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Summary: Quite a Disappointment
Review: Having recently discovered Caleb Carr, I was very excited to see a new book by him set in the future. Unfortunately, this book was a disappointment. The premise of the book is timely and interesting (information is not knowledge) but Mr. Carr chooses to present his story with fantastic and unbelieveable scenarios and shallow characters. This book reminded me a lot of James Patterson's When the Wind Blows, another dismal effort by a good author. If you must read Killing Time, check it out of your local public library. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: Another Great Book From A Great Author
Review: There are few authors that you can count on to always deliver an entertaining and well written book. Caleb Carr is one of those authors. Killing Time is a nice change of pace for Carr who previuosly has set his novels in the past. Killing Time is set in the future, but the historical elements that always mark Carr's books are there. The story reads very much like an H.G. Wells or Jules Vern novel, yet it is still original enough to really grab you. Any fan of Caleb Carr will enjoy this book and hopefully others will give him a try.
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Summary: Jules Verne
Review: This is a puerile attempt at science fiction that is written at the 12 - 18 year level. It lacks credible science in the same way that Jules Vernes 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea described Captain Nemo and the vessel. Its abstraction of the dangers of the internet into a horrible future are valid, but supported with magic not credible logic.
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Summary: Well Timed
Review: Having read many of Mr's Carr's previous works, I waited anxiously for this one... It reminds me of sci-fi works like Farenheit 451, Brave New World, and 1984... it's a good read, and it's release couldn't have been timed better after the media debacle of the 2000 presidential election.
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Summary: Was Carr just killing time?
Review: I was deeply disappointed by Carr's latest effort. His earlier books were near masterpieces, with richly detailed plots, deep characterization, intense action, and profound questions. By contrast, Killing Time has only the shallowest of plots, paper-thin characters, and a shadowy reflection of action couched in wearisome narrative. And the profound questions? Those are there, but the answers are not worthy of the gifted humanist we know Carr to be.Worse, this book is a blatant rip-off of Verne's 20,000 Leagues -- complete with a near magical submarine (also capable of supersonic flight in the stratosphere and holographic cloaking!), a vengeful mad genius, an outsider/observer pressed into service against his better judgment, a now-dated narrative style filled with archaic usages, and countless pages of moralizing about the evils of modern society. Verne, in his genius, made it all work. Carr does not. Nor -- curiously -- does he even acknowledge his debt to the master. Did he think we wouldn't notice?
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Summary: Tom Swift meets John Galt
Review: A quick, fun read whose message seems to be: Don't believe all that you read or hear (especially off the Interenet!).
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Summary: Entertaining and Thought Provoking
Review: This is the first Caleb Carr book I've read (yea I know). I picked this one up yesterday because of what I've heard about his previous work and the interesting cover. I started reading as the election results were being announced and found myself turning off the coverage - once Gore got Penn. I thought the election was in the bag - to concentrate on the book. Three hours later I finished the book, turned on the TV and wished I could become Dr Wolfe... KILLING TIME is as if Mr Carr has channelled Jules Verne, Terry Southern and Joseph Heller and come up with a wildly entertaining look into the near future. A well crafted tale that is concise with not an extra work or sentence to upset it's delicate balance. Sharp satire, thought provoking ideas and wild adventure pour out of every page. I didn't think Mr Carr was going to pull this story off but he does. Bravo to him as I look forward to reading his previous works and any future writings.
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Summary: Once again an amazing turn-out from an excellent author
Review: It is rare for a book to grab at you with the ferocity that this book does. By the time you get to page 20, you are sucked in through the very end. This book will having you turn the pages as fast as your eyes can read, as you wander in and out of belief and disbelief of everything that you think of history and the information that the public accepts as fact every day. A departure from the old-timed style of "The Alienist" and "Angel of Darkness," the characters become real and the stories completely believable as you read. Caleb Carr proves once again that he can spin a tale with the best of them.
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Summary: Caleb Carr is the master!
Review: Great story! Great book! Do yourself a favor--get this book! And while you're at it, pick up The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness as well. You won't be disappointed. Mr. Carr, my hat is off to you! I wait impatiently for your next bestseller.
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Summary: It's by Caleb Carr -- buy it!
Review: That's all you need to know
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