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Trans-Human (2000)

by David Simpson(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

genre

Fantasy

series

Post-Human

review 1: My true rating is 3.5 stars only due to the perspective on women (they all need a man???) and the liberties taken with science and tech.The entire "Human" series is a great fresh take on sci-fi that is timely with the advent of wearables. The main characters are engaging and you care what happens to them. All in all, I hope David Simpson continues to write and develop characters for this universe.
review 2: Boy, this is tough.There is so much potential here. The ideas are actually intriguing. But there are SO many problems with the execution.First, like the first two books in the series, the author jumps from idea to idea with brain-wrenching suddenness and zero "stitching" between the concepts. Events don't lead to each other, there isn't a lead up, the aut... morehor just introduces whatever whizzy-bang will completely resolve the current crisis. It is frustrating. As soon as some good tension builds up - TA DA - some magic, incredible technology is introduced and the tension dissipates with no real sense of accomplishment.Second, I've met mannequins with more genuine personality than the characters in these books. Honestly, the emotional development of most the characters stopped when they were eight years old and that is how they come across. Bad dialog, terrible, fake relationships. Finally, there is absolutely no literary courage. No one pays any sort of price for their choices (good or bad). The big "RESET" button gets pressed every time a hint of "consequence" glimmers on the horizon. I can't care about these people because (see above, they are plastic) I know that nothing happening is going to "stick." It all gets better, everyone lives happily ever after.I would love to see this author bring more ideas to the table but he really needs to partner with a writer who can craft a story and characters around his ideas. There is no harm in admitting you are the idea rat and not the pencil man! less

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