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mackattack108's review against another edition
4.0
Rivetting. Haunting. A psychological thriller that is full of twists and turns.
littoface's review against another edition
3.0
While it's not the best written book, Neuropath will definitely get you thinking about some philosophical questions. How much of what we do and feel is by choice? Is there even such a thing as free will and choice? Or are we slaves of tiny neurons firing in our brains?
murcatto's review against another edition
3.0
I usually do not read these type of thrillers, where it's all about catching the bad guy. I'm really not in to that sort of thing, either on tv or in books.
But Scott Bakker made quite an impression on me with his Prince of Nothing series that I wanted to give this book a go and I wasn't disappointed.
The whole 'get the bad guy' part left me cold, but the great insights in the workings of the mind were precious gems that really make you think and I feel that was Bakker's main goal...so goal achieved.
But Scott Bakker made quite an impression on me with his Prince of Nothing series that I wanted to give this book a go and I wasn't disappointed.
The whole 'get the bad guy' part left me cold, but the great insights in the workings of the mind were precious gems that really make you think and I feel that was Bakker's main goal...so goal achieved.
whatvictoriaread's review against another edition
2.0
This took me a long time to read, as I found it deeply disturbing and tough to get into. It's not for the faint hearted and for me, it wasn't even saved by good writing. There are huge plot holes and I found the ending to be unsatisfying and vague. I won't be reading others by this author.
barnitka's review against another edition
4.0
OK, the plot is not cheap but it does sound so. It's a disturbing book. Free will is a myth?
roviragrao's review against another edition
3.0
Una de esas novelas que me cautiva en su sinopsis y me acaba decepcionando un poco. El tema central me parece muy interesante, perfecto para escribir un thriller de los que además de engancharte invitan a la reflexión. Tiene su dosis de giros rocambolescos para mantener el interés, pero al final llega incluso a hacerse largo. No he llegado a engancharme a la trama ni al personaje principal, y por esta distancia la sensación ha sido más la de leer un ensayo que una novela. Si te atrae mucho reflexionar sobre la mente y su posible manipulación en un futuro, puedes darle una oportunidad.
hadaad's review against another edition
Didn't really enjoy it. Well-written, but I didn't like the message.
gotterdammerung's review against another edition
4.0
Brilliant thriller that's too philosophical for its own good!
doorisajar's review against another edition
4.0
Well, that was downright unsettling.
Bakker covers similar philosophical territory as another favourite book of mine (see below), but in a thriller that wears its Big Idea on its sleeve rather than in a more conventional SF framework that builds up to the big epiphany.
Since I was already familiar with what Bakker calls the Argument, there was more exposition about it than I really needed. But even so, the book starts off at a fair clip and, like [book: The Mirrored Heavens], accelerates all the way to the end. The (very literal, but not in the way you think) climax is an intense and disturbing look into an unnervingly plausible near-future.
I think we'll see some of the core unsupported elements of the Argument confirmed or disproved within my lifetime, which is by turns exciting and creepy as hell.
If you liked Neuropath, read [book: Blindsight], which contains some similar ideas but is even better.
Bakker covers similar philosophical territory as another favourite book of mine (see below), but in a thriller that wears its Big Idea on its sleeve rather than in a more conventional SF framework that builds up to the big epiphany.
Since I was already familiar with what Bakker calls the Argument, there was more exposition about it than I really needed. But even so, the book starts off at a fair clip and, like [book: The Mirrored Heavens], accelerates all the way to the end. The (very literal, but not in the way you think) climax is an intense and disturbing look into an unnervingly plausible near-future.
I think we'll see some of the core unsupported elements of the Argument confirmed or disproved within my lifetime, which is by turns exciting and creepy as hell.
If you liked Neuropath, read [book: Blindsight], which contains some similar ideas but is even better.