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christinabijou's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
My favorite part about this book is that the idea is interesting and original—corrupt pharmaceutical company develops a drug using unethical practices to make themselves billions. Plus, the added mystery of the drug’s stakeholders dropping dead left and right. It’s very compelling. However, the out of place sex scenes and sexual references felt a bit forced. I was also disappointed by how flat the characters felt and some of the decisions they made didn’t make any sense.
marc_le's review against another edition
dark
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
tchristman's review
3.0
I love the concept! A drug that replaces sleep. So much potential! Unfortunately this devolves into a slash em up bloodfest that fails to explore the fascinating possibilities. Not bad, if you like that kind of thing, but it could have been sooooo much better!
jackiesspookyshelf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
charshorrorcorner's review against another edition
3.0
A decent medical thriller with a fast pace and a lot of twists and turns. At the same time there was really nothing completely unpredictable for this horror fan.
ericwelch's review against another edition
4.0
I discovered Konrath through his free book give-away on his website. Inspired. Apparently, he dusted off some of his early work that was not published. I liked a couple of his novellas so much I went off and bought the rest of his titles for my Kindle.
Disturb involves a billionaire who has discovered a drug that permits you never to require sleep. Just think of the efficiencies gained by never sleeping. Man, I could really chew through a lot of books. Unfortunately, it has some rather nasty side-effects the good corporate man would rather remain hidden. A few clues to whet your appetite:
-Memory is chemical
-N-Som ( the drug in question) is not synthetic
-fetal memory is preferred over the memory of someone just killed
-it pays to bribe mortuary assistants and couriers need to be careful no to drop a box
-FDA approval might be a god thing
-personality is a complicated exchange of neurotransmitters
-mixing the neurotransmitters of different personalities might not be a good thing.
Normally I don't like medical thrillers, nor horror, but Konrath managed to get my attention with this title and I dropped everything until it was
Disturb involves a billionaire who has discovered a drug that permits you never to require sleep. Just think of the efficiencies gained by never sleeping. Man, I could really chew through a lot of books. Unfortunately, it has some rather nasty side-effects the good corporate man would rather remain hidden. A few clues to whet your appetite:
-Memory is chemical
-N-Som ( the drug in question) is not synthetic
-fetal memory is preferred over the memory of someone just killed
-it pays to bribe mortuary assistants and couriers need to be careful no to drop a box
-FDA approval might be a god thing
-personality is a complicated exchange of neurotransmitters
-mixing the neurotransmitters of different personalities might not be a good thing.
Normally I don't like medical thrillers, nor horror, but Konrath managed to get my attention with this title and I dropped everything until it was
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