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Machine Man (2009)

by Max Barry(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Max Barry

review 1: This was a satisfying book. On the one hand, it is mostly an exercise in absurdity---the main character loses a leg in an accident, and, being a brilliant scientist/engineer with no life and no social skills, he builds the perfect prosthetic, which leads to "Accidently" removing his other leg so he can have a matching pair of "Better" legs, which leads to....well, you can guess. It is worth reading the Amazon reviews because they are mostly spot on--one person will give it a 1 star for dark humor, unlikeable main character, etc, while another will give it 5 stars for the same reason.I thought it was hilarious. The opening sequence of the book, when he wakes up and cannot find his phone, and cannot go to his car to look for it because he does not have his phone to tell hi... morem what the weather is so he cannot get dressed, is near perfect. But it does make you think, if you want to, about accepting ourselves as we are, how and why we choose to change or improve ourselves, etc....
review 2: This was an amazing book, filled with suspense and drama. I love the science fiction aspect to it. It had a good moral as well, and speaks a lot to modern day society and how technology might someday surpass the powers of our own bodily functions and become a replacement. The book has other themes such as resilience and courage, and the main character has a good story. He uses technology to keep help him stand out from the crowd, but in the end it ends up taking him over. It is a great responsibility that can be easily misused and seems to sometimes have a mind of its own. Overall, Max Barry did an incredible job with writing this book and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. less

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