The Test

The Test

4.5 (2 ratings)
2019 · English · Kindle · 11 editions
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Award-winning author Sylvain Neuvel explores an immigration dystopia in The Test



Britain, the not-too-distant future.
Idir is sitting the British Citizenship Test.
He wants his family to belong.

Twenty-five questions to determine their fate. Twenty-five chances to impress.
When the test takes an unexpected and tragic turn, Idir is handed the power of life and death.
How do you value a life when all you have is multiple choice?

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Book Details

Format Kindle
Pages 112 pages
Language English
Published Feb 12, 2019
Publisher Tom Doherty Associates
Editions 11 editions
ISBN-10 1250312825
ISBN-13 9781250312822

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Did I just find a new favorite author from a 100 page novella? Yes.This was so impactful, brought up so many topics about the human psyche and people as part of a society and societies overall. I'm insanely impressed. This book kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end. I was a bit disappointed by the initial reveal, because I thought it would ruin the tension for me, but it somehow managed to keep me hooked until the last page.

August 3rd 2026

Once I realised what was actually happening in this book, it kind of took my breath away. It was horrific and devastating and somehow also brilliantly crafted. What season of Black Mirror did this step out of?

March 8th 2022

Okay, this book was so interesting on so many levels. I was expecting a surface level fun story about this guy taking this quiz. I was just expecting some questions to be weird. It was so much more than that. The first twist, the terrorist attack. My thoughts "okay well shit this is unfortunate to have happened on this exact day"The second twist, it's a FREAKING SIMULATIONMy thoughts "that's messed up"I-...I'll publish some notes. I'll let everything sink in and edit this review tomorrow

December 27th 2019
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