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The Chemist
by Stephenie Meyer
With Stephenie Meyer's books, there's this dark cloud of labels hovering over the decision to read her stuff, especially her post-[b:Twilight|41865|Twilight (Twilight, #1)|Stephenie Meyer|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361039443s/41865.jpg|3212258] books. I liked the Twilight series well enough—the books' likability declined though, in my opinion, with each sequel. I actually liked the interesting take on seeing the same events from Edward's point-of-view in [b:Midnight Sun|4502877|Midnight Sun (Twilight, #1.5)|Stephenie Meyer|http://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|4551869] . . . too bad things got sticky there and halted its progress. Conversely, I have zero interest in reading this weird reverse on the plot in [b:Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined|26877697|Twilight / Life and Death (Twilight, #1, 1.75)|Stephenie Meyer|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1444170428s/26877697.jpg|46921227]. I enjoyed [b:The Host|1656001|The Host (The Host, #1)|Stephenie Meyer|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1318009171s/1656001.jpg|3328799]. Meyer isn't the best writer, but I don't know that she's going for that. I think mainly she is trying to write books she finds entertaining. That's enough for me sometimes. Not every piece of literature can be a piece of Literature or someone's magnum opus. So, there's a place for books that are written to entertain, and I found that here.
The summary has this as a gripping page-turner, which puts me in mind of thrillers, or books with a heightened sense of suspense and tons of action. Now, while I don't think this book qualifies as a thriller, nor as a novel riddled with suspense or action, I did find myself wanting to continue turning pages. There were no easy breaks, so it made it a difficult novel to want to put down, and it completely maintained my curiosity throughout, but I think page-turner would misrepresent it here.
Our main character is the one in the title, the chemist, and she is on the run from her former employees, the government of the U.S. I'm not going to stretch it out here; there's little to write without possibly giving away some plot points. This was just a really interesting read and it held my attention throughout. Yes, many plot points were fairly predictable, but that doesn't mean they weren't believable. A few items strained on the believability, but through sarcasm and the way the Chemist approached these reveals made these unbelievable situations relatable. I mainly found the interest held because of the main character and her voice. She was a solidly constructed character, and I found her immensely interesting from the get-go.
The reader drops right into her life at the beginning. The Chemist hides behind quickly created false identities that she just as quickly has to drop sometimes. The methodology with which Meyer's attacked the Chemist and her routines that seem to be built upon justifiable paranoia was astounding. I was mesmerized by the details from the first chapter. This pace continued throughout, and though I kept waiting for my interest to wane, it never did. There really was never a dull moment for me, whether it was because of literal action and the Chemist is on the run, or whether it was simply being taken through her nightly routine involving defensive chemicals I was hooked and the pace maintained itself. I found this book highly enjoyable and even found the epilogue (which can sometimes go into being cheesy) to be a fantastic close for this stand-alone novel.
The summary has this as a gripping page-turner, which puts me in mind of thrillers, or books with a heightened sense of suspense and tons of action. Now, while I don't think this book qualifies as a thriller, nor as a novel riddled with suspense or action, I did find myself wanting to continue turning pages. There were no easy breaks, so it made it a difficult novel to want to put down, and it completely maintained my curiosity throughout, but I think page-turner would misrepresent it here.
Our main character is the one in the title, the chemist, and she is on the run from her former employees, the government of the U.S. I'm not going to stretch it out here; there's little to write without possibly giving away some plot points. This was just a really interesting read and it held my attention throughout. Yes, many plot points were fairly predictable, but that doesn't mean they weren't believable. A few items strained on the believability, but through sarcasm and the way the Chemist approached these reveals made these unbelievable situations relatable. I mainly found the interest held because of the main character and her voice. She was a solidly constructed character, and I found her immensely interesting from the get-go.
The reader drops right into her life at the beginning. The Chemist hides behind quickly created false identities that she just as quickly has to drop sometimes. The methodology with which Meyer's attacked the Chemist and her routines that seem to be built upon justifiable paranoia was astounding. I was mesmerized by the details from the first chapter. This pace continued throughout, and though I kept waiting for my interest to wane, it never did. There really was never a dull moment for me, whether it was because of literal action and the Chemist is on the run, or whether it was simply being taken through her nightly routine involving defensive chemicals I was hooked and the pace maintained itself. I found this book highly enjoyable and even found the epilogue (which can sometimes go into being cheesy) to be a fantastic close for this stand-alone novel.