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Starting on the right foot, Lobook is an episodic initiative that I decided to launch by creating a very simple logo. As usual, and I stress it, it will only deal with my experience, nothing more.
What does it consist of? I'll summarize it like this, with the key steps of the process.
I get a book, usually buying or borrowing it. I read it. I take some illustrative photos to add as attachments. I provide a brief introduction and my personal opinion. In short, basically a blog like many of those that provide reviews. My vision, however, is more focused on providing a general and very concise idea of the book I have read, focusing little or nothing on anticipations of the plot and focusing more on my personal buying and reading experience.
This new episode takes inspiration from the A.G. Riddle's novel with the original title The Atlantis Gene (2013), first episode of the “Atlantis saga” series. The italian translation is Genesi, curated by Francesca Noto: it's this the one I read. In the photo below you can see a cover image from which I have removed some parts to try to avoid possible direct advertisements.
Like the previous time, I purchased the book in paperback format, a format that allows access to the book for a sum suitable for almost any budget.
Excluding various discounts applied and instead considering only the official cover price, the price range with which it's possible to find this physical book in Italy varies approximately between €4,90 and €14,90. The cheaper edition is actually a hardcover in pocket format, which I feel, however, is not recommended for those who have vision problems in reading the books. The maximum price is what I found on the flexible cover page of a well-known e-commerce, while a more popular one is €9.90. There is also an e-book format for digital readers.
A thriller, part of a series distributed in Italy as a trilogy: this is “Genesi”. An accidental discovery that could change the conception of things, a science fiction discovery that no one could have suspected to exist. Except for some mysterious organizations that carve out more and more space in the course of the text.
Personally, the book was a little underwhelming. Again I struggled to find myself in the text. The common thread is there, but it has had little effect from my personal point of view. On several occasions I found myself quite bored, a problem that I often encounter in thrillers with technical or "aseptic" language, not full of creativity in the expression of environments or concepts.
The plot itself, I find a bit weak and unattractive. It exists, but it doesn't convince me that much for the novel taken individually and not after reading the complete series. To make a comparison, a bit like dealing with a five-story or forty-story building: it will certainly be a palace, but the difference in the scope of the building is quite significant. I leave the space to other readers for their own thoughts. The opinions I have found online are quite positive, taken overall.
Below, you can see the book's description you find on the various online stores.
"In 2003, the human genome was sequenced for the first time. But the secrets it contained were never revealed. Thirty years earlier, almost by chance, Dr. Paul Kraus had made a shocking discovery: by comparing the samples of human ancestors with ours, he had found a code. But he didn't have the technology to put such a revelation to good use. To protect that secret that could change the fate of humanity, he hid the results of his work and disappeared. Now that technology allows us to analyze the mysterious code buried in the human genome, finding the various elements of the research is vital. Dr. Peyton Shaw is in possession of part of those fragments, and she intends to solve the mystery. She is convinced that her work is the key to stopping a global conspiracy that is about to unleash an event that will upset the fate of the world. The secret buried in the human genome, in fact, could change the very concept of life, but at a very high price."
The personal rating system is still in its infancy. Since I rely primarily on my involvement and not on the quality of the texts, this is the fundamental parameter that guides my first vote. The second is a vote - once again personal - which takes into account how I received the quality of the novel. I will call the first vote with the title INVOLVEMENT Vote, the second as GENERAL Vote. The grading scale for both will be a number between 1 (worst rating) and 5 (best rating), represented as stars (1 to 5).
To Genesi, I give 3 stars to the General Vote and 3 stars for the Involvement Vote.
If this article has intrigued you, you can find info by online searching for news of the author, or contacting retailers in the sector. I greet you, and I hope I have left a useful opinion. I will periodically publish other articles of this kind. If you are interested in discovering new books - mainly novels - on the market, you can continue to follow me on the #lobook tag. CLICK HERE if you want to access the collection of posts I publish on this tag. At the moment the number of published posts is very small, but I hope to expand the index over time.
