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A review by wesleywesley
Nexus by Ramez Naam
3.0
While the premises are not exactly the same, I couldn't help but think of James Dashner's (of The Maze Runner) The Eye of Minds as I was reading this.
Even though I don't normally read sci-fi, Nexus was palatable. The beginning was a lot to take in and with all that sci-fi jargon all at once, naturally, it came across as a little try-hard. Eventually, it subsides and you really get brought into a future world. I was convinced. The fact that Naam is a technologist himself is probably what gives the story its believable edge.
In contrast, The Eye of Minds packs as much content and imagination in its entirety as the first chapter of Nexus. In many ways, they're not even comparable. Minds seems deliberately childish (and if not, wow) and is also simultaneously drawn out and shortened to fit into a series-sequel format where Nexus, while it has a sequel, could very well be a standalone novel.
All in all, I don't think sci-fi is for me, but I felt that Nexus was pretty good.
Even though I don't normally read sci-fi, Nexus was palatable. The beginning was a lot to take in and with all that sci-fi jargon all at once, naturally, it came across as a little try-hard. Eventually, it subsides and you really get brought into a future world. I was convinced. The fact that Naam is a technologist himself is probably what gives the story its believable edge.
In contrast, The Eye of Minds packs as much content and imagination in its entirety as the first chapter of Nexus. In many ways, they're not even comparable. Minds seems deliberately childish (and if not, wow) and is also simultaneously drawn out and shortened to fit into a series-sequel format where Nexus, while it has a sequel, could very well be a standalone novel.
All in all, I don't think sci-fi is for me, but I felt that Nexus was pretty good.