The Terminal Man -

Michael Crichton

Ballantine Books

1988

268 páginas

8h 56m

ISBN-10: 0345354621

Harry has a problem. Ever since getting in a car accident, he's suffered from "thought seizures," violent fits in which he attacks other people. He used to be an artificial intelligence researcher, which may explain why he targets anyone who either works on machines or who acts like a machine--mechanics, gas-station attendants, prostitutes, exotic dancers. But there's hope: he can become part machine himself, undergoing "Stage 3," an experimental procedure implanting 40 electrodes deep in the pleasure centers of his brain. The surgery is successful, and blissful pulses of electricity short-circuit Harry's seizures. That is, until Harry figures out how to overload himself with the satisfying jolts and escapes on a murderous rampage. One of Crichton's earliest, playing ably on '70s fears of computers and mind control.

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5 (Perfeito)

Ótimo livro, com uma mistura perfeita entre suspense e ficção científica. Primeiro livro que leio desse autor, e não quero parar. Dentro de uma trama cheia de tecnologia, inteligência e ambição, Crichton faz alguns questionamentos acerca da proximidade cada vez maior entre homem e máquina. Com personagens interessantes, bem-construídos, e um ritmo de narrativa super bem conduzida e amarrada, The Terminal Man merece ser lido com carinho.