun novel!! Zó buitengesloten worden, gepest en gediscrimineerd, in eigen land: dat maakt dit semi-autobiografische boek choquerend. Eerst ben je net als hoofdpersoon verwonderd, ontregeld. Algauw zijn de wanhoop en verbittering voelbaar en is het of de mensen zichzelf niet meer zijn. Dat stemt triest, de ‘redding’ van dit boek niet.