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Gataca (2011)

by Franck Thilliez(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

2265087432 (ISBN13: 9782265087439)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Fleuve noir

series

Franck Sharko

review 1: Excellent exciting sometimes got me crossed eyed. A lot of what if questions. Violence and brutally. Does it has something to do with DNA driven or society? Theft of a Cro-Magnon mummy to prove what? Genetic finding and more questions. Psychological ride searching of evidence to tie things all together. Evolutionary phenomenon, can it prove why one type of person resort to it while another does not? Left-hand versus right hand? The author wrote it so well the only hiccup, to much scientific (stuff) yes I said, stuff! It made my eyes cross, luckily the story flowed with a force to breeze right by it and back to the thrill of intrigue.I won this book on Goodreads, First Read Giveaway. Thank you, Darlene Cruz
review 2: I prefered this book to the first one ... moreand by far. First, because I've learned a lot of things on genetic - thank you to the meticulous research done by the author and his real gift to vulgarise complex concepts - then, because I loved to meet again with Lucie and Franck and last because the rythm never faltered and I love that!We find again Lucie and Franck who succeed once again in drawing their strength from their weaknesses and their rage to lead to end their investigation. I am very surprised by the accuracy of Lucy's portrait, knowing that the author is a man. Some of the questions that Lucie arises seemed legitimate. The author obviously has a good understanding of the female psyche! As for Frank, I was sorry to see him in an even more pitiable condition than in Syndrome [E] (yes, it's possible!) His redemption goes through his support to Lucy. In short, very realistic and well-written characters.Another strong point of the novel is the fierce struggle of a cop to bring down Frank. Honestly, there was a moment - or two - where I really wanted to hit him! The relationships between the characters are so well written that when that cop lashes out at Franck, we believe it, we're experiencing it and we are not happy!Regarding the story, I loved it! What I like in a good thriller is that the explanation is plausible, credible and intelligible. Here, the three qualities are present. Thilliez explains genetics in a clear and understandable way, and the facts are proven. So - in my opinion - it's a guarantee of quality. And then - again in that story - we travel, this time in Brazil. That's when I thought that the author does not fancy heat! Whether in Egypt for the previous volume or here in Brazil, its painful description of the heat makes me think he prefers colder temperatures. But hats off to the way he made me feel sweaty!The pace of this novel is intense, it's a race to find a group of individuals who show a violence that wasn't seen since Cro-magnon and the mastermind behind it all. Each track leads to a (bad) surprise and drags them along, taking us with them in an investigation as dangerous as scientific. less

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