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Influx

Daniel Suarez

3.79 AVERAGE


Прилив започва доста скучно като всеки "технологичен" трилър, в който авторът е направил задълбочено проучване на това, за което пише и си мисли, че с това ще компенсира за плоските герои, липсата на оригинална идея и фактът, че ако изключим технологиите/шпионството/кримито книгата си е просто една междуличностна драма и нищо повече.

След петдесетина страници обаче книгата РЯЗКО става яко интересна и се оказва, че съвсем не отива там, дето си мислиш.

Възможно ли е да предвидиш и направляваш развитието на човечеството? Кой развива световната технология? Наистина ли има институции/фирми, които крият вече открити технологии, за да ги използват само те или за да печелят от липсата им?

Даниел Суарез има още какво да научи относно увлекателния изказ (на няколко места описанията му на маловажни събития са излишно дълги), но и определено е на прав път относно създаването на задълбочен и обмислен фантастичен трилър.

Мога само да изразя възхищението си относно правдоподобния начин, по който той описва скритата правителствена агенция (няма да обяснявам повече, за да не издам завръзката), самозабравилият се неин ръководител и ресурсите, с които тя разполага въпреки десетилетия господство в технологичната сфера.

I was anmazed and then disapointed at this book.
First chapter has some (useless) technical and scientific bloubi-boulga (read : I try to cram as many scientific word as possible for a concept which currently does not exist). Then it goes crescendo, great book, original ideas, definitely awesome. After 50% of the book roughy, it becomes disapointingly coming. No great idea, nothing original, just an average conclusion. While not bad per se, it's such a contrast with the first half that it got me depressed.

Taking on the premise of Arthur C. Clarke's short story The Cruel Sky. Daniel Suarez postulates that a stabilized Bose-Einstein ion lattice interference pattern could lens or reflect gravity.

But as soon as this is explained a much darker plot emerges, and everything hangs in the balance of loosely held institutional domination of humanity's future.

A modern page turner, with a tantalizing hint of grand conspiracy. You might not be surprised by the contents, but you'll enjoy the ride all the same.



Lots of fun science - but I sadly didn't end up caring about the characters at all.

really fun sci-fi thriller. Lots of action and cool tech. Fans of portal will get a kick out of the gladOS-esque AI in the story.
adventurous challenging funny informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book really is quite good. The first 80% set up a very interesting and engaging sci-fi thriller.

But then Suarez just kinda forgets about all those plot points, throws together a quick love story and some action sequences, and calls it a day.

It’s as of his editor said “the test is over” so Suarez just filled in “C” in the rest of the answer bubbles and hoped for the best.
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Reads like a movie. Since the movie rights were grabbed by Fox, I can't wait to see the special effects on the screen.

Spoiler I couldn't help but hear GLaDOS' voice when reading Varuna's lines. I hope they get Ellen McLain to play her in the movies