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A review by carriekellenberger
The Hollow Man by Dan Simmons
3.0
3.5 stars
The Hollow Man was a very entertaining read, but I've learned to expect this from Dan Simmons. His ability to write about a wide range of difficult subjects and make it understandable is commendable. He deserves his endorsements from Stephen King and Dean Koontz for this novel!
Jeremy Bremen is telepathic. He can read minds like he knows his own mind. He meets the love of his life and she is also a telepath who helps to shield Jeremy from the thoughts of millions of other minds. When she dies (common knowledge in the book synopsis), Jeremy's mind blows apart and suddenly the minds of everyone around him are open. The neurobabble he hears is excruciating, and his grief from the loss of his wife pushes him over the edge.
Jeremy heads out to an area that is remote where he can be by himself and live off the land for a bit, but he witnesses something horrible and suddenly finds himself on the run.
200 pages in, this story hit WTH territory, and that is where the horror aspect of this story really kicks into high gear. I couldn't put this book down once I hit this part of the story. I burned through the rest of this novel pretty quickly.
Man, oh man. The Cold Room scene - WHOA. WHOAAAAAAA.
This is my sixth Dan Simmons book this year. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but it's quite technical. It won't be everyone's cup of tea like some of his other books.
If you don't enjoy reading books that have a lot of science in them or that discuss quantum mechanics, mathematics, parallel universes, and theories about mind-reading, this book is likely not for you.
But, if you are willing to give it a go, Simmons does a great job of explaining certain theories in layman terms. You can't skip over the content though. It's relevant to his story.
It is so hard to decide on 3 stars or 4 stars! I'm basing this rating solely on his other books, and feel that it deserves more than 3 stars, but that would put it on the same level as Song of Kali, which I enjoyed more, so I'm going to leave it at 3.5 stars and say that's worth reading if you love this author as much as I do.
The Hollow Man was a very entertaining read, but I've learned to expect this from Dan Simmons. His ability to write about a wide range of difficult subjects and make it understandable is commendable. He deserves his endorsements from Stephen King and Dean Koontz for this novel!
Jeremy Bremen is telepathic. He can read minds like he knows his own mind. He meets the love of his life and she is also a telepath who helps to shield Jeremy from the thoughts of millions of other minds. When she dies (common knowledge in the book synopsis), Jeremy's mind blows apart and suddenly the minds of everyone around him are open. The neurobabble he hears is excruciating, and his grief from the loss of his wife pushes him over the edge.
Jeremy heads out to an area that is remote where he can be by himself and live off the land for a bit, but he witnesses something horrible and suddenly finds himself on the run.
200 pages in, this story hit WTH territory, and that is where the horror aspect of this story really kicks into high gear. I couldn't put this book down once I hit this part of the story. I burned through the rest of this novel pretty quickly.
Man, oh man. The Cold Room scene - WHOA. WHOAAAAAAA.
This is my sixth Dan Simmons book this year. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but it's quite technical. It won't be everyone's cup of tea like some of his other books.
If you don't enjoy reading books that have a lot of science in them or that discuss quantum mechanics, mathematics, parallel universes, and theories about mind-reading, this book is likely not for you.
But, if you are willing to give it a go, Simmons does a great job of explaining certain theories in layman terms. You can't skip over the content though. It's relevant to his story.
It is so hard to decide on 3 stars or 4 stars! I'm basing this rating solely on his other books, and feel that it deserves more than 3 stars, but that would put it on the same level as Song of Kali, which I enjoyed more, so I'm going to leave it at 3.5 stars and say that's worth reading if you love this author as much as I do.