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Title: The Grid by Philip Kerr ISBN: 0-446-60340-6 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.42 (24 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: EXCELLENT
Comment: Very suspenseful and well crafted story of a smart building (intelligent architecture) gone bad. Good characters, well developed, and very good descriptions of the building and what is happening. I can't speak with any authority about the architectural end of things, but what I do know, he got right. I can speak with some little authority about the computer end of things and he got that right. But what makes the story is the PLOT and it is great. Superbly crafted, fitted tightly, suspense page after page. I found myself wondering: "What will Abraham (the computer) do next?" This is a good read. Highly recommended.
Rating: 2
Summary: For diehard Kerr fans only
Comment: This is an airplane book, but if you read it in either of Norman Foster's recently designed airports (London's Stansted or Hong Kong) you'll probably conclude that the thinly disguised swipe at the modernist architect is not just disappointingly shallow but grossly unfair too. There are some great scenes here as the malevolent building devises increasingly ingenious ways to dispatch the hapless humans, but for me the premise was spoilt by the stereotyped characters and the lengthy passages of "computerspeak" which do nothing but expose the author's lack of research. I'd try the author's A Philosophical Investigation first for a better taste of his work.
Rating: 5
Summary: Inanimate object becomes self aware and plays a deadly game¿
Comment: A new, high tech building is ready for occupancy, but as its self replicating computer system, Abraham, is exposed to a child's hunt-and-kill computer game, it recreates itself in a deadly manner. Self awareness follows self replication, and the people trapped inside The Grid become enemies in Abraham's game to hunt and destroy them, following the programming code from the computer game that was incorporated into its system functions. The now self aware building begins killing the humans trapped inside one by one, using whatever it has available; elevators, bathroom cleaning systems, pool cleaning systems, etc. A gory and inventive tale of horror and survival, against an enemy that cannot be rationalized with. This is a great read for a night spent in any modern high rise, hotel or apartment or office. Enjoy.
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Title: A Five-Year Plan by Philip Kerr ISBN: 067102471X Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Shot by Philip Kerr ISBN: 067104141X Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 28 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: ESAU by Philip Kerr ISBN: 0671019929 Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dark Matter : The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton: A Novel by PHILIP KERR ISBN: 1400049490 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Second Angel by Philip Kerr ISBN: 0671024728 Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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