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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
I wouldn't likely have picked this book on my own except I was looking at the suspense/thrillers that were available now to download from my local library and this one popped up.
It's just before the 12/21, supposedly when the Mayan calendar ends and the world is doomed to end when a museum curator (Mayan herself) comes into possession of an ancient artifact. Soon she finds out the man who brought this from Guatemala is sick, literally from not sleeping he has gone insane. Then others start to get this strange disease too....
She finds herself with a scientist trying to help fight this strange disease....is this the way that humanity with end by 12/21?!
It's just before the 12/21, supposedly when the Mayan calendar ends and the world is doomed to end when a museum curator (Mayan herself) comes into possession of an ancient artifact. Soon she finds out the man who brought this from Guatemala is sick, literally from not sleeping he has gone insane. Then others start to get this strange disease too....
She finds herself with a scientist trying to help fight this strange disease....is this the way that humanity with end by 12/21?!
Komplett omtale ligger her:
http://ebokhyllami.blogspot.no/2012/12/bokomtale-2112-av-dustin-thomason.html
http://ebokhyllami.blogspot.no/2012/12/bokomtale-2112-av-dustin-thomason.html
Its not that this was a bad book. It just wasn't anything new.
meh. certainly did not live up to its hype. Would not recommend it.
Just right for a beach read!
Fast paced, interesting plot, requires very little brain power to enjoy it. In fact, the more thinking you do, the more the story falls apart. So just read the pages, cast the actors to play the roles in the movie you know will come, and roll with the summer fluff.
Fast paced, interesting plot, requires very little brain power to enjoy it. In fact, the more thinking you do, the more the story falls apart. So just read the pages, cast the actors to play the roles in the movie you know will come, and roll with the summer fluff.
A fairly run of the mill medical-apocalypse thriller. The protagonist happens to know all the right people to get him through the predicaments in which he finds himself, many people die, a cure is found in the end. I wouldn't call it a page-turner but it kept me occupied during a day I was home with a sick kid, so I guess it was "ok."
Volcy descobre um códice antigo, sem saber que esse seria o motivo da sua morte. Sem saber, está infectado com uma doença contagiosa, que provoca insónias levando à morte. Volcy transmite a doença a quem vende o códice provocando uma pandemia.
Gabe é o médico que tenta descobrir as causas da doença, como se propaga e claro, a cura.
Chel trabalha num museu onde vai parar o dito códice e é ela que ajuda a descobrir as causas da doença.
Gabe e Chel acabam por partir numa viagem em busca da cura e acaba por ser uma aventura com final feliz.
Não gostei muito do livro porque até meio, estava interessante mas depois comecei a perder o interesse, talvez por não ter tanto suspense como no início.
Gabe é o médico que tenta descobrir as causas da doença, como se propaga e claro, a cura.
Chel trabalha num museu onde vai parar o dito códice e é ela que ajuda a descobrir as causas da doença.
Gabe e Chel acabam por partir numa viagem em busca da cura e acaba por ser uma aventura com final feliz.
Não gostei muito do livro porque até meio, estava interessante mas depois comecei a perder o interesse, talvez por não ter tanto suspense como no início.
Read for Review (Edelweiss)
Overall Rating: 4.50
Story Rating: 4.50
Character Rating: 4.50
First Thought When Finished: 12.21 by Dustin Thomason was brilliantly written, scary in premise, and wildly imaginative!
What I Thought of the Story: Dustin Thomason has managed to weave a story that on the surface seems a little bit like "Outbreak" (more the book than the movie). There is a disease that may or may not have been originally introduced through contact with an animal (though ingestion in this case). Very quickly though 12.21 takes a completely different turn. The characters are taken through a labyrinth of scenarios for source and the reader is taken through a series of scenarios that keep us guessing. 12.21 is a great mix of different story-telling methods that work: history (Mayan), science, and emotions. How would they all play together in a real world scenario? That is something you will be asking yourself as you read along.
What I Thought of the Characters: Dr. Gabriel Stanton is a prime example of a man who lives for his work and he is good at it too. He is a bit of a tunnel vision guy: recognize a breakout, put things into effect, and really his way is the right way. I found him to be complicated in some aspects and relatively simple in others. There are people like him in the world and honestly if something bad is happening, they are the people I want working on it (I just don't necessarily want to work with them). Chel Manu is the other main character in 12.21. She is a woman on a mission to save the Mayan culture and preserve their history. Though the story starts out with her making a very damning choice of withholding information, I do believe her choices are made with the best intentions. She is passionate about what she does and she ends up being very integral in the overall story. Together Stanton and Manu make a very determined team and Dustin Thomason did a great job of making their chemistry very organic!
Final Thought: 12.21 by Dustin Thomason is a story that will make you think! For me, personally, I will never look at insomnia the same way again!
Overall Rating: 4.50
Story Rating: 4.50
Character Rating: 4.50
First Thought When Finished: 12.21 by Dustin Thomason was brilliantly written, scary in premise, and wildly imaginative!
What I Thought of the Story: Dustin Thomason has managed to weave a story that on the surface seems a little bit like "Outbreak" (more the book than the movie). There is a disease that may or may not have been originally introduced through contact with an animal (though ingestion in this case). Very quickly though 12.21 takes a completely different turn. The characters are taken through a labyrinth of scenarios for source and the reader is taken through a series of scenarios that keep us guessing. 12.21 is a great mix of different story-telling methods that work: history (Mayan), science, and emotions. How would they all play together in a real world scenario? That is something you will be asking yourself as you read along.
What I Thought of the Characters: Dr. Gabriel Stanton is a prime example of a man who lives for his work and he is good at it too. He is a bit of a tunnel vision guy: recognize a breakout, put things into effect, and really his way is the right way. I found him to be complicated in some aspects and relatively simple in others. There are people like him in the world and honestly if something bad is happening, they are the people I want working on it (I just don't necessarily want to work with them). Chel Manu is the other main character in 12.21. She is a woman on a mission to save the Mayan culture and preserve their history. Though the story starts out with her making a very damning choice of withholding information, I do believe her choices are made with the best intentions. She is passionate about what she does and she ends up being very integral in the overall story. Together Stanton and Manu make a very determined team and Dustin Thomason did a great job of making their chemistry very organic!
Final Thought: 12.21 by Dustin Thomason is a story that will make you think! For me, personally, I will never look at insomnia the same way again!
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this in one day. Very interesting concept as to what happened to the Mayan civilization. With my background in archaeology, I found his thinking interesting.