Review of The Midas Effect
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Review of The Midas Effect
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Midas Effect" by Manuel Dorado.]
The book titled The Midas Effect authored by Manuel Dorado is truly a great read. It is this because of the following features, a strong opening, compelling characters, absorbing/engaging story, and lastly it has a sharp dialogue. In addition, the language, choice of words, phrases, grammatical connections add more substance to the view of it being a great read.
Its opening is strong because it grabs the attention of a reader, I will momentarily elaborate how. But before that, even the book's table of content is alluring. It has Part 1 (Capture), Part 2 (Power) and Part 3 (Fall). These headings arouse a variety of thoughts as to what is being captured, how, by whom, for what reasons. This is good, because you then want to know more. The opening drops interesting and alluring remarks, such is that Miguel (Professor/Dani's brother/Monica's boyfriend/Midas Effect) is introduced as this character who has this medically inexplicable condition of having to feel pain in the center of his head. He is even told by neurologists that cannot be the case, yet he continues to feel this pain. As a reader, you would then want to know the story behind and the author does not disappoint in unpacking that. Granted, this book is a work of fiction, but it has compelling characters. Meaning, a reader could identify with one or more of the characters, being it Monica (researcher/Miguel's girlfriend), Castillo (CIA Agent), Gorlov (the scientist), or event Barret (the best analyst). The characteristics of these characters are to be hated or admired, depending on who you talk to.
Moreover, the plot of the story is entertaining as well as educative, though again it is a work of fiction. There are points in the story where as a reader you would say "that is enough", my character has suffered a lot, but no. Another event which further inflicts more pain is revealed. The plot, it has elements which have been speculated to be occurring in governments, such as having informants who are notorious criminals. That makes one to further ask, could there be any veracity in these speculations. Lastly, the plot is not easy to forget, it has memorable events that even if you stop reading, you would still vividly recall what had happened to the point where you had stopped. The book's sharp dialogue is yet another good feature, it comes about as the author remains consistent on characters. For instance, Castillo makes it a point to always fix the knot of his tire, looking presentable, in charge. Similarly, Barret would make it a point to take off his glasses, wipe them and put them back. Gorlov also true to his habits, being difficult to read. Lastly, the language was impeccably used, not so much on French, as I am not competent at it. But, the English language was well-written and easy to understand.
In the absence of any negative commentary, I must rate this well-written and professionally edited book a 4 out 4 stars.
The reality is that not all of us appreciate fiction, equally not everyone appreciates non-fiction. Nonetheless, readers who are able to put pictures into words, who are imaginative and scientifically inclined, I would recommend this book to that segment of readers.
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The Midas Effect
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The book titled The Midas Effect authored by Manuel Dorado is truly a great read. It is this because of the following features, a strong opening, compelling characters, absorbing/engaging story, and lastly it has a sharp dialogue. In addition, the language, choice of words, phrases, grammatical connections add more substance to the view of it being a great read.
Its opening is strong because it grabs the attention of a reader, I will momentarily elaborate how. But before that, even the book's table of content is alluring. It has Part 1 (Capture), Part 2 (Power) and Part 3 (Fall). These headings arouse a variety of thoughts as to what is being captured, how, by whom, for what reasons. This is good, because you then want to know more. The opening drops interesting and alluring remarks, such is that Miguel (Professor/Dani's brother/Monica's boyfriend/Midas Effect) is introduced as this character who has this medically inexplicable condition of having to feel pain in the center of his head. He is even told by neurologists that cannot be the case, yet he continues to feel this pain. As a reader, you would then want to know the story behind and the author does not disappoint in unpacking that. Granted, this book is a work of fiction, but it has compelling characters. Meaning, a reader could identify with one or more of the characters, being it Monica (researcher/Miguel's girlfriend), Castillo (CIA Agent), Gorlov (the scientist), or event Barret (the best analyst). The characteristics of these characters are to be hated or admired, depending on who you talk to.
Moreover, the plot of the story is entertaining as well as educative, though again it is a work of fiction. There are points in the story where as a reader you would say "that is enough", my character has suffered a lot, but no. Another event which further inflicts more pain is revealed. The plot, it has elements which have been speculated to be occurring in governments, such as having informants who are notorious criminals. That makes one to further ask, could there be any veracity in these speculations. Lastly, the plot is not easy to forget, it has memorable events that even if you stop reading, you would still vividly recall what had happened to the point where you had stopped. The book's sharp dialogue is yet another good feature, it comes about as the author remains consistent on characters. For instance, Castillo makes it a point to always fix the knot of his tire, looking presentable, in charge. Similarly, Barret would make it a point to take off his glasses, wipe them and put them back. Gorlov also true to his habits, being difficult to read. Lastly, the language was impeccably used, not so much on French, as I am not competent at it. But, the English language was well-written and easy to understand.
In the absence of any negative commentary, I must rate this well-written and professionally edited book a 4 out 4 stars.
The reality is that not all of us appreciate fiction, equally not everyone appreciates non-fiction. Nonetheless, readers who are able to put pictures into words, who are imaginative and scientifically inclined, I would recommend this book to that segment of readers.
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The Midas Effect
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