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Big Time
by Ben H. Winters
You never know what Ben Winters is going to write, but they are always something original and turn out completely different than you expects. And here comes another one. The premise is another what-if, what if everyone's time is quantifiable and can be moved from one person to another? The old adage time is money? People do very bad things for money.
Surprisingly, this story doesn't read like science fiction, it reads fast and furiously like a thriller as seen through the eyes of three characters. Ana is the "victim," who wakes up tied up in the backseat of a car and remembers being kidnapped with her daughter (taken by someone else), so naturally does everything in power to get away and find her daughter. Grace works for the medical device branch of the FDA and is called in for overtime to research a device found on a comatose patient (Ana) in a hospital. She brings new meaning to the term overtime. Desiree is the professional who was supposed to deliver Ana to a client when things went off the rails. For her time is money, and she's wasting too much of it. She is not happy.
And off they go.
And if you're confused, well, so are they. Very confused. But very persistent. And all extremely well realized characters, as well as the secondary ones. Grace's boss, don't we all know him? And her non-binary teen is wonderful. It all makes for a fabulous ride whether you know what's going on or not (you will want to). And it all comes clear in the end.
And hopefully it is 100% fiction. Hopefully,
Highly recommended.
Surprisingly, this story doesn't read like science fiction, it reads fast and furiously like a thriller as seen through the eyes of three characters. Ana is the "victim," who wakes up tied up in the backseat of a car and remembers being kidnapped with her daughter (taken by someone else), so naturally does everything in power to get away and find her daughter. Grace works for the medical device branch of the FDA and is called in for overtime to research a device found on a comatose patient (Ana) in a hospital. She brings new meaning to the term overtime. Desiree is the professional who was supposed to deliver Ana to a client when things went off the rails. For her time is money, and she's wasting too much of it. She is not happy.
And off they go.
And if you're confused, well, so are they. Very confused. But very persistent. And all extremely well realized characters, as well as the secondary ones. Grace's boss, don't we all know him? And her non-binary teen is wonderful. It all makes for a fabulous ride whether you know what's going on or not (you will want to). And it all comes clear in the end.
And hopefully it is 100% fiction. Hopefully,
Highly recommended.