Continue to have fun. I feel the characters are growing a bit. I was worried the schtick between the main characters would start getting old. It hasn't.
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August 2026
I feel bad giving this 3 stars. I know it's so popular.<br/><br/>It had a lot of clever bits, but I felt like I was reading a sci-fi Monty Python sketch.
A great book. Just the introduction to neuroscience was amazing. If you want an accessible overview of our modern understanding of the brain, this is the place to start. The author's discussion of how we consider guilt and innocence in the context of our evolving understanding of the brain is also fascinating. Highly recommended. A fun and enlightening read.
It's tough to believe that a human being can create such an intricate, fascinating universe.<br/><br/>Great SciFi.
I feel I need to explain my review methodology.<br/><br/>5: recommend to many people with little or no hesitation.<br/>4: recommend to some people, with some hesitation.<br/>3: might recommend it, but needs a warning.<br/><br/>This book needs a warning. The concepts are super interesting. Definitely some cool takeaways, but...<br/><br/>It could have been half as long. The last third was a slog.<br/><br/>You've been warned.
Super solid book. Not a crazy whirlwind fun ride, but deep and fascinating and amazingly well read.<br/><br/>The sci-fi of it seemed only a character among many.<br/><br/>Very enjoyable. Recommended.
Great ride. Fascinating story. A lot going on. Excited for the third book!
Super solid sci-fi with some AMAZINGLY prescient looks into the scary future of advanced AI and nanotechnology.<br/><br/>The author clearly read Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – or at least it reads that way.<br/><br/>The lip biting and pervasive marital discord were a bit over the top, but overall I'd recommend it!
<br/> <br/>Solid. Entertaining. The back and forth between perspectives worked okay, but was a bit much at times. Enjoyable, but not awesome.
Mr Bloom makes a very compelling case here, although I think many will find it subtle.
Holy, crazy awesome. Original in so many dimensions. Fascinating reflection on progress, violence, religion, alternative evolution.<br/><br/>recommended without reservation
The guy who read the first three was AMAZING.<br/>The guy who read #4 was just okay.<br/><br/>Even with the attempt to weigh the performance into my review of this book, I'm still left thinking it wasn't as good as the first books.<br/><br/>It was still great. If you're into the series, but all means grab this guy.
Holy crazy fun ride.<br/><br/>It's like Michael Crichton meets Fight club. With video games.
Again, just solid fun. Fascinating character development. Fun twists. Cool characters. Great action.
Again, this whole series is a fun ride. Fascinating world building. The characters are a crazy mix and fun and silly – and then somber and scary. Super fun!