Fast-paced and exciting. The characters seem real. What made the story less believable was the super secret government agency created by Ben Mezrich. It didn't seem realistic or believable.

Better than expected! I'm not sure how this book ended up on my shelf- possibly a rare charity shop purchase where I recognised Ben Mezrich's name (he would go on to author predominantly non-fiction books about "young geniuses" like Mark Zuckerberg).

He apparently started off as a fiction writer, and this sci fi thriller isn't bad. The plot is interesting, but the fact it's largely focused on technology in the 90s does date it badly.

I wouldn't necessarily suggest anyone runs out and tries to track down a copy of it but I enjoyed it. 3.5 stats!

Not the best book I've ever read but far from the worst. It's high paced and action packed but seems unbelievable in some regards. Still, a very good read.

Great book!

It made me feel like I was back in Princeton briefly.

The subject material deals with genetic research, which admittedly I know very little about and therefore can not speak to the accuracy or reality of the story line.  That being a given, this story seemed to be better developed (blind acceptance of the science presented) both in the plot and the characters, than Seven Wonders.  Unfortunately that is not saying a lot.

I was able to get an understanding of the main character through a series of current events coupled with flashbacks along with the character's own thoughts.  And while the story did take some twists and turns that were unexpected, overall it was still rather predictable.

I think this is Mezrich's first novel, though published back in 1996 and I don't know if he followed it up. Shame, as it's not bad at all.

A fast-paced and well written techno-thriller which would have done Crichton proud. Certainly it's better than his over-preachy genetics novel that came out a couple of years before he died.

Well worth a read if you see a copy kicking about.

By far one of my favorite books by Ben Mezrich

I really enjoyed this fast-paced political thriller. It's an older book so the technology references were amusingly outdated, but in no way diminished my enjoyment of the story. A good read.

A decent novel.
Story everyone knows.
Man meets old flame, old flame's dad was the secretary of defense before he tore his own face apart, now boy and girl are running from a mad genetic scientist.

This was a really great debut. Mezrich is one f my top 3 authors although I know him more as a non-fiction-that-reads-like-fiction guy. Still I'd read a lot more of his fiction.

I've probably given a 3 unfairly given that the book was written so long ago, the dating of the tech was amusing but made it slightly unbelievable.

I love how the story evolves like the old school 90's tech-thriller combined with some medical and DNA plots. The things they do with the 90's technology could hardly be explained with even technologies from 2019, but the book is still fun to read and with interesting story development.

The book was OK not great. Maybe I just have trouble with the sixty year old super secret government organization with renegade scientists and security personal running it. I mean really now, do you think our government could keep it secret that long.. Also there were several really obvious editorial gaffs. But all that aside the story is fast paced and interesting.