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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
5/6 Prose
5/6 Characters
5/6 Plot
6/6 World
5/6 Theme
5/6 Enjoyment
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4.31/5 Total
Influx is like Mission Impossible except all the technology is turned up to eleven. The story is action packed with anti-grav and anti-matter devices. The plot jumps around between a few perspectives with once or twice the same scene is told from different perspectives. The author puts in believable technical and scientific jargon which seems well researched and will satisfy those with a nerdy personality.
Grady, the main character, has just invented a gravity mirror when mysterious people come in, abduct him, and blow up his lab. We learn that there's a secret organization called the Bureau of Technology Control or BTC for short -- not to be confused with Bitcoin -- who are keeping advanced technologies from society for the greater good.
The remainder of the book consists of Grady breaking out of a kind of prison and then trying to take down the BTC. The weakest part of the book is probably the cliche plot of an evil organization. The slight twist is that they're suppose to be the "good" guys by protecting society from too rapid of advancement... until the leader goes completely mental. This idea of why rapid scientific development would be bad wasn't fully explored and the characters did feel a bit one dimensional, but what do you expect, this is an action thriller and not a hard SciFi.
(3.75 Stars)
This was really good, but the ending was a little sappy and "too perfect" for me.
This author is great, and if you like William Gibson, with a harder science content, you should like this author.
The narration is decent.
This was really good, but the ending was a little sappy and "too perfect" for me.
This author is great, and if you like William Gibson, with a harder science content, you should like this author.
The narration is decent.
This book was incredibly difficult to put down. Which might explain how I finished all 500+ pages of it in three days. The first three quarters of the book focuses primarily on the philosophical question of whether or not humanity needs protection from its own technological innovations. The final quarter of the book quickly turns into an action-packed, chase filled thriller. (I can see why the author has drawn comparisons to Michael Crichton.)
This is a fun techno scifi thriller Critchon turned up. Would be a fun movie. Visuals at end would be cool.
Waded through some really dense science in chapter 1 which appears to not really influence the rest of the book. Maybe an interesting idea in "some science is too dangerous to explore" - but slow and needlessly dense. Gave up at 100 pages.
Excellent. It's funny how I think I've read all the good new sci if there is, and I almost give up, then I find one that restores my passion. I thoroughly enjoyed Suarez' story, characters and vision of the near future.
I would have given 5 stars if the final battle scene had been less prolonged and unbelievable. Another sticking point for me was the _location_ of the final secret lair. There's only so much suspicious construction that can take place before the locals begin to suspect the cover story of a government project.
I enjoyed the writing style, the descriptions, the pace, the delightful technological advancements, and the not-too-outlandish plot. My favorite concept was the prison. I won't give anything away, but I was amazed at the concept.
As always, Daniel Suarez delivers a highly enjoyable sci fi thriller.
I enjoyed the writing style, the descriptions, the pace, the delightful technological advancements, and the not-too-outlandish plot. My favorite concept was the prison. I won't give anything away, but I was amazed at the concept.
As always, Daniel Suarez delivers a highly enjoyable sci fi thriller.
I did it! I finished a science fiction book! This was so good and was fun because I knew what they were talking about a lot of the time. This book was descriptive, filled with action, and had me on my toes the whole time. I loved it very much! And my sweet loving boyfriend recommended it so even better!