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Review by cherushiblossom -- Flicker World by Brian Cramer
[Following is a volunteer review of "Flicker World" by Brian Cramer.]
Flicker World by Brian Cramer is an imaginative story that definitely fits into the science fiction category. The story mainly follows Mark Scottsdale, Stanford grad and newest employee of a research facility owned by his former college classmate Scott. At this government-funded research facility, there are three main projects known as Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C. Mark is hired to head up Plan C, creating a product that will boost the athleticism and mental capabilities of human subjects.
Mark’s big day, the debut of his new product is also the same day as Lisa’s birthday. Upset that Mark will not be able to spend the day with her, Mark and Lisa get into a fight which ends up with Lisa driving off and getting into an accident, becoming yet another fatality due to a drunk driver.
Back on his first day, he was introduced to what they are doing in Plan A, also known as the Flicker World project. Based on what he sees that day, he has the idea that the project could help him get closer to his late wife.
There are a few things that I enjoyed reading this book. First, as a science teacher myself, I marveled at the parts of the book that had scientifically accurate information (aside from the science fiction aspects). I have come across so many novels that had no inclination to actually include factual information in a science fiction novel that this was like a breath of fresh air.
Another aspect of the book that was positive was the flow of the book, which was very well-paced. I never was bored of one scene dragging on too long as the scenes were always changing to either another person’s perspective or jumps further into the future.
I also enjoyed the character development of the main characters of the story. The anecdotes were enough that when I was halfway through the book, I already felt like I had a good idea of what these characters were like and was easily able to picture the story moving along. Even the side characters, especially Pryb, had some good character development that I felt like I knew them.
One negative that I had is just a minor problem. Something that I felt might have helped the reader follow along easier would have been to possibly label dates or some other way to mark the passage of time. Also, labeling whose perspective is narrating the story might have helped as well. There were a few points where the timing and perspective changes of the book was a bit confusing to me. For example, the first few chapters in the book seem to skip around in time and it was a little hard to follow along. Especially being at the beginning of the book, it made it a little difficult for me to get into the story as quickly. Of course, reading through the book we find out what is happening about halfway through the story.
Overall, I’d rate this story a 4 out of 4 stars. It had a very unique storyline that I had not encountered before reading this novel and was able to keep my attention long enough that I was able to read this book in one sitting. This book is a clean read, and I would recommend this for adults who have a fascination with the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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Flicker World by Brian Cramer is an imaginative story that definitely fits into the science fiction category. The story mainly follows Mark Scottsdale, Stanford grad and newest employee of a research facility owned by his former college classmate Scott. At this government-funded research facility, there are three main projects known as Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C. Mark is hired to head up Plan C, creating a product that will boost the athleticism and mental capabilities of human subjects.
Mark’s big day, the debut of his new product is also the same day as Lisa’s birthday. Upset that Mark will not be able to spend the day with her, Mark and Lisa get into a fight which ends up with Lisa driving off and getting into an accident, becoming yet another fatality due to a drunk driver.
Back on his first day, he was introduced to what they are doing in Plan A, also known as the Flicker World project. Based on what he sees that day, he has the idea that the project could help him get closer to his late wife.
There are a few things that I enjoyed reading this book. First, as a science teacher myself, I marveled at the parts of the book that had scientifically accurate information (aside from the science fiction aspects). I have come across so many novels that had no inclination to actually include factual information in a science fiction novel that this was like a breath of fresh air.
Another aspect of the book that was positive was the flow of the book, which was very well-paced. I never was bored of one scene dragging on too long as the scenes were always changing to either another person’s perspective or jumps further into the future.
I also enjoyed the character development of the main characters of the story. The anecdotes were enough that when I was halfway through the book, I already felt like I had a good idea of what these characters were like and was easily able to picture the story moving along. Even the side characters, especially Pryb, had some good character development that I felt like I knew them.
One negative that I had is just a minor problem. Something that I felt might have helped the reader follow along easier would have been to possibly label dates or some other way to mark the passage of time. Also, labeling whose perspective is narrating the story might have helped as well. There were a few points where the timing and perspective changes of the book was a bit confusing to me. For example, the first few chapters in the book seem to skip around in time and it was a little hard to follow along. Especially being at the beginning of the book, it made it a little difficult for me to get into the story as quickly. Of course, reading through the book we find out what is happening about halfway through the story.
Overall, I’d rate this story a 4 out of 4 stars. It had a very unique storyline that I had not encountered before reading this novel and was able to keep my attention long enough that I was able to read this book in one sitting. This book is a clean read, and I would recommend this for adults who have a fascination with the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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Flicker World
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