Adam Fawer
Author of Improbable: A Novel
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- Birthdate
- 1970
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
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Bir yazar karizmasını nasil yerle bir edebilir bu kitap buna kocaman bir örnek. Vakit kaybı. Rezalet.
I cannot finish this crap. This book does have an interesting premise. But it is a just collection of scientific trivia with a side serving of crappy writing. Zero stars.
Identical twins. Buff blonde Russian double agent. Nerdly geeks. North Koreans, KGB, NSA, CIA. Corruptible civil servants. Mob run card games. Scientists mad with ambition. Bodies vaulting from sixth floor labs. Remotely exploded cars. Surveillance vans with FedEx logos. Suitcases full of cash. Kidnappings and chase scenes. Migraines, brain spasms, preternatural prediction. Its all there. Its all pretty well written, so you could suspend your disbelief and ride the story. I did for a while, then it got corny, with not enough snappy humor to keep me in the game. So, I folded. Not a slam on the author who constructed a pretty good book. I was just in the mood for either more subtlety, or sex, or silliness.… (more)
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Simply put, a must-read for everyone...