Blake Crouch: Upgrade (2022, Pan Macmillan)
English language
Published April 30, 2022 by Pan Macmillan.
Not his best work yet. Recursion, which got me hooked on the author and made me read Dark Matter, has a sort of elegance that both Dark Matter and Upgrade lacks. It's a fun, intense and easy read on an interesting topic for sure - just not as refined as Recursion.
Really interesting read. The implications of gene editing and what it could be like with "regulation" was really interesting. Really makes you think. I have to admit I wasn't fully immersed as a reader. And there were some twists that were less shocking and felt more like "huh?". But all in all interesting and good read.
What began as a story similar to others that I have read quickly transformed into an interesting read. As usual, Crouch's timing and pacing is great, as is the character development. I would have liked it to have been a little longer.
Overall, I prefer some of Crouch's other works.
