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Genesis Plague (2011)

by Michael Byrnes(Favorite Author)

3.52 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1847392644 (ISBN13: 9781847392640)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Simon + Schuster UK

review 1: This book is easy to read, and you will read it really fast. But afterwards it doesn't leave any mark of reflection. The characters are clear, there are only good or bad guys. There is a woman and predictable "falling in love", at least author speared the soup-opera part with hero fighting to save his beloved woman. Author keeps his book in the mood of "24 hours". Short period of time, jumping between the action places speeds up its action.Generally book was ok. But I might not read his next book. It looks like I will get similar impression, the same clearly divided characters, simultaneous action only differed plot.
review 2: Not yet finished this book so my review may change. However, so far it comes across as the script of a big dumb Hollywood action movie. ... moreAnd as a movie I would think fine I'll switch off my brain and enjoy the ride. But this is not a movie, it's a book. And as such I expect a little more from the story telling. I don't mind that minor characters are a bit sketchy, cliched or stereotypical but I do expect the main protagonist and antagonist to have something compelling about them. Unfortunately there is too little insight to all the characters and motivations for me to give a damn about what happens to them. And what insight we are given is just dull. It also doesn't help the Genesis Plague's page turnability when the spark of immediacy and tension is dampened considerably by the stilted Third-person past-tense style. When an author uses third-person past-tense it's because they usually intend to suck in the reader deep under the skin of one or two characters. Which will give us heightened tension throughout the book for the inevitable climax. For example see Stephen King. But unfortunately we don't get that with this book.But it is a good premise for a story. So if it ever gets made into that big dumb Hollywood action movie I'm sure we will all enjoy it. But wait for the movie. less

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