A review by chuckstafer
Dare to Know by James Kennedy

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This novel was a weird one. The concept was really neat: uncovering an equation to predict people's exact time of death. Discovering a flaw in the system and being alive when you should be dead. Trying to uncover a sinister secret at your employer. All the "fixings" were there for a pretty cool sci-fi thriller, but this novel was more like an acid trip and one guy remembering random things in his life and talking to himself throughout the whole story. 

The writing style wasn't the greatest. It felt choppy and all over the place. The narrator was kind of a jerk and I just didn't get the point of some of the stories he was telling about his past. 

The ending was very odd for sure. Not sure what was going on and it quickly devolved into an Alice in Wonderland, drug-infused dream of a thing and it left me wondering "what did I just read?"
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