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I enjoyed this. It's a very fast, entertaining read, and I actually found myself, several times, with a feeling I used to get as a kid watching the Friday night Creature Feature. That is to say, with a kind of shivery anticipatory fear at what was going to happen next. I haven't had the experience in awhile and it found it enjoyable to feel it again. 0.4 is a cool, modern tech twist on an old theme. I loved the little 'footnotes' sprinkled throughout and the novel way the story was presented. Yes, it's YA, but I'm 48 and quite enjoyed the ride, so don't let that stop you from reading it.


Tags : 0.4 [Mike Lancaster] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. It's a brave new world. 'My name is Kyle Straker. And I don't exist anymore.' So begins the story of Kyle Straker,Mike Lancaster,0.4,Egmont Books,1405253045

04 Mike Lancaster 9781405253048 Books Reviews

I read this book in one sitting. It took me about 3 - 4 hours but I just couldn't put it down. It's not a long book and is unlike anything I've read before. I was hooked from the very start and was pleasantly surprised at the ending. I'm looking forward to reading the second book in the series.

I'm not going to explain the book for fear of giving anything away. There are many, many wonderful reviews that tell you enough about the book. I will say that for a fairly short novel, Mike Lancaster packs a whole lot of story into it. I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a quick and extremely good read.
(Source I own a copy of this book.)
This is the story of 15-year-old Kyle Straker, and the events that occurred to make him (in some ways) not exist.
The story is told by Kyle, and is split into 6 parts - the six sides of analogue cassette tapes that Kyle recorded his version of events onto.
Kyle's story starts at the talent show in his small village in Cambridgeshire, when something goes drastically wrong during a hypnosis act, and the four volunteers all awake to find the rest of the people of the village totally frozen. They try not to panic, and are relieved when after 1 hours everybody starts moving again. Only problem is, the people are not the same people they were before the event, and the people know that Kyle and his 3 fellow volunteers are now not the same as them.

This was an interesting idea, although the book itself seemed to be aimed at a younger teenage audience. The main character was 15, and the writing itself was fairly simple, so I'd say this was probably aimed at teens under 15.
I like dystopians, but this just didn't quite have the right dystopian feel for me. There was a bit of panic, the story was interesting, but it just wasn't of the same calibre as other dystopians I've read recently. Whether this was because it was aimed at a younger audience I don't know, maybe it was just that because nobody was trying to kill anybody, it lacked a certain element of danger and suspense. I have to say that this is probably the first dystopian I have read where there is no imminent threat of death from the `changed' masses.
The story was written as a story printed from Kyles story that he has recorded onto old cassette tapes. This was slightly annoying in that at the end of each cassette part of the story is lost where `the tape ran out', and there are also little boxes of information relating to certain things that Kyle says, and certain people's opinion of what Kyle means at times, which seemed to be trying to be witted, but didn't succeed.
I also had a couple of issues with the storyline - if the `changed' or 1.0 people took away all the electrical devices, how does Kyle use a cassette recorder? Why don't the 1.0 people try to get rid of the 0.4 people instead of simply ignoring them? And mainly - seeing as this is written as if it has happened in the past, and the intended audience is supposed to be 1.0 people, why are these 1.0 people not more like us? It just doesn't quite sit right that in actuality we are much more like the 0.4's than the 1.0's, another quirk that just falls a bit flat for me.
Overall; a `light' dystopian, obviously aimed at a younger teen audience.
6.5 out of 10.
It's a brave new world. `My name is Kyle Straker. And I don't exist anymore.' So begins the story of Kyle Straker, recorded on to old audio tapes. You might think these tapes are a hoax. But perhaps they contain the history of a past world...If what the tapes say are true, it means that everything we think we know is a lie. And if everything we know is a lie does that mean that we are, too?

So, firstly I'd love to tell you why this book is clever, but that would spoil it. But keep that in mind. Its clever.

Secondly this is a complete story. It works well as a complete story. You only really need this one tale. BUT there is a sequel - 1.4 - and I for one am extremely pleased about that. Because its clever. And I'm thinking it might get even more so...we'll see. Fairly soon I imagine.

I very much enjoyed reading this, following Kyle's story as he gets caught up in extraordinary events with a strangely ordinary feel to them. This works brilliantly - its kind of matter of fact. Kyle has a story to tell and has found a way to tell it. And you will be right there. The next time you see something out of the corner of your eye you may wonder what it is that you saw...

I'm being vague. I know it. So how about this - do you like John Wyndham? If you do, you may appreciate 0.4. Now I'm sure that Mr Lancaster will not mind one bit if I say he's not up (yet) to the standards of Mr Wyndham's writing but while I was reading this I was nostalgic for those days when I emerged wide eyed from such novels as Chocky and The Midwich Cuckoo's, wondering if such things were possible. For today's generation of young readers this could fill a gap...and as an adult you will certainly appreciate the humerous asides about such things as the Teletubbies. This book is kind of like one of those movies you see with your children where its aimed at the younger audience and yet there is plenty there to appease the adult sensibilities.

All in all a great little read - and whilst I hope for more from this world I am equally intrigued with what other strange and wonderful imaginings the author may have in store for us.

Happy Reading Folks!
Exciting read!
I enjoyed this. It's a very fast, entertaining read, and I actually found myself, several times, with a feeling I used to get as a kid watching the Friday night Creature Feature. That is to say, with a kind of shivery anticipatory fear at what was going to happen next. I haven't had the experience in awhile and it found it enjoyable to feel it again. 0.4 is a cool, modern tech twist on an old theme. I loved the little 'footnotes' sprinkled throughout and the novel way the story was presented. Yes, it's YA, but I'm 48 and quite enjoyed the ride, so don't let that stop you from reading it.