Review by lauren1 -- Superhighway by Alex Fayman

[lauren1]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Superhighway" by Alex Fayman.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Superhighway by Alex Fayman
Review by Lauren1

Alex Fine is a special young man with an extraordinary ability to transport himself through the optical passageways of the Internet. While inside the digital web, Alex can download databases and manipulate archived data. He can also travel to any destination in the world though he is never precisely sure what will greet him upon his arrival.

Superhighway, is Alex Fayman’s first novel. It’s written in first person and categorized perfectly as science fiction, then thriller and lastly, romance. His background is the ideal launching pad for this genre of book as Fayman has degrees in biology and finance. Also, at the age of twelve he arrived in the United States as a refugee from the former Soviet Union.

The title and cover are perfect for this tale of electroportation through the world wide web. Born in an alley and delivered to an orphanage, strikingly handsome, Alex Fine is unlucky in acquiring a family. Fortunately, the orphanage director takes him under her wing and mothers him until the day he accidentally discovers his ‘gift of travel’. He is an easy underdog to cheer for as he becomes progressively more aggressive in his desire to right what he views as criminal, financial wrongs. In the course of his Robin Hood-style adventures, he discovers his super-advanced mental capabilities.

Halfway into this futuristic adventure, the genesis of Alex Fine’s super-biological circumstance is revealed as he learns the truth about his amazing family. Along the way our hero discovers sex and finds love, but he’s young and not infallible and his actions have consequences. His traveling depletes him physically and mentally to the point of exhaustion and near-death. An eighteen-year-old orphan-man-boy billionaire with killer good-looks, a keen sexual desire and superhuman abilities is enough to keep you flipping pages non-stop.

While Superhighway abounds with rich descriptions of beautiful places from Holland and California to Florida, Russia and a remote Caribbean island, it also humbles the reader with poverty. This is a ‘rags to riches’ story in which we alternate between fearing for Alex’s health and survival and applauding his vigilante justice. There is no neat and tidy ending in Superhighway; the suspense is steady – right up to the one-and-a-half-page last chapter, cliff-hanger ending. Lucky for us the sequel is available.

Romance is secondary to Alex’s pervasive sexual thoughts and acts, but they are not overly graphic. If this book was a movie, it would likely be rated ‘R’ for nudity, sexuality and graphic violence. Surprisingly, for a story dealing with crime, murder and riddled with Alex’s drug and alcohol use, the few instances of profanity are scatological. This extraordinary narrative might be attractive to young readers, but it is adult material. Having few errors, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars.

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[Elizabeth Pass]

I also reviewed this book but it seems we have different opinions. I read your review hoping to see this book through the eyes of someone who enjoyed it. Mission accomplished!

I absolutely hated how he treated women throughout the book. He jumps from one to the next without a thought to anyone's feelings. He asks Anna out the day after having sex with Jenny then asks Eva out when he's early to his date with Anna. Every time he came face-to-face with a female I cringed.

Also, I found over 20 spelling and grammar mistakes. I'm surprised you didn't find any.

You're right to say the movie would be rated R. Such a good way to describe something! Anyway, thanks for the opposing review!