The Prisoner: The Prisoner's Dilemma by Jonathan Blum and Rupert Booth
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Book Reviews of The Prisoner: The Prisoner's Dilemma
Book Review: Interesting and Complex
Summary: 5 Stars
I found the writing in this book to be much deeper than what is usually expected from fiction based upon a television show. The storyline went beyond a simple pastiche and delved into the workings of the Village, how prisoner Number 6's experiences with the Village are changing and shaping him, how the Village's masters might be "grooming" Number 6 to become a tool for their own purposes, or simply trying to drive him over the edge.
I also found the character of Number 6's potential ally equally interesting and "fleshed-out" as a mirror image of Number 6, but one who works through alliances rather than attacking as a lone wolf.
All in all, the story kept me guessing until the very end.
And you can't give a novel like this a better compliment.
Book Review: Be Seeing You!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I find this book more than an adequately surreal novel. Even if it weren't based on The Prisoner, it would be an exceptional novel. It even brings some close-up facets of life to the faraway Village. The announcements are as annoying as they are in the series, the characters have depth, and, while tangents are here, the questions are, in the Prisoneristic style, not answered decently. I, for one, read the book in three days. I would recommend getting this book as fast as possible.Book Review: An Excellent Read, Brings back memories of the tv series!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am so very glad that I bought this book. I was at first scepticala about spending hard earned cash for another humdrumly written story, but this isn't one of those! Blum and Booth have created a novel worthy of being related to The Prisoner tv series. A must have for fans of the 60's tv series.
I'm grateful that it was finally offered through Amazon here in the USA. Thanks you Mr. Davy of The Unmutual for recommending this novel.
Book Review: Toss Out Those Old Novels - THIS Is The Real Deal!
Summary: 4 Stars
If you ever read THE PRISONER novels written by Disch, Stein and McDaniel, you may well have been disappointed.
Take heart in this all new novel - one which authentically captures the flavour of Patrick McGoohan's original portrayal and intent. It is quite a dense read, but don't let that put you off. This is as challenging and occasionally as baffling as some of THE PRISONER'S most convoluted episodes. There is an abundance of themes and ideas discussed within the pages. It's a novel designed to provoke reaction and thought.
Book Review: Really disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
Having read the glowing reviews on here, I was really looking forward to this book. I'm guessing the other reviewers were just happy to have a new Prisoner story, since The Prisoner a) only had 17 episodes; and b) ended in the late 60's. Beyond getting a new story about the Prisoner, though, the book is really pretty terrible. In the first few pages, there's a murder that sets up the rest of the book. Unfortunately, that murder is the only thing happens. The remaining hundreds of pages are Number Six and his new galpal 18 walking back and forth, interviewing people, and shooting each other sarcastic one-liners. That's it. The Prisoner was about a lot more than just snappy come-backs and I don't think it's unreasonable to expect something to actually happen in a story after the initial plot point. Overall, it wasn't the worst thing ever written, but if my copy accidentally fell into my cat's litter box, I wouldn't make an effort to retrieve it.
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