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Rob Lewis, an ordinary computer programmer with a wife and two kids, becomes something extraordinary one day after he wakes up and discovers he can read--and control--other people's minds. It's an ability most people dream of having, but for Rob it quickly destroys his life. There is a death, injuries, the threat of warping the lives of his children. Rob flees to New York where, homeless and destitute, he contacts Edwin Barbaross of the National Institutes of Health. Together they travel to Uzbekistan, where Rob will face both the source of his powers and his own inner demons. |
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With great power comes great responsibility
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Rob Lewis awakens one morning with strange mental powers. Suddenly, he can read and influence the minds of those around him. At first, Rob thinks this is great--he helps his wife out at work, and single-handedly reforms the entire population of a correctional facility near his home. As his power increases, Rob becomes less enamored of his situation. In fact, he comes to see it as a curse, as a fireman is killed due to his carelessness and his infant twins begin to exhibit mental abilities far beyond their years, simply because he is near. Unable to deal with what he has become, Rob flees to New York City.
Fearing human contact, yet unable to totally avoid it, Rob lives on the street, occasionally influencing the city's richer denizens to take him in. This is a very dark time for Rob, who is both exhilarated and disgusted by his powers. Although he generally uses his powers wisely, his animal nature often comes to the fore, as when he nearly rapes the teenage daughter of one of his "benefactors".
Rob hits bottom, but is saved by a chance meeting with a good natured scientist named Edwin Barbaross. Edwin, grateful to Rob for saving his niece's life, helps him understand and control his powers, and eventually joins him in his search to discover the source of his abilities, a search which leads them to the far off land of Uzbekistan. There, Rob engages in a fight to the finish with the man who gave him his powers.
I enjoyed this book, although it did not fulfill its potential. Endlessly inventive, Clough never fully develops her ideas. Many a time I'd get excited about a plot twist, only to be disappointed by its conclusion. This didn't detract from my overall favorable opinion of the novel, however--the book is full of energy, and has a real pulpy feel to it. Things happen fast, as though Clough can't wait to get to the next exciting idea. Two things really grabbed me--Clough's constant references to comic books (never has Stan Lee's line, that "With great power comes great responsibility" had so much resonance) and the hero's use of the scientific method to solve his dilemma.
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