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A review by kartiknarayanan
Simple Genius by David Baldacci
3.0
Simple Genius has moments of greatness and moments of dumbfuckery. I loved the protagonists' character arcs as well the new character. There are three threads running for about two-thirds of the book and until these were relatively separate, they were enjoyable. After they come together, the whole is not simply that enjoyable and the book becomes less likable. What I loathed were the clumsy call outs to cryptanalysts and mathematicians of ages past. Baldacci could have just put 'normal' names and it would not have been as distracting. But, bonus for a shout to IIT since its my alma mater.
Overall, this book has its ups and downs. But on average (weighted, of course), the book is good.
Overall, this book has its ups and downs. But on average (weighted, of course), the book is good.