State of Mind by Sven Michael Davison 
Genre: Futuristic Science Fiction
ISBN:9780966614923
Published:March 1st 2011 by Bedouin Press
Rating: 3, DNF
My summary: In the future, humans are joining themselves with technology. Jake is an ex-LAPD officer who is banned from law enforcement, but is invited back to an elite squad after receiving a P-Chip implant. But what will the P-Chip do to him? Is it worth loosing himself?
Every once in a while I come across a book that is a very high concept, written by someone who could be a very good writer, if given the proper tools to create their book. This is one of those books. State of Mind could have been very good, exciting, and about a third of the length if Davison had a little help from a good editor.
I loved the concept, I liked the plot, but I couldn't finish this book for a few reasons. Mainly, this book was hard to read. It wasn't the writing style, it was the content of the writing. There were times when I felt like I was in history class. The book takes place in 2030, and I felt like Davison spent a lot of time going over history that had occurred, and technology that had changed (And I have fought with this issue myself, writing Agent Smith Smith, which takes place in 2060 or so.). There were long paragraphs explaining things that didn't need to be explained for the story to be told.
There was also a clarity issue. Sometimes the sentences and the verbiage just wasn't clear, and I wasn't sure what had just happened. I found myself re-reading paragraphs (and skipping others that felt like history class).
However, the story itself was interesting and very exciting. I found myself hooked immediately by the characters and the plot and unable to put it down until the present conflict had been resolved. I really wished I could have finished it, but the technological explanations got annoying after a while.
Someone who is more interested in technology and futuristic science fiction would enjoy State of Mind. Recommended for ages 17+ for some language.
1 comments:
Hi, The image of the book's cover prevents from reading the entire review. And I believe the author's last name is Davison, not Davidson. Perhaps you can fix these errors.
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