Great listen, and I’ll keep coming back for more!

This really was one of those audiobooks where you don’t want to take the headphones off. I really liked the narrator, but it was the story that just sank it’s claws into me and never let go.


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When the book begins we are introduced to Will, a scientific researcher who uses his (mostly) altruistic goals to feed his saviour complex. I never really found myself able to like Will, but my goodness I was compelled by his story.
From his rivalry with the maddeningly smug Arthur to his never-quite-but-oh-so-close flirtations with Margot the characters around him feel rich and full of depth, as does the scientific world in which he struggles. I felt that the author really must have done their homework as the lab scenes in particular felt incredibly realistic, and the science is fascinating: futuristic but not overwhelmingly so.
I really enjoyed how the book follows Will throughout his career - from the ambitious daydreamer to the established professor who frantically tries to “fix” a problem that in his mind he has created. Regardless of the stage of his career, I thought it was apparent that the same failings led Will astray - his inner monologue is so bound by reason and data, but ultimately his decisions are based on anything but logic!
I thought this book was a great listen, and I think I’ll definitely come back to it in the future! Five stars!

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