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Format: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.
Format: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.
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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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