Alexander Boldizar's The Man Who Saw Seconds

[Snicklefritz]

Has anybody else read this? I'm fewer than a hundred pages from the end and have learned a bunch of quantum physics but don't give a damn about the protagonist. Yet it has quite a few glowing reviews. What am I missing?

 

[robynxen]

I read it and loved it. But I didn't really read it as a straight thriller. I took the protagonist's gradual shift towards becoming more and more of a monster as a deliberate thing meant to make the reader question things--those who fight monsters become monsters, etc.

 

[Snicklefritz]

I read it and loved it. But I didn't really read it as a straight thriller. I took the protagonist's gradual shift towards becoming more and more of a monster as a deliberate thing meant to make the reader question things--those who fight monsters become monsters, etc.

Well, I believe you're correct. I think I may be having trouble because what should seem like Dr. Strangelove is just to close to reality at the moment.
I probably would have enjoyed it a year ago.

Hey, I see you're a new member. Welcome to Chrons. Lots of good people here and always something interesting afoot.

 

[Unattuned]

Has anybody else read this? I'm fewer than a hundred pages from the end and have learned a bunch of quantum physics but don't give a damn about the protagonist. Yet it has quite a few glowing reviews. What am I missing?

The book is great, I want to answer your question without spoiling anything, it hooks you into the story with the fun of thinking about implications of being able to see 5s into the future with no restrictions, but the story begins to shift, exploring different ideas, and you can see as his problems before more and more extreme, the use of his powers becoming more creative to match, until the book shows what they can't do.
That is all I want to say about the plot, for the rest of your question I think that the physics explanations can go on for a tad too long, but the rest of the story more than makes up for it, you learn much more about Prebble as the story continues, but I don't want to say any more for now.
I would highly recommend finishing the book.

 

[Snicklefritz]

The book is great, I want to answer your question without spoiling anything, it hooks you into the story with the fun of thinking about implications of being able to see 5s into the future with no restrictions, but the story begins to shift, exploring different ideas, and you can see as his problems before more and more extreme, the use of his powers becoming more creative to match, until the book shows what they can't do.
That is all I want to say about the plot, for the rest of your question I think that the physics explanations can go on for a tad too long, but the rest of the story more than makes up for it, you learn much more about Prebble as the story continues, but I don't want to say any more for now.
I would highly recommend finishing the book.

Thanks for the thoughtful response.
I've continued to read since my original post and while I'm almost enjoying it I still wouldn't say I like it.
The combination of comedy, tragedy, satire and textbook is interesting, but I drink my whisky straight. Plus, I really don't like Preble. Fish, is much more my kind of guy.
However, I see that most readers (and reviewers) feel much differently, so I'll just take it back to the library and move on.

I see you too are a new member of Chrons. Welcome. I look forward to further discussions with you.
Interesting nic BTW