The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk
by David Ambrose
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From beloved British novelist David Ambrose comes a spy thriller unlike any other about why some memories are better off buried.Charlie Monk is the ultimate spy. He has no conscience, no fear — and no memory. Dr. Susan Flemyng thinks she may have found a way to give him his memory back. As the two of them embark on a series of experiments to recover Charlie's long-lost memory, they find something terrifying in the deepest recesses of his mind.
. Thriller. Fiction.
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Charlie Monk is the ultimate superhero – he has no fear; he has no conscience; and he has no memory of his past. Dr Susan Flemyng is an expert in memory. She can repair damaged memories or create new ones. So why has she planted a memory of herself into Charlie’s head?
There is a good story in here trying to get out – but it doesn’t quite make it.
The author doesn’t seem to be able to make up his mind whether he’s writing a straight sci-fi novel or a TV movie. It doesn’t work on either level for me.
There is a good story in here trying to get out – but it doesn’t quite make it.
The author doesn’t seem to be able to make up his mind whether he’s writing a straight sci-fi novel or a TV movie. It doesn’t work on either level for me.
Hmmm, what a strange book. It kept me being tossed and turned with all the twidt an plot turns. At the half way point I thought I had figured it out, but apparently I did lose track somewhere, because I'm totally confused now at the end of the book.
Scary matter, whether I follow the book's plot or not.
Scary matter, whether I follow the book's plot or not.
Another wow read from David Ambrose, where he gets his inspiration from is beyond me, although I am not complaining, this book was just wonderful, it had me intrigued the whole way through..
Een man waant zich superheld in dienst van een geheimzinnige organisatie, tot hij verbijsterende en levensgevaarlijke manipulaties met zijn hersens en persoonlijkheid ontdekt. Inventieve, moderne plot over wetenschappelijke hersenexperimenten betreffende virtuele werkelijkheid en genetische mutaties. Het verhaal bevat veel onverwachte wendingen. De stijl is vlot, de woordkeus doeltreffend. De dialogen zijn aardig en de spanningsopbouw is goed, toewerkend naar een open einde. De karaktertekeningen blijven vrij oppervlakkig, echter zijn voldoende inleefbaar. Voornamelijk gesitueerd in een afgelegen onderzoeksinstituut in Californië. Minder spannend en vlakker dan 'Geestkracht'*. Redelijke vertaling, maar niet vlekkeloos.
Dec 9, 2010Dutch
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- The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk
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- Voor Dorthea en Peter Hay - dierbare vrienden, critici en collega's.
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