Review: Heart-stopping Action
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 13, 2012
I saw an interview with Ben Brown that said he never finished high school because he was too dyslexic to read, so I couldn't imagine someone like that writing an action thriller. Well, somewhere along the way, Ben did learn to read and he sure as hell learned to write! Enhanced is probably the most exciting novel I've read in several years. The characters are well rounded and the action is pure kick-ass--it's literally like watching a Jet Li movie, only it's in a book.Ben Brown's imagination is amazing. The plot twists constantly take you by surprise, and his knowledge of weapons and aircraft are also impressive. The science is a little bit out there, but as you read along you begin to wonder...maybe something like this could really happen? (We thought Star Trek was pretty farfetched when it first came out, but now personal communicators (cell phones) and medical scanners are so common they make us yawn.)You don't want to miss Enhanced--it will keep you on the edge of the planet until the very last page.(I understand Ben has written another book as well. I haven't read it yet, but that's my next project.)