Machine Man
Aug 2011 · Sold by Vintage
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About this ebook
Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts.
Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon.
A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement.
Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon.
A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement.
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4.3
34 reviews
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December 10, 2011
I stumble upon this book in a barnes & nobles a while back. Not even through chapter 2, I was entranced by the personality of Charlie. Kind of like Dexter, but less "serial killer-killer", and more "what can I do whith these". Anyway, bought the e-book on my phone almost immediately (for convenience), and enjoyed it all the way to the end.
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September 25, 2013
I lost interest in this book towards the ending. At first you are thrilled by the slow transformation of Charlie and the origin of Lola Shanks as a prosthetics expert. The second half of the book is ridden by theatrical action and silly comedy that doesn't engage as much as the heartwarming and visceral first half. Highly recommended though, it's totally worth it.
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October 30, 2016
Good. Not quite as good as Lexicon, but definitely better than anything I can produce right now.☺
About the author
Max Barry began removing parts at an early age. In 1999, he successfully excised a steady job at tech giant HP in order to upgrade to the more compatible alternative of manufacturing fiction. While producing three novels, he developed the online nation simulation game NationStates, as well as contributing to various open source software projects and developing religious views on operating systems. He did not leave the house much. For Machine Man, Max wrote a website to deliver pages of fiction to readers via email and RSS. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife and two daughters, and is 38 years old. He uses vi.
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