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A review by adamgolden
The Genius Plague by David Walton
3.0
(3.5/5★)
Considering the title of the book, I was hoping that it would focus more on this "plague" that was giving people hyper intelligence and curing diseases left and right. Instead, a good majority of the book is unfortunately focused on how the protagonist can get through any situation practically blindfolded, because things just constantly happen to go his way. There are undoubtedly interesting ideas in this book, example being the idea of a symbiotic relationship between fungi and humans, and how it could lead to saving the planet. If more of these ideas were expounded on a bit more, instead of the bland military and NSA segments, it would have been a much more satisfying read.
Considering the title of the book, I was hoping that it would focus more on this "plague" that was giving people hyper intelligence and curing diseases left and right. Instead, a good majority of the book is unfortunately focused on how the protagonist can get through any situation practically blindfolded, because things just constantly happen to go his way. There are undoubtedly interesting ideas in this book, example being the idea of a symbiotic relationship between fungi and humans, and how it could lead to saving the planet. If more of these ideas were expounded on a bit more, instead of the bland military and NSA segments, it would have been a much more satisfying read.