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Publisher's Summary
Upgrade is the mind-bending thriller from Blake Crouch, author of the bestselling Dark Matter and Recursion.
‘You are the next step in human evolution...’
What if you were capable of more?
Your concentration was better, you could multitask quicker, read faster, memorize more, sleep deeper.
For Logan Ramsay, it’s happening. He’s beginning to see the world around him, even those he loves the most, in whole new ways.
He knows that it’s not natural, that his genes have been hacked. He has been targeted for an upgrade.
Logan’s family legacy is one he has been trying to escape for decades and it has left him vulnerable to attack. But with a terrifying plan in place to replicate his upgrade throughout the world’s population, he may be the only person capable of stopping what has already been set in motion.
To win this war against humanity Logan will now have to become something other than himself...
Intricately plotted and epic in scope, Upgrade asks us to ponder the limits of our humanity–and our boundless potential. Are you ready for the impossible?
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- Shubham Jha
- 21-08-23
Good narration, didn’t enjoy the story.
I didn’t enjoy the story. It got too technical and seemed and became a struggle to finish.
However, I loved the narration of this story.
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- Sheru
- 20-07-23
Another masterpiece by Blake
This is quite a thought provoking story line... Not sure why but it felt like reading Michael Crichton's work at a point.
Story line was fast paced and crisp. The story by itself was brilliant.
The performance was well done.
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- 17-11-22
Starts well but ends in being a predictable affair
The premise is certainly intriguing - what if we some extra bells and whistles! The book starts well builds on to the concept of upgraded Homo Sapiens and whether that such upgraded version will still qualify as human but then quickly falls flat in the second half. The set pieces are typical and predictable in the later half.
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- Gorran
- 30-09-22
OUT OF THIS WORLD
A very unusual thought and story line. Almost frightening but true in its projection of what mankind can do to itself. The ending rounds off the whole story and gives me hope. I was totally immersed in the book from beginning to end. Thank you to Blake Crouch
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- Amit Sachdev
- 10-09-22
Too technical
Too technical. Felt like a science journal at times. Loved Dark matter and Recursion...this didn't meet the expectations.
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- Jay
- 04-08-22
Fast placed and Loved it
I been enjoying Blake’s work since last few years. Was eagerly waiting for the release.
If you’ve read his work, go for it.
If it’s new for you, give it a try. You’ll enjoy it
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Paranjape
- 23-07-22
What makes us HUMAN... good, thought provoking
A near future thriller about gene editing. What will you change if technology for modifying our gene construct is available?
Will you want to be more intelligent? rational? stronger? disease resilient? compassionate?
This book has an answer. Or at least a good shot at it.
The book is simpler than Dark Matter or Recursion. Less science-fictiony. But a good entertaining, thought provoking read.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-12-22
Modern and thoughtful.
I still love this author. This book is an incredible showcase of his skill as a writer and his love of his subject matter. The research put into this book is astounding.
More than the story itself, I was spellbound by the facts and sequences that bring it all to life.
A beautiful read and a powerful message.
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- BDREY
- 09-08-22
Stunned
I love Blake crouch. Dark matter and recursion are two of my favourite books. Ever.
This one, on the other hand was so disappointing that I find it hard to believe it was written by the same author. It had none of the intrigue, genius or “wtf is going to happen next”that his other books have. With the others I couldn’t wait to finish to know what was going to happen. With this one I couldn’t wait to finish so that I’d be done and could move on to the next book.
Only reason I gave it a second star is because it’s Blake crouch. Not worth the time or money. Hope the next one is better.
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- Anthony Puente-Ruiz
- 08-07-22
Disappointing
After having read and loved both Dark Matter and Recursion by this author I was very much looking forward to this book. Preordered it and started listening to it as soon as I could but I just couldn’t get into the story… too similar to his previous books and quite repetitive (we get it, the main character is smarter and faster, no need to remind us every few paragraphs). I even upped the speed of the narration to 2,5x because I just wanted it to be over. Was expecting more. I will however cherish Dark Matter and Recursion
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- Sal
- 18-07-22
Food for thought, action packed
I'm a big fan on Blake Crouch and thoroughly enjoyed this book.
For a sci-fi thriller.....it had more depth than usual and evoked emotion at the end.
I won't give anything away, only to say if we all had compassion for consequence maybe the world would bea better place.
Also Mr Crouch was around over the last few weeks and it was great to speak the the author, having that connection to an author really makes a difference.
