- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; New edition edition (2 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743416139
- ISBN-13: 978-0743416139
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 952,914 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'It was some moments before Charlie turned his gaze back to Control. When he did, there were tears in his eyes. "What have you done?"' "Something that evolution wouldn't have accomplished in a million years, left to itself," Control replied calmly. "You're custom-built, Charlie, a hero for our time..."' Charlie Monk is the ultimate superhero. He has no conscience. He has no fear. But he also has no memory. Dr Susan Flemyng has found a way to give memory back. In a world where even virtual reality is controlled, that is the most dangerous knowledge of all. Can she trust those she works for, or should she take the greatest risk and trust Charlie?
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David Ambrose read law at Oxford and has worked internationally in theatre, film and television. For more information, visit his official website on www davidambrose.com
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Dazzling exploration of identity in thriller form,
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This review is from: The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk (Hardcover)
Ambrose has cornered the market in combining classical three act thrillers with mind-bending speculations on intelligent scientific possibilities. He is now unique in a genre entirely his own. (see THE MAN WHO TURNED INTO HIMSELF and SUPERSTITION.) THE DISCRETE CHARM OF CHARLIE MONK grips from its opening chapter through unguessable twists to a satisfyingly rich climax. Ranging through speculations upon virtual reality and philosophical issues of personal identity, the novel is also simply a terrific thriller. Hitchcock meets Hawking. James Bond meets Bunuel. I enjoyed it immensely.
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This review is from: The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk (Paperback)
I am sorry to say that I was very disappointed with this book. I had previously read a book by the same author and this prompted me to try another one. I found the plot to be completely unbelievable and, even judged as a fantasy or science fiction story, it just did not capture my imagination. I got the impression the author just justified each situation without any attempt to match them to any other part of the story. I am sorry to say I gave the book away as soon as I had finished it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining, but not Post-Modern enough,
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This review is from: Discrete Charm Charlie Monk (Paperback)
Ambrose further asserts himself among the ranks of Philip K. Dick and Christopher Priest, and their identity woes, with this outing. And while it ends on a high note, the novel reads more like a Dean Koontz work than anything literate, which, on one hand, is vital for the overall presentation, but on the other, makes for dull, unintelligent reading. It is, ultimately, quite a bit like "Total Recall" having some interesting twists and turns, and some wonderfully intereting scenes, but it's more like and action movie than a treatise on identity and memory, as one might hope.
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