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The true concept of this book wasn't that clear until about halfway or 3/4 of the way through and I felt like the author took a long time getting to the core of what Reaper was and the potential impact it would have on the world. While the book opened with a whole bunch of people dying at the hands of Reaper, I felt the book was more technical sci-fi than medical sci-fi, and it's harder to conceptualize the impact a rogue computer can have on the world rather than a virus of the medical sort.
Character-wise, I found the book sort of weak. The lead male is a surgeon turned paramedic who lost his wife to AIDS and his surgical career due to a hand injury, and it felt like the author wrote too much pain into this guy's life in order to justify why he cared about stopping Reaper, but otherwise he seemed very shallow. The lead female is even worse so, as the only thing I truly remember about her is that she worked for the government. Bottom line, I just didn't find this book that memorable and not worth a 2nd read, but it wasn't a horrible book either.
Character-wise, I found the book sort of weak. The lead male is a surgeon turned paramedic who lost his wife to AIDS and his surgical career due to a hand injury, and it felt like the author wrote too much pain into this guy's life in order to justify why he cared about stopping Reaper, but otherwise he seemed very shallow. The lead female is even worse so, as the only thing I truly remember about her is that she worked for the government. Bottom line, I just didn't find this book that memorable and not worth a 2nd read, but it wasn't a horrible book either.
