This is the first Nick Thacker audiobook that I have read / listened to. The story is about Josh Lane, an ex-military computer genius who takes a job working for Bearbridge.
The company implants an AI chip in his head that allows him to do many things that are unclear. The company also gives him a prototype car to use.
Then he is kidnapped.
He is to be a contestant in a game.
A fiery death awaits those who lose a round.
There is a surprise contestant as well.
Also, the NSA has a vested interest in him.
This is an interesting book.
I wish there wasn’t an NSA component.
Nick writes plot-driven books with little detail and characterization. Millions of people love this style, but that’s not for me. I prefer character-driven books. Still, I enjoyed this book.
The next section deals with the audiobook. For some reason, this book was on the BookFunel site. Which means I need to download the app and burn data to listen. That’s kinda shitty. And it cant be downloaded so I couldn’t listen on my preferred app.
Was this a computer-spoken book? Many clues point to the possibility that it was. For example, the same tone was used for two speakers in a conversation. There were so many run-on sentences, it wasn’t a pleasure to listen to. Then the audio editing was messed up with several pages repeated often throughout the book. It’s a really good way to throw someone out of the story world.
It annoyed the fuck out of me.
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