Utopia by Lincoln Child
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Book Reviews of Utopia
Book Review: For a thrill ride!
Summary: 4 Stars
Just finished reading Utopia written by Lincoln Child, 1/2 of the co-writing team (the other one being Douglas Preston) that brought us the excellent horror novel Relic (one of my favorite chillers).I like a good chilling and thrilling page turner, and these guys know how to write em.
Utopia is the name of a mega theme-park built in the desert outside of Las Vegas. The place is so high-tech that a cabal of super stealthy thieves plot to steal the computer codes that run its infrastructure (as well as rob its vault).
Child (and Preston) know how to vividly create a whole world and populate it with interesting characters and Utopia is no exception. The action starts right from page one and you won't be able to put it down. I actually put the book in my pocket and took it with me so that I could read a page or two while waiting on line in stores!
Next I plan to start Dan Brown's Angels & Demons, the book that preceded The Da Vinci Code. After that, The Codex written by Preston.
Book Review: Entertaining thriller
Summary: 4 Stars
Utopia is the story of a robotics expert called in to work at a state-of-the-art theme park in the Arizona desert. Once there, he is startled to find the robots are malfunctioning. Could the glitches be the result of park mismanagement, or could it be something more sinister?
I really enjoyed listening to Utopia. The book was well read, and entertaining even at high speed on my iPod. I did find myself rather annoyed with the protagonist's daughter Georgia and the bratty way she was possessive of her dad. This may be realistic but I found it a tad creepy. I liked Sara Boatwright, but the protagonists new love interest seemed a carbon copy of the love interest in Deep Storm.
Overall, a good book. I probably would've cut the Georgia character or made her younger. She seemed a little too old to be such a brat.
Book Review: Sounds Familiar
Summary: 4 Stars
The story of this book is good, but the desciptions of Utopia sounded so familiar to me until it dawned on me that it sounds a lot like Disney World. There are two many similarities. The building facades creating the second and third stories are just like Disney. The underground (can you say Utilidors?) is just like Disney. Utopia being its own community with its own government is just like Disney. Even the fact that the creator died before it opened is just like Disney. I love the story the way it is written out, but it would have been nice if it wasn't so similar. It didn't make me want to fly to Vegas to see a park called Utopia. It made me want to drive to Florida to get another glimpse of Mickey Mouse and see the wondrous parks collectively called Walt Disney World.Book Review: A fun place to visit.
Summary: 4 Stars
I have only read one other book by Lincoln Child, and that was his collaboration with Douglas Preston, "Relic," which I thought was okay. I remember seeing the cover for this book last year and thought "I have to read that." Then I forgot about it. Then I saw it again recently in a used book store and picked it up.You can read about the plot elsewhere if you want to, so I won't go into it. I enjoyed the book overall. It was a fun, popcorn sort of read. I think my pleasure was diminished by figuring out a couple of things long before the characters in the book did. Even with that knowledge, though, I went along for the ride for the rest of the book, and I suggest that you do the same. Enjoy!
Book Review: A very fun, action packed read
Summary: 4 Stars
I am such a huge fan of Preston-Child books. I decided to read this solo booking hoping that it would not disappoint me. It did not! I throughly enjoy this read. Who would have thought a high tech amusement park could hold so much drama? The story line was wonderful and very action packed...i could not put this book down.
I also enjoyed how the author fully painted a picture in my mind of this story. I definitley felt like i was there and could visualize everything that was happening.
If you have never read a Preston or Child book, this book will set you down the right path to becoming an avid reader of these books. Trust me, you wont be disappointed.