Agenda 21: Into the Shadows
Written by Glenn Beck
Narrated by Jeremy Lowell and January LaVoy
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It was once named America, but now it is just “the Republic.” Following the worldwide implementation of a UN-led program called Agenda 21, the once-proud people of America have become obedient residents who live in barren, brutal Compounds and serve the autocratic, merciless Authorities.
Citizens mainly keep their heads down and their mouths shut—but Emmeline is different. When the Authorities took her mother away, she started questioning the world around her. What happened to her mom? Why is everyone confined to grim living spaces and made to eat the same food cubes every day? Why was her own baby taken from her to be raised in the Children’s Village? And are those who got away during the Relocations—the so-called shadow people—merely a rumor?
When Emmeline’s questions lead to the realization that she will never see her child again, she decides to escape the Compound. Fleeing the armed enforcers of the Earth Protection Agency, and facing the unknown for the first time in their lives, Emmeline and her partner David run into the shadows in the desperate hope of finding something they’d only heard stories about from those who’d lived before the Relocations: freedom.
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck, the nationally syndicated radio host and founder of TheBlaze television network, has written thirteen #1 bestselling books and is one of the few authors in history to have had #1 national bestsellers in the fiction, nonfiction, self-help, and children’s picture book genres. His recent fiction works include the thrillers Agenda 21, The Overton Window, and its sequel, The Eye of Moloch; his many nonfiction titles include The Great Reset, Conform, Miracles and Massacres, Control, and Being George Washington. For more information about Glenn Beck, his books, and TheBlaze television network, visit GlennBeck.com and TheBlaze.com.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Books written in a future government state where everyone does as one is expected but there is always the unexpected are great reads. The story takes place at a time when most people remember the past but have bought into the new govenment run ideas. Of course, there are always those who remember freedom and can still taste it. This is the story of one young woman and her quest to understand. The book was a good read, however, I did not enjoy the Afterword. I did not realize that this writer seems to truly believe we are headed in that direction.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Emmaline and David made it out of the oppressive compound at the end of the first book, having rescued Emmaline’s baby, Elsa and a young boy named Micah. On the lam, hungry, they need to find a way to survive as they run from the authorities. David’s parents, John and Joan, manage to escape early in this book and even though they don’t know where David and Emmaline went, they have a good idea, so deliberately try to leave clues to distract those in pursuit of them. Steven is the Earth Protector in charge of the manhunt, nasty and angry for being forced out to do this one more time since he’s become used to his now easy life. This sequel was almost as good as the first one was, and I suspect that part of the problem for me was that it’s been too long since I’d read it so had forgotten a few people and events. As with all dystopian novels, the situation created is on the extreme side, but it’s not as unbelievable of a scenario as are some fictional dystopias. I hope there is another book, because I really would like to see what happens next.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Writing Style: 4.5; very good; fourth fiction title I have read by Mr. Beck; while The Overton Window was good, this one was betterTheme: 5.0; the "agenda" (Agenda 21) of some in the United Nations and even in the United States; no problem forseeing this to be the future with what is taking place in the world todayContent: 4.5; a few intimate scenes; adult scenes presented; young girls being "paired" with older menLanguage: 4.5; "God---- it" was used several times on page 32, but I believe the author was relating that the mother was cursing the fact that she didn't do more to stop this (Agenda 21) from happening; I don't believe she was using His name in irreverance; no other vulgar words were usedOverall: 4.5; great book and great writing
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not terrific but better than I expected. While it is obvious which side of the political lines this guy comes from, I though that whole thing was just a little bit over the top as far as what our country may look like in the future.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5a book with no end
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I feel like I need to preface this by saying I don't idolize Glenn Beck. I do like him, I watch his show, listen to the radio show, etc... but I don't have the undying devotion to him that a lot of his followers seem to have.
I read this book at the urging of a friend. I was reluctant to read it because, honestly, I'm reluctant to read any celebrity book. Especially this one, where he outright bought the rights from someone else so he could slap his name on it. It just seems disingenuous to me.
Ignoring any Glenn Beck associations, this wasn't a bad book, but neither was it great. As others have said, it seems like a (poorly executed) mash-up of The Hunger Games and 1984. Though marketed as an adult book (and I suppose it would have to be), I really feel this book belongs in the YA section. The storyline had potential, but I felt like the author took it too far, out of the realm of possibility. (The whole concept of "nutritional cubes" was a hard one for me to swallow.) It was difficult to lose myself in the story because aspects were so far-fetched.
It definitely reads like a first book, and like a book written by a young woman, not a book written by a retired RN. Not a terrible book, but I suspect my time would have been better spent reading 1984. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This book was available in the browsing area of the library instead of the book I wanted to read. So, knowing that it was likely to be terribly insipid, I undertook its reading. My prediction was fully validated. This is the book for you if you dislike 9th grade+ vocabulary or moral ambiguity.Perhaps my willingness to have read this book indicates some terrible self-loathing anti-intellectualism for which I should seek immediate psychological treatment. If someone had made me read this, I would report it to the police.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5If you're not familiar with Agenda 21, I will quote from the publication itself: Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment. This is a short dystopian novel which takes Agenda 21 to it's imagined worst case scenario of implementation in which humans are relegated to small settlements in order to minimize the impact of humans on the environment. People are assigned sections, mates and work, including a quota of energy production. Food and water is rationed. There are no individual rights and people who do not meet the standard and people who question the system, disappear. Creepy.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I like books that ponder the question ?What If??? This thriller by Glenn Beck fits that category perfectly. If we were to imagine what the United States might look like if our current form of government takes the wrong fork in the road, then this story is the mirror we should look into. A country without a democratic government, a country without laws to protect the individual?s freedoms, a country where children are born but raised in communities by the Authorities, where personal possessions are not allowed ? this is the scenario of Agenda 21.The characters we meet are personable and people we can identify with. The pace of the story is quick and leaves the reader anxious to turn the next page. I read this book in just under two days. In the end we find our characters making a break from their narrow lives. Like many other readers/reviewers I would love to read a sequel to see how they fare.If you like your thrillers and are prepared to be on the edge of your seat, don?t miss reading Agenda 21.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I read this book cover to cover thinking something big was going to happen. It was an OK read. But to me it seems incomplete. It felt to me like the first 1/3 of a great thriller. The final chapter which reviews the REAL Agenda 21 is worth the price of admission on this book. That real stuff is scary. But the book itself is more like ehhh...ok. I am not upset for having read it but it wasn't amazingly memorable.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I liked this one, but not as much as the first one, 'Agenda 21'. I wanted to follow the story to its end, but found this one was predictable and somewhat cliche in parts. It moved a little too quickly in parts as well, especially towards the end, almost as if the author(s) themselves wanted to just get it over with, like, "okay, point made, let's move on" and it wasn't as entertaining or riveting as the first one. So I was a little let down at the end. Darn.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Pretty descent dystopia novel about a not too far away future where life mimics the totalitarian state of The Republic.
A quick read shouldn't take more than a day or two. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The first one was good, this one is not, I guess that's why a third never happend