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Bezig met laden... The Immortalists (editie 2011)door Kyle Mills (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An endless stream of dead bodies... and then a happy ending. The underlying story is kind of interesting, but most of all of the book is over-the-top. Early on I was put off by the super genius who was challenged by the simplest chain of events and then his inability to connect the dots. There was some good good guys versus bad guys parts, and some good critical thinking parts, but I think that this story could have been written in an entirely different way and been a whole lot better. Just an okay read. ( ) A preposterous plot from beginning to end with virtually no twists (beyond one utterly predictable one about one-third of the way through). Unfortunately, the first few scenes were quite good--beginning with the killing of a biologist, the shift in scene to another biologist and his 8 year-old daughter with progenia (which manifests itself as rapid, premature aging), and the handover of the first biologists thumb drive. But then a massive almost parody of a Dr. Evil global conspiracy starts chasing him--complete with a hidden Pacific island lair of the evil mastermind, an eccentric billionaire who also has his own private army, and people who dispatch armies to kill people left and right if they have the slightest connection to the fleeing biologist. All centering around a drug that is meant to reverse the aging process, making someone young and immortal. The chapters are rapid fire, short and action-filled, so in a sense it is a page turner, just a deeply dissatisfying one. I really enjoyed this book. The author followed the typical medical mystery formula which made it a great read. However, Mills also followed a suspense story formula which, for me, takes The Immortalists to a new sub-genre, medical thriller. The usual powerful competitors are present as well as new science. I love the science part of these books. Whether the science is real or not does not matter. Just the thought of future possibilities peeks my interest. If you like medical mysteries, you should check this book out. Mills is on par with the other great medical mystery authors Robin Cook and Michael Palmer. You won't be disappointed. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Dr. Richard Draman is trying desperately to discover a cure for a disease that causes children to age at a wildly accelerated rate--a rare genetic condition that is killing his own daughter. When the husband of a colleague quietly gives him a copy of the classified work she was doing before her mysterious suicide, Draman finally sees a glimmer of hope. Its stunning conclusions have the potential to not only turn the field of biology on its head but reshape the world. Soon, though, he finds himself on the run, relentlessly pursued by a seemingly omnipotent group of men who will do whatever it takes to silence him. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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