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-10-22
Rubbish
A lot worse than his usual. Fantastic nonsense story with mad family bs didn't like it at all.
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- Rachael
- 12-07-22
Blake Crouch does it again
Awesome and intriguing premise, with cool science and an over-arching moral dilemma. Excellent work.
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- Charbel Lattouf
- 13-07-23
not the best blake crouch work
struggled to finish it. not sure if I will. far cry from dark matter. not sure why he decided to release this book, he can do much better. the story feels like a b-rate movie.
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- maveric78
- 08-07-22
Underdeveloped
I think there are some interesting ideas here that go a little under developed as it descends quickly into the well trodden 'man on the run' trope. It has flavors of Flowers for Algernon, Dark Fields and Bourne but isn't nearly as well written as those touch points. He also lazily copies the plot foundation of mother and single child from Dark Matter.... That said I finished the book in two days so it clearly kept me engaged!
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- A. Rea
- 25-06-23
Thought provoking
So much research has gone into this story I am very impressed but it is also a story of love and family well written and well narrated
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-06-23
Very basic
Good for a younger reader not hard sci fi fun for a teen reader or a sci fi novice
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- Me
- 26-05-23
Brilliant page turner
If you want something fast paced and sci-fi based in the real world, this is perfect. Also does touch on deeper meanings and leaves you thinking. Definitely my favourite book of his yet.
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- Tom D
- 15-05-23
enjoyed it.
enjoyed the story.
found the narration occasionally jarring. not sure why, but wasn't a big deal.
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- Jevan
- 10-07-22
Decent
I enjoyed this book, but to be honest, after waiting for so long for its release, I was a little disappointed. I absolutely loved Dark Matter & Recursion and also enjoyed some of Blake’s earlier works. However, this story felt like it was lacking. I just wasn’t as engaged with the storyline and the ending didn’t have much impact. If this was a random book I’d picked up I would have been pleasantly surprised, but this isn’t a random book, it’s a Blake Crouch book and my expectations were incredibly high.
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- N. Adam
- 01-05-23
Downgrade [on Dark Matter and Recursion]
I had high hopes for this as I really enjoyed Dark Matter and Recursion, but this was very basic in comparison. I'll look at whatever is next more closely.
In comparison to Blake Crouch's other works, Upgrade has received mixed reviews from readers and listeners. While some have praised the book's fast-paced plot and gripping suspense, others have criticized it for lacking the depth and complexity of Crouch's other stories, such as Recursion and Dark Matter.
Recursion and Dark Matter are widely regarded as two of Blake Crouch's best works, with both books exploring mind-bending concepts and philosophical questions. Recursion explores the nature of memory and reality, while Dark Matter delves into the idea of multiverse theory and the consequences of our choices.
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- philip macdonald
- 20-01-23
I’ll be reading his other books
Great new ideas well told.
A story told with compassion.
What more do you want from SciFi?
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- Anonymous User
- 17-12-22
Average
So much information lectures during this book that actively detracted from enjoying an interesting story. Well read.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-12-22
Loved it
Mr Crouch delivers again. 👍 I always have some “but how”? Questions in the thousands of sci-fi I listen to. My But How’s were kept to a minimum & didn’t bother me for to long in this book. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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- Sophie Sturgess
- 22-10-22
Missed the mark for me.
I’m a huge fan of Blake Crouch, but this book didn’t do it for me. It started off okay, but as Logan becomes more upgraded, he seems to get more boring. He spoke almost robotically by the end, which I just found dull to listen to. (I listened to the audiobook.)
When they started talking about all the DNA’s they’ve upgraded… CB4, CDK2A, TER, KM11… I completely tuned out. That part went on for WAY too long. There were a lot of big, boring science words in this, which usually I don’t mind, but paired with a slow plot, just lost me.
It took me a while to finish this, and I didn’t feel excited to get back to it. The storyline was a little weak. The characters I didn’t really care for, and like I mentioned before, Logan just got boring. He became like an emotionless robot, which I suppose was the point, but without emotion a human is somewhat dull to follow.
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- Oliver A. R. Drummond
- 03-08-22
Blake Crouch, always a great read!
Just like Dark Matter and Recursion, I could not stop listening to this book. Blake Crouch raises some interesting topics on how to deal with our ever growing knowledge.
Dark Matter is still my favourite novel from him, but I enjoyed Upgrade a lot!
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