This is the second book in as many months that I am going to push, hard. I just absolutely could not put this book down. It was fantastic from the first page to the last, and I'm not typically a fan of technothrillers. Wired deserves every one of its five stars, because "it was amazing"!
I don't remember how I came across this book, but it must have at one point been free for the Kindle which is why I picked it up. And I'm glad that I did. I read this book so completely absorbed in it, that I only had a chance to make a single notation, on the day I started:
(5%)
I'm 5% done with Wired: Fort Bragg was mentioned in the very first official non-prologue chapter. :: squee :: Nov 11, 2012 08:26pm
I'll start by saying that the fact that it is, at least partially, set in North Carolina (my home state) worked as a hook. I recognized all of those settings, as well as the long drive up I-95 to get to Washington, DC. Familiar settings go a long way to getting in to a story.
I'm then going to address the fact that much like terrorist attacks, there are several mischievous devils who claim responsibility for the evil acts portrayed in this book and do so at various times. One, or perhaps none, of them is the true villain and that is why the book continues, past the villain's revelation. Muahahaha.
I was not a terribly big fan of the deus ex machina plot resolution, but at the same time it did fit entirely in the world that had been established for the rest of the plot, so I let it go. I typically prefer people to be able to use their native abilities to get out of the situation at hand, and the fact that I was able to overlook that preference for this novel says a lot.
I'm also struck by the fact that everyone involved seems to have suffered significant blood loss, soft tissue damage, broken bones, concussions, and general battery, but despite it all, they still seem quite capable of extraordinary feats of athleticism as if it was nothing special. I suppose that comes with this genre's territory.
Since Limitless is already a movie that has been made, I'd love to see this book made into a movie, as well. It certainly has a lot of the same elements, plus the action that a summer blockbuster needs. It could rake in serious box office cash. Douglas E. Richards, have you sold the film rights?
And the ending? Let's just say that I'm not a religious person but also not a militant atheist, so I really liked Kira Miller's final epiphany.
I don't remember how I came across this book, but it must have at one point been free for the Kindle which is why I picked it up. And I'm glad that I did. I read this book so completely absorbed in it, that I only had a chance to make a single notation, on the day I started:
(5%)
I'm 5% done with Wired: Fort Bragg was mentioned in the very first official non-prologue chapter. :: squee :: Nov 11, 2012 08:26pm
I'll start by saying that the fact that it is, at least partially, set in North Carolina (my home state) worked as a hook. I recognized all of those settings, as well as the long drive up I-95 to get to Washington, DC. Familiar settings go a long way to getting in to a story.
I'm then going to address the fact that much like terrorist attacks, there are several mischievous devils who claim responsibility for the evil acts portrayed in this book and do so at various times. One, or perhaps none, of them is the true villain and that is why the book continues, past the villain's revelation. Muahahaha.
I was not a terribly big fan of the deus ex machina plot resolution, but at the same time it did fit entirely in the world that had been established for the rest of the plot, so I let it go. I typically prefer people to be able to use their native abilities to get out of the situation at hand, and the fact that I was able to overlook that preference for this novel says a lot.
I'm also struck by the fact that everyone involved seems to have suffered significant blood loss, soft tissue damage, broken bones, concussions, and general battery, but despite it all, they still seem quite capable of extraordinary feats of athleticism as if it was nothing special. I suppose that comes with this genre's territory.
Since Limitless is already a movie that has been made, I'd love to see this book made into a movie, as well. It certainly has a lot of the same elements, plus the action that a summer blockbuster needs. It could rake in serious box office cash. Douglas E. Richards, have you sold the film rights?
And the ending? Let's just say that I'm not a religious person but also not a militant atheist, so I really liked Kira Miller's final epiphany.
