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Summary: Nova At His Best, Couldn't Put It Down
Review: Wetware is another gem in the Nova collection. I bought the book yesterday and haven't done anything but read it since. Nova combines the adventures of characters Jack and Kay with the more sinister implications of the human genome project in this compelling, suspenseful novel. Michael Dirda, reviewing Wetware in the Washington Post, said it best: "This is a haunting, heart-stoppingly exciting, brilliantly structured novel of suspense, ideas and subtle characterization." The only thing I add is this: a good read is hard find and Nova has once again delivered.
Rating:
Summary: Nova At His Best, Couldn't Put It Down
Review: Wetware is another gem in the Nova collection. I bought the book yesterday and haven't done anything but read it since. Nova combines the adventures of characters Jack and Kay with the more sinister implications of the human genome project in this compelling, suspenseful novel. Michael Dirda, reviewing Wetware in the Washington Post, said it best: "This is a haunting, heart-stoppingly exciting, brilliantly structured novel of suspense, ideas and subtle characterization." The only thing I add is this: a good read is hard find and Nova has once again delivered.
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Summary: Remarkable Exploration of an Old Fantasy
Review: What if we could create life to our own specifications? Or in other words, engineer ourselves to be perfect human beings? Good idea? Maybe not. Maybe we would still be searching and yearning--for what? For love? For transcendence? For whatever it is we find only in surrender and giving up control? Maybe the experiment would turn out to be a disaster. Craig Nova explores this (not entirely original) theme with grace and power in Wetware. It is not strictly science fiction although words like "source code" and "DNA" are used freely in the opening chapters. It is actually a philosophical fantasy. What makes this book wonderful is the sheer beauty of the writing, and his treatment of the characters--believable, troubled, yearning, tortured creatures. This book grabs hold of you and you cannot put it down.
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