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3.5/5 I have mixed feelings about this book.

minor spoilers
The world building (aka our world in the near future) was great; I think it was fairly realistic. And the book was quite enjoyable, but I wish the pacing was different. Someone dies but you don't really care because you don't KNOW the character yet. I love the concept of someone getting a ‘genetic upgrade' and the consequences from that, but it's a little too convenient for the story. Someone shoots at him? Well his upgrade allows him to dodge it. He needs to know how to perform a surgery? His upgrade allows him to know that for some reason. It felt a bit lazy. Also it got a bit preachy at the end, even if I do agree with his message.

I did enjoy the random multi-page explanations of scientific concepts. Were they accurate? Who knows. It reminded me of Michael Crichton's style of writing.

Overall I enjoyed the story. I wouldn't mind reading another one of Crouch's stories - I like his scifi concepts. but this one could've used some more planning.