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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I liked the physics discussed in the book although I thought that the primary premise was a bit contrived. (  )daysailor | Sep 6, 2008 |   I love weird books and I'm a physicist, so what could be better than a weird book about physics. Eh, turns out quite a few things can be better. The writing was uneven and it felt like Somoza was trying for a movie deal the whole time, especially the part where the drop-dead gorgeous physicist runs around half-naked all the time. The plot was interesting enough to keep me from throwing the book down without finishing it, but felt contrived at times. On the positive side, the ending was sufficiently Twilight Zone-ish to give me chills. The physics was cool to think about even if it was pretty far out there. Bottom line: I'd recommend Zig Zag to people who really like weird science-y thrillers, but with a few caveats. (  )drneutron | Dec 22, 2007 | debra_hamel | Dec 10, 2007 | literarylotus | Jun 21, 2007 | Science fiction has always fascinated me with the idea that the world can and will be a little different with each new scientific discovery. It is obvious that we're affected by the cumulative progress in science and science fiction allows an author to embellish a plot or introduce philosophical puzzles that would just not be believable in the world that we currently understand. But science fiction can become cumbersome if an author has to describe too much of the gap between today and "tomorrow". Jose Carlos Somoza in his new book "Zig Zag" has done a marvelous job of introducing the reader to cutting edge theoretical physics, multi-dimensional space, and string theory to set the plot for a murder mystery that will keep you wondering through most of the book's 502 pages. The characters, for the most part, are well developed. You find yourself actually caring as some of them meet rather gruesome ends although just how gruesome is more hinted at than described. I also found it annoying how many times the phrase "she thought it was the worst thing she'd ever see, but it wasn't" or some variant. For a story about unraveling time strings to view the past, we shouldn't be surprised that there are lots of flashbacks and discontinuities that leave a reader a little shaken but Somoza does everything for a purpose. By such jumps, he forces the reader to take careful note of important details. I found it a very enjoyable book. (  )arnoldvl | Apr 28, 2007 | 0.205 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0061193712, Hardcover)While an advanced physics graduate student at one of the most prestigious universities in Europe, Elisa Robledo, a young physics professor was invited to join a select research team working on manipulating String Theory, making it possible to witness images of the past as if they were live and actually happening. According to the team's research, breaking down particles of light, and accessing the code hidden within each fragment, they theorized that the possibility of witnessing the past, viewing such milestone events as of the crucifixion of Christ, or the earth when dinosaurs still roamed. Scurried away on a remote island in the Indian Ocean, they made leaping advancements in their analysis. Yet, their experiments resulted in something much more frightening and dangerous than any of them could have ever imagined. The team awoke something dangerous in their meddling into the fluctuation of Time. Now, years later, Elisa is faced with solving the mysterious and gruesome deaths of each member of the team she was once so proud to be a part of. Something or someone has focused their sights on Elisa and her former academic fellowship. In order to solve the mystery behind what the team's experiments awoke and just who or what is behind the dark forces trailing the once team's every move, Elisa must discover what really happened on the island where her team was once sequestered, and where she had naively thought their dedicated science was meant for good. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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