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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
The Body Scout seems like it was specifically written for me. You see, I'm a sucker for both baseball and the cyberpunk genre and this novel is basically a cyberpunk novel about the murder of a New York Mets (I mean The Monsanto Mets) player in the near-distant future. (You see, in Michel's near-future New York, Big-Pharma runs the world and baseball). Sly, smart, weird, and fizzy, The Body Scout is scifi/noir tale following Kobo,who is a former baseball player turned scout investigating the murder of his best friend (adopted brother) JJ Sunz, the famed star of The Monsanto Mets, who dies suddenly in the middle of a game. Kobo is determined to find the killer and plunges into the world of genetically modified CEOS, Neanderthals, and back-alley modifications (not to mention weird, virtual realty orgies) to do so. Where it leads Kobo is somewhere he never dreamed possible, and the revelations that come to light, are in many ways shocking.
The novel is also a bit tender and touching.
The main question this novel asks, like the work of Philip K. Dick and the film maker, David Cronenberg, is : What does it mean to inhabit a body? The Body Scout raises fascinating questions about the nature of cloning. It also asks how far would we allow corporations to control us?
This book was a thrilling journey that featured strange, eye-popping tech. It's also a terrifying (but fun) look at where we could be headed.
Lincoln Michel is a talented author. I'll be anticipating his next novel with glee.
The novel is also a bit tender and touching.
The main question this novel asks, like the work of Philip K. Dick and the film maker, David Cronenberg, is : What does it mean to inhabit a body? The Body Scout raises fascinating questions about the nature of cloning. It also asks how far would we allow corporations to control us?
This book was a thrilling journey that featured strange, eye-popping tech. It's also a terrifying (but fun) look at where we could be headed.
Lincoln Michel is a talented author. I'll be anticipating his next novel with glee.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So bad. Not a single new thought presented or unique spin save for maybe this time there’s baseball pharma teams? Literally painful to read here’s a good quote:
“You’ll be reading this from a hospital bed”
“Yeah cuz we’ll put you in the hospital”
“Shut up brenda I already said that”
“I know you did I’m just saying..”
Adults wrote and published that. If you have a dream of writing cyberpunk go for it baby cuz someone out there is publishing this which means standards no longer exist
“You’ll be reading this from a hospital bed”
“Yeah cuz we’ll put you in the hospital”
“Shut up brenda I already said that”
“I know you did I’m just saying..”
Adults wrote and published that. If you have a dream of writing cyberpunk go for it baby cuz someone out there is publishing this which means standards no longer exist
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I got really really into this! I can’t remember the last time I binged an audiobook.
Fun romp in a near future where body modifications are widespread. Idk I don’t have much critical thoughts (yet?) I just had a good time.
Fun romp in a near future where body modifications are widespread. Idk I don’t have much critical thoughts (yet?) I just had a good time.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
not a fan. had a hard time getting into this book and a hard time sticking with it. in all honesty i probably should have just quit partway through.
the premise was interesting enough but kobo wasn’t very likable and i felt like his supposed brotherhood with jj was just told and not shown. also a little too complicated on the science side for my liking, had a hard time following parts of the book.
the best thing i have to say about this book is that it’s made me excited to start reading something else.
the premise was interesting enough but kobo wasn’t very likable and i felt like his supposed brotherhood with jj was just told and not shown. also a little too complicated on the science side for my liking, had a hard time following parts of the book.
the best thing i have to say about this book is that it’s made me excited to start reading something else.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
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:
No