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I2 (2011)

by James Bannon(Favorite Author)

3.32 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0013084585 (ISBN13: 2940013084582)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Banco Picante Press

review 1: A psychological thriller in the style of, dare I say it, Stephen King. It is not for the faint of heart or those offended by graphic novels. However, as soon as I got into the story it had me hooked. There were a million ways it could have gone, and I could not predict where it went.All-in-all, if you appreciate Stephen King's work and style, I believe you'll enjoy this first novel by James Bannon.
review 2: In James Bannon's novel "i2" Edward Frame creates technology that allow's the essence of a human being to be stored on a computer and downloaded to an unborn child. In essence its immortality of the mind and spirit if not the body or even the soul. As many have said this is an interesting premise.The book started out rather slowly with lots of backgrou... morend material about the research and some back story about Edward, his mistress and his family but quickly moved forward after his essence was transplanted to the unborn child. I found the birth and early years of Edward's new incarnation of Adam to be the most interesting and exciting part of the book. Much of this was humorous as he explored his body and world. For me the story took a bit of a wrong turn as Adam moved into adolescence and began a destructive round of sexual encounters and drug abuse. At that point I believe so much more could have been done with the novel. What if the accomplishments that were imagined by Edward Frame early in the novel could actually have been achieved by Adam? I think this would have made a more exciting and unpredictable story. As it was it just degenerated into one teenage sexual fantasy after another.I also wanted to mention I hate reading books with no chapter break. I think that alone prejudiced me against this book. On a positive note I enjoyed the way the author ended the story and found Adam's selfless act some redemption for all the destruction he caused earlier. I wish I could give this book 3 1/2 stars. I believe that if the author had just taken a deep breath, maybe paused for a chapter break and thought more about the possibilities the book laid out in the beginning he could have written something really special. As it is there is still much to recommend about this novel but like his character Adam it fails to reach its potential. less

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