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Title	:	Off the Grid: The Catalyst
Author	:	Brian Courtney
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 270 pages
Published	:	March 24th 2015 by Self (first published March 20th 2015)
Categories	:	New Adult. Suspense. Thriller. Mystery

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A man without a name who called himself Pan wanted something more, something better. For as long as he could remember, something or someone was calling to him, draining him, making him hungry, making him strive for more, more of everything. Living the life and pursuing the happiness, Pan lived the "American Dream". Like so many cheerleaders, Pan worked hard to climb the ladder and he bought almost everything that "they" sold. Avoiding the questions and numbing the pain, Pan turned to drink and did drugs, he listened to loud music and had meaningless sex. He was a true consumer and a glutton until all the hedonism and all the materialism could no longer fill the void and help fulfill his life, his liberty and his pursuit of happiness. The sports cars and white picket fences of the picturesque dream were now blurry and misshapen. His dream was shattered and the cracks revealed. Now he waits and watches and fears for the future that he knows is so near. Living in the shadows and preparing for tomorrow, he hopes that he is wrong, but knows that he is right.

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Well if you want a book that will piss you off this is it. I don't usually read these types of books but I was asked nicely to read and review it. To me it felt like read a modern day version of Pink Floyd's The Wall. It was interesting.

This is Brian Courtney's first novel but it is well written. I was a little sceptical when asked to review this book but found it kept my interest to the final page.It was an adventure story that examined the dark side of the American 'dream' but also includes some very thought provoking ideas. Brian's style of writing appeared blunt and to the point but at times, when he felt the story would benefit from more description, elaborated on things. Pan, Courtney's mysterious character is beautifully

Brian Courtney is a Colorado native and self-proclaimed Iconoclast who enjoys reading and writing, the great outdoors, camping and banging his Jeep around on some nasty trails. Some of his favorite and most inspiring authors include Kerouac, Orwell and Dostoyevsky. Brian has written Op/Ed pieces, poetry, several unfinished novels, an unfinished screenplay, comedy routines for his standup comedy

Brian Courtney did a great job of painting the perfect picture of youth rebellion turned paranoia in creating Pan. Pan's hatred for authority starts to bleed into every interaction. He encapsulated (albeit to a bit of an extreme) everything we feel when we think "Big Brother" has wronged us.Pan spends most of this story fighting the world that seems pitted against him as he searches for himself. The narrator shares the voice, and Courtney does a great job of keeping the novel flowing, even if it

Freedom vs security, privacy vs technology, criminal vs hero, and the meaning of true patriotism. These are sliding scales, and everyone has their own unique thoughts on where the ideals lay. For many, Off the Grid: The Catalyst will force you to question your thoughts on these themes, and it will do so while entertaining you.Beautifully written, with page-turning chapters and many poignant and poetic lines, this book caused me to pull out the "highlight' function on my Kindle more times than

This book is well written but it reminds me a lot of old movies like Conspiracy Theory. I think it would be a great read for someone who is interested in that type of thing or who is a young reader and new to this type of book. It is in a class of it's own with the main character being driven by society in both negative and positive ways. It is a book I am just not sure about. I wish this review could be better but I am feeling really neutral about this book.

An enjoyable read with believable characters and lots of detailed descriptive scenes. A very us and them plot that has the reader rooting for the protagonist, who consistently rails against the establishment. The story has overtones of the Big Brother theme from George Orwells classic dystopian thriller Nineteen Eighty-Four. Brian Courtneys Off The Grid shares the nightmarish reality of a character finding themself in such a world, almost overnight. The tone manages to stay upbeat, despite the