babblingbooks's review
3.0
My copy is titled 'The Brain Machine' which was the reason I bought it. Quaint and amusing. The blub says: 'Jimmy was five years old, but his secret knowledge could turn all men into superbeings- or destroy them!'
I would say that is an overdramatization of what is essentially a story about an orphan who becomes really smart but realises nothing can make up for life experience. It was nowhere near as crazy and science-fiction-y as I hoped, and it has quite a sweet happy ending.
I wouldn't recommend this book, but it will make an amusing addition to my collection of vintage sci-fi.
I would say that is an overdramatization of what is essentially a story about an orphan who becomes really smart but realises nothing can make up for life experience. It was nowhere near as crazy and science-fiction-y as I hoped, and it has quite a sweet happy ending.
I wouldn't recommend this book, but it will make an amusing addition to my collection of vintage sci-fi.
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