Saturday, June 16, 2018

Biohack a book of new dimensions

Patti Pietschmann's Reviews > Biohack

Biohack by J.D. Lasica
 
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really liked it


I've been reading pretty much the same genre and authors for you, voraciously I might add. And then Biohack came along and I was intrigued so I downloaded in from Amazon and was glad I did.

The story is about a second chance and Valerie Ramirez, a special ed teacher haunted by her toddler’s drowning accident who faces a fateful decision when she’s admitted into a secretive program run by a biotech company. Kaden Baker, an elite hacker who dabbles in covert ops, finds her life turned upside down when she discovers her parents were imposters. Where does she come from? Who’s been financing her high-stakes secret missions?

The answers lead back to the same mysterious biotech firm. As Kaden and Valerie become allies, they make one startling discovery after another about the company’s dark intentions. But each step closer to the truth puts their lives at greater risk.

The stakes couldn’t be higher—for Kaden’s freedom, for Valerie’s fate, and for the future direction of humanity itself.

It is long and you really need to like delving into biotechnology. Well written. I checked out the author and he's written a few other thrillers.

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Remembering Being There

The book and movie by Jerzy Kosinski 

Patti Pietschmann




I read this epic, satirical, somewhat sad and very prescient,  novel when it first came out and loved it. I was a huge Jerzy Kosinski fan to start. Last night we watched the movie that was made in 1979 with Peter Sellers as Chance and it was as good as the book but with a more unique ending. Chance is a simple man who relates everything to gardening and TV. Well dressed and bred but dimly lit, he is evicted from the home of a well heeled man who dies and must fend for himself, which is does by chance. People, very smart and successful ones, even a president, misunderstand him and conclude that he must be on to something. You must read it or get the movie (which was on TV recently). I am actually going to read the book again. When you do, think Donald Trump.

Being There is a satirical novel by the Polish-born writer Jerzy Kosinski, first published in 1970. Set in America, the story concerns Chance, a simple gardener who unwittingly becomes a much sought-after ...Wikipedia
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