Review of Ditching The Ugly Suit
Posted: 14 Jan 2022, 18:31
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Ditching The Ugly Suit" by Ed Christiano.]
Winslow is a successful businessman who has just recently gone through a divorce. He comes across a company called Avaclon, one day. They claim they can transfer an individual’s soul into another human body. That individual is then able to continue their life through that person. Intrigued by the whole thing, Winslow decides to become part of this mysterious company. Currently, the public doesn’t know about the company, but what happens when they find out? Things start to get a little crazy as everyone wants a piece of the technology. Can something like this really be good for humanity? Read Ditching the Ugly Suit by Ed Christiano to find out.
When I first chose this book, I didn’t know what to expect. I found the story to be unique and interesting. I think Christiano did a great job of setting the scene. I could picture every transfusion as if it was happening before me. The first time it happened, the scene was very tense and exciting. This really got me hooked on the book. I also liked Christiano’s writing style. I thought it was easy to follow and understand. As for the characters, I think Christiano developed them well, to an extent, but their personalities could have been explored further. Due to this, I was unable to connect to any of the characters.
There were some things I didn’t like. Firstly, the story was fast-paced, and things were happening left and right very quickly. Normally, this is something I would like. However, for this book, I would have preferred it if Christiano slowed down and fleshed out the story more.
Secondly, I didn’t understand where the story was going. I felt like the story was all over the place and too many things were happening at once. Furthermore, I didn’t like that the book kept repeating the same events over and over again. For example, the process of transfusion was repeated to each new person that tried it. Reading it a couple of times was fine, but after a while, it got boring. The story also contained no build-up to a climax. To me, it didn’t feel like there was one. I would have liked some twists and turns, but there were none.
One of the main problems with this book is that there are no important lessons that could be taken away from it. I thought Christiano was going to show us that looks aren’t everything and that we all should embrace ourselves because we all are unique. Unfortunately, this was not mentioned. The book ends on a cliffhanger and I was left with many unanswered questions.
Overall, I would rate this book 2 out of 4 stars because of the reasons I mentioned above. This book has the potential to be great with improvements. I did not find any mistakes, so that is great. I recommend this book to adults who enjoy reading science fiction.
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Ditching The Ugly Suit
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Winslow is a successful businessman who has just recently gone through a divorce. He comes across a company called Avaclon, one day. They claim they can transfer an individual’s soul into another human body. That individual is then able to continue their life through that person. Intrigued by the whole thing, Winslow decides to become part of this mysterious company. Currently, the public doesn’t know about the company, but what happens when they find out? Things start to get a little crazy as everyone wants a piece of the technology. Can something like this really be good for humanity? Read Ditching the Ugly Suit by Ed Christiano to find out.
When I first chose this book, I didn’t know what to expect. I found the story to be unique and interesting. I think Christiano did a great job of setting the scene. I could picture every transfusion as if it was happening before me. The first time it happened, the scene was very tense and exciting. This really got me hooked on the book. I also liked Christiano’s writing style. I thought it was easy to follow and understand. As for the characters, I think Christiano developed them well, to an extent, but their personalities could have been explored further. Due to this, I was unable to connect to any of the characters.
There were some things I didn’t like. Firstly, the story was fast-paced, and things were happening left and right very quickly. Normally, this is something I would like. However, for this book, I would have preferred it if Christiano slowed down and fleshed out the story more.
Secondly, I didn’t understand where the story was going. I felt like the story was all over the place and too many things were happening at once. Furthermore, I didn’t like that the book kept repeating the same events over and over again. For example, the process of transfusion was repeated to each new person that tried it. Reading it a couple of times was fine, but after a while, it got boring. The story also contained no build-up to a climax. To me, it didn’t feel like there was one. I would have liked some twists and turns, but there were none.
One of the main problems with this book is that there are no important lessons that could be taken away from it. I thought Christiano was going to show us that looks aren’t everything and that we all should embrace ourselves because we all are unique. Unfortunately, this was not mentioned. The book ends on a cliffhanger and I was left with many unanswered questions.
Overall, I would rate this book 2 out of 4 stars because of the reasons I mentioned above. This book has the potential to be great with improvements. I did not find any mistakes, so that is great. I recommend this book to adults who enjoy reading science fiction.
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Ditching The Ugly Suit
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon