Reviews

Receptor by Alan Glynn

oisincleere's review

dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

jaminv's review against another edition

3.0

This has none of the best parts of the first book. Instead, it appears to be a reflection of the movie. All of the dangers of the drug are completely ignored (or worse, mentioned and disregarded), instead favoring the wish fulfillment fantasy that the Limitless movie was. While the movie was fun, I expect more introspection from a novel, especially after reading the first book. The first book was a dark story of an unlikeable man struggling with addiction. It sounds awful, but it was brilliant (in my opinion). This books swaps the enemy within for an external one, and all the consequence of drug use are discarded in leui of a shadow organization trying to keep the drug from getting out. It was a good read, but I found myself disappointed overall. It just lacked depth.