This book was a whole new experience for me. First of all, it's not written in the traditional way. It's actually written in an "internet" mode, combining chat transcripts (serving as dialogs in many cases), e-mails, even pee-mails (a very funny thing - I checked, it's an actual website). There are no text messages yet - although it's definitely sci-fi, it's plot takes place in the 90's.
This unusual structure keeps appearing throughout the book . Chats, e-mails, and then a surprising turn, usually written as a short story. Odd at first, I got used to it very fast and after a while I was very into it. A very immersing experience.
This unique structure keeps the plot going in many ways. It is basically the story of a computer genius (no spoilers here), trying to crack the human genome in an underground military lab.
Although it has a very fast pace, this book is actually very philosophical, and very into religion. It has very tough questions about God, offers an original theory about the story of the Garden of Eden, and raises very good questions about our destiny as a species.
On the other hand, it's a story of a very lonely young man, who lost his father to cancer, and fighting it himself. Among other things. He also falls in love with his college - and if I'll reveal more it WILL be a spoiler.
Overall - this book made a deep impression. It forced me to be on my toes due to the rapidly changing writing styles, as well as the twists and turns in the plot. Unlike most books, this one leaves gaps in the plot - but not in a bad way. It doesn't explain everything. It leaves questions unanswered. As I said - it made me think. Not many boos do.
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