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A review by onthesamepage
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This was my first Blake Crouch book, and I can see why so many people enjoy his stories. This was fast-paced, easy to read, and compelling to boot. Our main character is the son of the woman who caused one of the biggest humanitarian crises in history, resulting in gene manipulation being banned. To atone for his mother's sins, he joined the Gene Protection Agency. But while acting on a tip, he gets exposed to something that begins to alter his own genes. He just doesn't know into what.
Parts of this do get pretty science heavy. I didn't feel like I missed anything or didn't understand what was happening, but I did feel overwhelmed sometimes by the lists of genes that we get throughout the book. I guess it does add to the science fiction vibe. It's nowhere near the level of, say, Andy Weir, though, so if you enjoy that you probably won't mind it here. The idea of gene manipulation and how it was used was interesting. The story lags a bit in the middle, and there's a time jump that didn't really make sense to me, but I was entertained and look forward to reading the author's other works.
This was my first Blake Crouch book, and I can see why so many people enjoy his stories. This was fast-paced, easy to read, and compelling to boot. Our main character is the son of the woman who caused one of the biggest humanitarian crises in history, resulting in gene manipulation being banned. To atone for his mother's sins, he joined the Gene Protection Agency. But while acting on a tip, he gets exposed to something that begins to alter his own genes. He just doesn't know into what.
Parts of this do get pretty science heavy. I didn't feel like I missed anything or didn't understand what was happening, but I did feel overwhelmed sometimes by the lists of genes that we get throughout the book. I guess it does add to the science fiction vibe. It's nowhere near the level of, say, Andy Weir, though, so if you enjoy that you probably won't mind it here. The idea of gene manipulation and how it was used was interesting. The story lags a bit in the middle, and there's a time jump that didn't really make sense to me, but I was entertained and look forward to reading the author's other works.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture