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Upgrade by Blake Crouch - ★★★
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Great review!I have this one planned for a long road trip later this month.
Sue wrote: "Great review!I have this one planned for a long road trip later this month."
I'm assuming that you are going to listen to it as an audiobook. Unfortunately, I did, too. It was good; however, if I had read it, I would have skipped some of the genetic discussion.
Yes planning on listening on audio. I'm listening with my husband who will love the extra science "homework". LOL
John wrote: "Sue wrote: "Great review!I have this one planned for a long road trip later this month."
I'm assuming that you are going to listen to it as an audiobook. Unfortunately, I did, too. It was good; ..."
Yes, the genetic discussion was dry as dust so I just skimmed a lot of it quickly. This was 3 stars for me as well.
In the near future, Logan Ramsey is employed by the Gene Protection Agency, a federal law enforcement branch charged with finding and shutting down black gene editing labs and capturing rogue genetic scientists. During one raid, a bomb explodes injecting Logan with ice-shard fragments, each laced with genetic material. Weeks after being released from the hospital, he discovers that he has received an "upgrade." His 118 IQ is now maxed out on on the intelligence test at 200. His physical endurance, perceptual systems, and general health has improved. His now present eidectic memory allows him to recall any page of any book read or conversation had. Cognitive and reasoning is enhanced. However, this upgrade sacrifices his compassion since emotion, like the character Dr. Spock proffers in the Star Trek series, is illogical. He soon discovers that he was targetted for this explosion and was not the only one to receive this upgrade, however, for what reason?
Although I am a science geek enjoying science fiction from an early age, I found the amount of science in this book tedious at times. This was the primary reason that I downgraded this book when compared to his earlier books, Dark Matter and Recursion, which I gave four stars. The plot of this book is best when Logan regains his humanity after losing it.