2012; 400 pages. New Author? : Yes. Genre : Legal Thriller, Philosophy. Overall Rating : 2½*/10.
What’s To Like...
The
plotline is easy to follow, and you don’t have to worry about figuring out
whodunit. If you’re looking for the
answer to Life, you might find it here.
What’s Not To Like...
The book cover implies that this is an Action-Adventure tale, and for
the first third of the book, it shows some promise of doing that. But just when you’re ready for some studly
protagonist to start investigating the sinking, the story changes into a
Grisham-wannabee. I don’t do Grisham
books.
Kewlest New Word...
Palliation : the making of a crime less grave and less reprehensible.
Excerpt...
“I just wish I could be there but sometimes
the eagle flies and empty the aerie lies.”“What’s that mean?” she asked.
He looked down the length of the corridor, at all the barred doors of the “houses,” the grimy tiles, the hand-printed walls. And, eventually, a closed and locked door. “Nothing,” he said. “Just one of those little quotes I picked up along the way.” (loc. 6442 )
Kindle Details...
I
bought The Tortoise Shell Code for $9.99
at Amazon. The paperback version is $24.95.
“A theory that explains everything explains nothing.” (loc. 4795)
V.
Frank Asaro has another book at Amazon, titled “Universal
Co-opetition: Nature’s Fusion of Competition and Cooperation”. It is non-fiction, and came out about 10
months before The Tortoise Shell Code. The latter (I assume) touts the same principles as given in the former, but
with a piece of fiction thrown in on top for entertainment value.
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