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A review by honeyreads1066
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I think I expected to like this book significantly more than I did because of how much I loved 'Dark Matter'.
This book follows Logan, who notices his body going through changes after he comes face to face with a bomb designed to rewrite his DNA. He goes through a journey to figure out what is happening to him and finds himself trying to save the world in the process.
I really did like the plot, I feel like there were a lot of philosophical questions and ideas that I'll probably be ruminating on for the next couple of days or maybe weeks. There were a lot of big ideas that felt very digestible which I liked.
I also liked how fast-paced everything was. The story progressed really quickly and I felt like there was a lot going on all the time. It made it all not drag out. Although there were some time skips that seemed rather large and confused me a little. I sort of wish there was more detail in that time period.
I think one of my main issues was Logan as a character. I felt that mainly because it was in the first person we should have fully been in his head and able to notice the drastic differences in his tone and the way he thinks as his body goes through but we didn't really get that. He felt very flat and generic at times and I felt like he didn't have his own voice. I also didn't like the science aspect of it. I love that Crouch tried to explain the science but I was still confused, that may have been just me but I was lost.
This book follows Logan, who notices his body going through changes after he comes face to face with a bomb designed to rewrite his DNA. He goes through a journey to figure out what is happening to him and finds himself trying to save the world in the process.
I really did like the plot, I feel like there were a lot of philosophical questions and ideas that I'll probably be ruminating on for the next couple of days or maybe weeks. There were a lot of big ideas that felt very digestible which I liked.
I also liked how fast-paced everything was. The story progressed really quickly and I felt like there was a lot going on all the time. It made it all not drag out. Although there were some time skips that seemed rather large and confused me a little. I sort of wish there was more detail in that time period.
I think one of my main issues was Logan as a character. I felt that mainly because it was in the first person we should have fully been in his head and able to notice the drastic differences in his tone and the way he thinks as his body goes through but we didn't really get that. He felt very flat and generic at times and I felt like he didn't have his own voice. I also didn't like the science aspect of it. I love that Crouch tried to explain the science but I was still confused, that may have been just me but I was lost.