Reviews

Gataca by Franck Thilliez

bookeen_la_rouquine's review against another edition

4.0

un peu long à démarrer mais au final un thriller passionnant et très intéressant

crobert's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Franck Thilliez is still a thriller magician. He manages to grab us from the very first pages right through to the end of the book. 

We follow Sharko, who is called in to investigate a homicide that appears to be accidental, and subsequently the story of human DNA. As for Hennebelle, she has just lost one of her daughters in a terrifying crime and is trying to rebuild her life. 

I have to admit that even though the story was fascinating, I wasn't all that interested in the explanation of the genes. However,

the plot twist with the Hennebelle girls, I wasn't expecting that at all!

rojo25's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

scottpm's review against another edition

5.0

Wow! A great book. I love Franck Sharko and Lucie Henebelle. Great flawed characters. Lots of twists and turns here and some big surprises too. I want more books by Franck Thilliez translated into English.

anais201717's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

rymaonhva's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

mmchampion's review against another edition

4.0

Although I really liked this book, I didn't like it as much as SYNDROME E. Reading these books has reminded me of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO series.

zouzouthilliez's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jrmama42's review against another edition

5.0

Wow!! All I can say is Michael Crichton must have come back to life as a French author! I've now read both of Thilliez's books that were translated into English, and I dearly hope there will be more. This book brings Sharko and Lucie back together (no spoilers here about how the previous book ended - you'll have to read it) to delve into some brutal murders and the biological root of this particular evil. It's tough to put down, and has a lot of fascinating background information on DNA, retroviruses and Cro-Magnon man. Like "Syndrome E", this book had me Googling details to find out where fact and fiction separate. Fascinating, thrilling and very well written (and translated)!

emmallvr's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0