Just long enough to give him a taste of what he has been missing, realize that people always laugh at his expense, fall in love, and generally be a respected human being. It works and he becomes a genius, but only temporarily. The story of a man who is mentally handicapped and goes through an experimental surgery to make him smart. “One of the best and most heartbreaking books I’ve read in a long time. On a side note I also recently listened to the Greg Bear story “Webster” from the Mindwebs radio program, and I highly recommend that too.” Jean-Paul, Space Cowboy Books I highly recommend this book and am greatly looking forward to reading more of his novels. I won’t go further into it so as not to give away too much of the story, but this book will have you pondering the mysteries of the universe long after you read it. In this book when observation is concentrated to a large degree the universe has a difficult time adjusting to the observation, and therefore warps the fabric of space-time. In quantum physics it has been proven that the observer of an experiment alters the outcome of said experiment. Without spoiling the book I’d like to mention one of the most interesting ideas proposed within the story. For a small book the scale of the story is tremendous. By far this book contains some of the most original ideas that I have encountered in a long time. This particular book is medical science fiction, which in my opinion is a sub-genre that deserves more exploration. “Greg Bear is quickly becoming one of my favorites.
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