Review of Mind Hackers
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Review of Mind Hackers
Mind Hackers by Edmond Dougherty is a sci-fi thriller that follows the adventures of tech genius Cole Cheetum, owner of WildTech. Cole is an idiosyncratic boss, and it shows in the type of employees he hires, which ranges from a fortune teller to a former cop turned private security. One thing Cole loves doing is inventing and building things while keeping a relaxed work environment. The news of a suicide jumper who suddenly decides against jumping piques Cole’s interest, and the latter decides to investigate this further. His investigation leads him to meet Jenna, and he helps her realise that she can influence people to do whatever she wants. He invites Jenna to work for him to learn more about her powers and also to help him demystify some strange events that have been happening in his company.
Meanwhile, strange things keep happening around the world. In Ohio, a stay-at-home mum straps a bomb to her chest and blows up a bank after dropping her kids off at school, while in San Francisco, a Silicon Valley tech executive hires a truck and ploughs into runners in a marathon, massacring the lot of them. Are these events connected? What do they have to do with Cole and Jenna?
This book made a pleasant read. It was a slow burner. I was very intrigued and curious to find out why seemingly regular people would commit heinous crimes out of the blue. The author did a good job explaining this without leaving plot holes.
However, this book also had some negative aspects. Some dialogues were muddled up, which made it difficult to ascertain when one character had stopped speaking and when another had begun. After a strong beginning, the book got boring as the author tried to introduce characters such as Cole and Jenna. I believe the author spent too much time doing this, especially the technical aspects of Cole’s work at WildTech. Most of the time, I couldn’t understand the technical jargon involved, and I even started to dread reading anything about Cole and his company because it got very boring.
Another issue I didn’t like was the fact that it had footnotes; I found this very distracting and weird to see in a novel. I wish the author had explained the contents of the footnotes in the body of work, even if briefly. The cover also didn’t do anything for the book and seemed too amateurish. Despite these issues, the book picked up after a while, making me eager to see how it would end. As a result, I rate it 4 out of 5 stars. I’ll recommend it to sci-fi and thriller lovers who enjoy slow burners.
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I agree with you about the cover and the unnecessary technical stuff although I have ways of tuning those out when I encounter them in novels .
As long as it has a good ending, I'd love to read this.
Thanks for the amazing review.
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You're welcome. Hope you enjoy it!
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You're welcome, zainherb. I hope you enjoy it!zainherb wrote: ↑25 Apr 2023, 04:15 This book sounds interesting. I've read one with a similar premise and similar occurrences and that had to do not so much with mind hacking as with blackmail. It was interesting too.
I agree with you about the cover and the unnecessary technical stuff although I have ways of tuning those out when I encounter them in novels .
As long as it has a good ending, I'd love to read this.
Thanks for the amazing review.
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Thanks Chris. I hope you enjoy it!Chris Agbara wrote: ↑27 Apr 2023, 16:56 Thank you for the great review of Mind Hackers! The slow burn and plot twists sound intriguing. I'm curious to find out how the seemingly unrelated events tie into the story. The technical aspects of Cole's work might be challenging, but it seems worth it in the end. Thanks for the recommendation!
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