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ingo_lembcke's review
5.0
Not bought, lent with Amazon Prime
Short review: bloody, very philosophical, reminds me of Snow Crash [b:Snow Crash|830|Snow Crash|Neal Stephenson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477624625s/830.jpg|493634].
Questions and discusses the moral and ethical implications of the advances described.
Although very blood and quite a few people die, it questions the actions and decisions leading to the deaths and the hero is against the killing.
Certainly shows that not all is simply black and white, more like a grey fog.
Also questions the policy of the government.
A book to think about, and with a lot of action and fight scenes, a very good mixture, also some twists I did not see coming.
Already lent the next book in the series, and cannot wait to read it.
Highly recommended, and when it is clear, I might read them again, I will buy the books in the series!
Short review: bloody, very philosophical, reminds me of Snow Crash [b:Snow Crash|830|Snow Crash|Neal Stephenson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477624625s/830.jpg|493634].
Questions and discusses the moral and ethical implications of the advances described.
Although very blood and quite a few people die, it questions the actions and decisions leading to the deaths and the hero is against the killing.
Certainly shows that not all is simply black and white, more like a grey fog.
Also questions the policy of the government.
A book to think about, and with a lot of action and fight scenes, a very good mixture, also some twists I did not see coming.
Already lent the next book in the series, and cannot wait to read it.
Highly recommended, and when it is clear, I might read them again, I will buy the books in the series!
lala_reads_too's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Cursing, War, Miscarriage, Grief, Death, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Abortion
Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, and Mass/school shootings
casey_hudson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
An action-forward, near-future romp that paints an interesting picture of neuro-connectivity. Though preachy at times, this is an interesting pro-technology narrative that reads like an action movie.
A pretty quick read, Nexus offers a contemplative perspective on what it could mean for humans and computers to be connected as one communal organism. Exploring the hopeful and the ugly side of futurism, this is a great book for a thoughtful Saturday afternoon.
A pretty quick read, Nexus offers a contemplative perspective on what it could mean for humans and computers to be connected as one communal organism. Exploring the hopeful and the ugly side of futurism, this is a great book for a thoughtful Saturday afternoon.
jbliv's review against another edition
3.0
Nexus is an excellent thriller, but little more than that. The characters are props for the plot, and the plot is a prop for Naam's obviously biased perspective on human enhancement through nano tech. The book is preachy and heavy-handed too often, though the action is first-rate. Though Naam claims the tech is based in reality, I found the sheer variety and evolutions of the tech to be a bit light in terms of explanation. Don't expect Neal Stephenson's level of exposition here. Entertaining, but lacking real resonance.
libellum_aphrodite's review
3.0
While the brain operating system premise is very interesting (so interesting as to fuel a 30 minute conversation at a work team lunch that barely scratched the surface) and the plot moves at an action-packed clip, the writing here isn't good enough to get me past three stars.
* Characters manage to be flat even with elaborate back stories.
* Prose gets pretty jerky and awkward in places.
* Action scenes wish they were in a screenplay (lots of excessive explosions and gunfire).
* Debugging or coding descriptions have an odd pacing to them that doesn't match with how I've seen anyone work with code.
That all being said, I already started the second book in the trilogy.
* Characters manage to be flat even with elaborate back stories.
* Prose gets pretty jerky and awkward in places.
* Action scenes wish they were in a screenplay (lots of excessive explosions and gunfire).
* Debugging or coding descriptions have an odd pacing to them that doesn't match with how I've seen anyone work with code.
That all being said, I already started the second book in the trilogy.
subparcupcake's review against another edition
2.0
The first half of this book I would probably rate 4 stars. I really liked the premise and set up and was excited to see where the story went. The second half though... It was just way too much action for my tastes. It was really hard to keep my focus while listening to hour after hour of fight scenes in the end of the audiobook, and I lost all interest in the story and characters by the time it was over.
If you're into super action packed sci-fi type stuff, you'll probably love this. For me though, it was just ok overall.
If you're into super action packed sci-fi type stuff, you'll probably love this. For me though, it was just ok overall.
shawniebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Wow, this book made me think about where we are realistically with brain technology.
kenzier94's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Characters just feel a bit flat? When something bad happens I don't have much of an emotional reaction because I feel I don't know then well. Maybe it's just too fast paced and I'm used to deep and complex character development of epic fantasies like wheel of time.
h3dakota's review
4.0
Wow, the very idea behind this book is amazing & mind-blowing. I love, LOVE the idea! It starts off a little slow, but trust me on this - stick with it! Wow, so good, has characters that I could relate to & enjoy. Not perfect, they are flawed even though they are "post-humans" - no Gary Stu or Mary Sue in the bunch. I've already started the next one in the series. Can't wait to see where it's going!