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Holy cow, this book was disturbing, messed with my head, and was impossible to put down!
Psychological, military, and political thriller with a bit of a coming-to-age mixed in with a disturbing prescience at what society was going to look like with advancing computer technology and the military industrial complex.
It is like the author in the 1980s was able to accurately predict video game training for military/police/children to make humans better killers, technology like drones to kill people ...more
Psychological, military, and political thriller with a bit of a coming-to-age mixed in with a disturbing prescience at what society was going to look like with advancing computer technology and the military industrial complex.
It is like the author in the 1980s was able to accurately predict video game training for military/police/children to make humans better killers, technology like drones to kill people ...more
Jun 25, 2013
Stephanie
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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books-to-movie
I am not an O.S.C fan, but I was quite impressed with this book. I think it was improved upon by the cast who read this book. It was fun, fast paced, and hard to put down.
I definitely would recommend this book to my friends and fellow readers. It does have language and a few rough scenes - so not for young kids.
I definitely would recommend this book to my friends and fellow readers. It does have language and a few rough scenes - so not for young kids.
NOTE: This review is for the audiobook version of this novel.
A compelling, innovative story from beginning to end. I found it enthralling and I couldn't wait for more. I spent the better part of a work day listening to this (while still working, thank you very much) and now that it is done I look forward to continuing my audiobook adventure!
Recommended to: Loners who loved the Harry Potter series, those who loved Ready Player One, fans of Heinlein and Madeleine L'Engle alike; theatrically read ...more
A compelling, innovative story from beginning to end. I found it enthralling and I couldn't wait for more. I spent the better part of a work day listening to this (while still working, thank you very much) and now that it is done I look forward to continuing my audiobook adventure!
Recommended to: Loners who loved the Harry Potter series, those who loved Ready Player One, fans of Heinlein and Madeleine L'Engle alike; theatrically read ...more
I absolutely loved it.
If you dig scifi, you will love this book. Great story. Interesting characters. However, I give it a "PG-13" rating for violence and language.
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My first Sci-fi classic and it was great. I enjoyed it and was amazied that this was written in 1977.
Apr 02, 2010
Gaijinmama
marked it as to-read
Jan 20, 2013
Cherylcali "turn the page"
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
fantasy,
banned-books-list
Jan 31, 2013
Kim DeCina
marked it as to-read
Oct 14, 2016
David Howe
marked it as to-read
