Upgrade: A Novel
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "If Michael Crichton had written a superhero novel, it would look a lot like Upgrade."--The New York Times Book Review "You don't so much sympathize with the main character as live inside his skin."--DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series "Mysterious, fascinating, and deeply moving--exploring the very nature of what it means to be human."--ALEX MICHAELIDES, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Maiden ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, She Reads The mind-blowing new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion--currently in development as a motion picture at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners "You are the next step in human evolution."At first, Logan Ramsay isn't sure if anything's different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep. But before long, he can't deny it: Something's happening to his brain. To his body. He's starting to see the world, and those around him--even those he loves most--in whole new ways. The truth is, Logan's genome has been hacked. And there's a reason he's been targeted for this upgrade. A reason that goes back decades to the darkest part of his past, and a horrific family legacy. Worse still, what's happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large--at a terrifying cost. Because of his new abilities, Logan's the one person in the world capable of stopping what's been set in motion. But to have a chance at winning this war, he'll have to become something other than himself. Maybe even something other than human. And even as he's fighting, he can't help wondering: what if humanity's only hope for a future really does lie in engineering our own evolution? Intimate in scale yet epic in scope, Upgrade is an intricately plotted, lightning-fast tale that charts one man's thrilling transformation, even as it asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity--and our boundless potential.
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A short fun read with a similar trying-to-put-the-genie-back-in-the-bottle plot to the author's other recent releases. I found the final resolution more satisfying than I expected.
I loved Dark Matter and several other of this authors books. This one just didn’t entertain me at all. Slow and uneventful.
I enjoyed this book. I'll admit I mentally skimmed over some of the intricate details and scientific analysis, but the heart of the story reached me.
3.5 stars.
I enjoyed this, but not as much as I’ve enjoyed the author’s other work. I liked the idea of gene modifications and I can see something like this actually happening (which hopefully it doesn’t). I enjoyed the writing style, the descriptions, and the scientific terminology that is easy to comprehend. I didn’t feel drawn to any characters, but I did enjoy the relationship between Logan & Ava, especially during their chess games.
I enjoyed this, but not as much as I’ve enjoyed the author’s other work. I liked the idea of gene modifications and I can see something like this actually happening (which hopefully it doesn’t). I enjoyed the writing style, the descriptions, and the scientific terminology that is easy to comprehend. I didn’t feel drawn to any characters, but I did enjoy the relationship between Logan & Ava, especially during their chess games.
What did I just read? I mean this book…wow. I’m not even sure where to start. I don’t think this book was for me. The chapters were too long and in some ways the pacing went back and forth between too slow and too fast for me. I felt I spent most of my time learning background than reading a book. Most of the action came at the end of the book and I sat there wondering what I was trying to finish this book for. The premise was interesting so I ...read more
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