FantasticLand: A Novel

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Seriously, you had to wonder how long these young adults had been plotting imaginary murders in their heads, they took to it so quickly. Ok, so first of all, this book is told through first-person interviews with FantasticLand survivors. Every interview actually feels like an interview and the characters are all obviously different people. The interview sections had a different sound quality, which made them feel authentic, and were also intersected with some author notes, which again made them feel real.

Approval Rating: Sam Garliek was the First Shift Manager for the park and was left in charge of the employees who stayed behind. There's no hard evidence of who killed who and everyone defended everyone else who had charges brought against them. Photo's soon emerged: heads on spikes outside of rides, corpses floating in detention cells, and viscera decaying in the humid Florida sun. Not a single person remembered Fantasticland was scheduled to run a horror-themed event, or put together that the Freaks would have access to those props.The idea that these young people are used to constant stimulation, and the sudden absence of that is what makes them turn so rapidly to violence, is mentioned a few times as a theory, but it's definitely not what the story is about. I’m not sure what’s going on in Florida but nothing surprises me now with the stories that come out of the state. Hurricane Sadie ravaged the Florida coastline isolating the amusement park FantasticLand, which should have been far enough inland to avoid the destruction.

There’s the Fairy Prairie, the Golden Road, the World’s Circus, the Hero Haven, Fantastic Future World, and the Pirate Cove. Hundreds of workers stayed behind to help protect the park- they are trained and have more than enough food and water to last until they are rescued.Alternate History: FantasticLand was built in the 1970s and had grown to the point of being a serious competitor, in terms of theme parks, to the various Disney and Six Flags parks. These two narrators are beyond good and I think this is one of those rare cases where the audio might be elevated by the voicing of the parts. A lot of people criticized this book, saying it was ridiculous and wasn't realistic, and I think that was a critique of LORD OF THE FLIES, too. FantasticLand is a modern take on Lord of the Flies meets Battle Royale that probes the consequences of a social civilization built online.