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Title	:	Double Helix
Author	:	Sigmund Brouwer
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 237 pages
Published	:	June 16th 1995 by Thomas Nelson
Categories	:	Fiction. Christian Fiction. Thriller. Christian. Mystery. Science Fiction

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Even though this book is somewhere around twenty years old, I think it holds up well [overall]. In some respects, it is probably pretty mild. I think Michael Crichton even tried to go one further in his novel Next in which he writes a bitter diatribe about the horrors of genetic manipulation without any kind of conscience or legal parameters in place to protect people. In my opinion, this book was infinitely better than Crichton's drivel. It moves at a good pace as it takes place over a short period of time. I would have liked to have seen a sequel in which we see how the lives of the surviving protagonists have changed.

I thought it had good character development in it, overall. Paige goes from being a helpless widow to somebody who has discovered she has previously unrealized and untapped inner strength. Slater realizes he needs to 'man up' [as it were] and accept the consequences for his actions [especially if he is to have a future with Paige].

Van Klees is a man you cannot help but hate. I think the author did a good job with how Klees/Hammond/Tansworth is portrayed in the novel. An extremely wealthy man who feels he is above the laws of mankind; he is also a scientific genius well ahead of his time in terms of genetic experiments [especially those on humans]. [I have to admit, though, I found myself wondering if the character of 'John Hammond' was modeled after Crichton's character in Jurassic Park.] Prior to Pixar's movie The Incredibles, I never gave much thought to a villain monologuing in a movie or a book; since then, though, it's hilariously obvious when it occurs. And I never realized before now [it has been that long since I last read this book] that the villain has several monologues in the novel. It's kind of funny, in a way, but it does not detract from the novel as that is a part of Van Klees's character [his extreme arrogance always requires an audience to be wowed by his genius].

I was somewhat disappointed to remember that a couple of US Army generals were a part of the villain's plot [albeit from deliberate ignorance; they wanted the end goal without considering the cost or the path to reach that goal]. I know people in the military are 'people, too', and have their own dreams, goals, and desires. It just gets old to see the US Military portrayed in a negative light. At the same time, Crichton enjoyed portraying business and corporations in a horrible light, so there you go.

I nearly fell over laughing when I read Slater's comment[s] [thoughts] about how 'the people have a right to know' 'everything' that happens. No, the general public does not have a right to know everything. I was happy to see that some elements of the story remained out of the public's eye [as it were]. I felt it added better depth to the story, in my opinion.

I know some [if not most] of the science in the book probably seems pretty dated [and out-of-date] now, but at the time it was written it was cutting-edge in terms of the plot and known science at the time. I am sure the author also made other mistakes that could have been simply corrected, but it happens. One thing the author touches on is about how aborted babies are used for harvesting organs to sell. That has recently come to light, that this practice does occur. Kind of morbidly, disturbingly crazy.

Zwaan was a freaky crazy villain. I wish he had suffered more (view spoiler)[before he died (hide spoiler)].

Despite being twenty years old, I enjoyed this book.

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Original Title:	Double Helix
ISBN:	0849912156 (ISBN13: 9780849912153)
Edition Language:	English

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I remember loving this book as a teenager in the 90s. Rereading it now it doesn't quite live up to my memories - the tech descriptions are very dated, the science gets a little iffy here and there, the denouement is a bit far-fetched - but the characters, which are really the heart of what Brouwer does best (especially his villians), are every bit as interesting as I remember them being. Don't go in to this expecting an extremely thrilling or thought-provoking story, but do go into it expecting

It's so bad.



It could have been good. But it falls on all its cliches. A damsel in distress who falls for rich men. A villan whos monstrously strong, ugly and cant feel pain. And the author cant hide his personal opinions and ends the story by making it a broschyr for an anti-abortion campaign.

Couldn't even finish...

I read this back a few years ago but I don't remember anything about it...not a particularly good comment. Since I own it, I decided to put it back on my reading list. (I hate an unfinished book!)

While some novels are timeless, this book read like the dated novel that it is. It was written in 1995 and unfortunately the names and the story line are dated. In addition, Mr. Brouwer did not do his homework very well. Even when reading fiction I expect scientific facts that are mentioned to be accurate. One scientist in the book explains how a baby and its mother share blood during pregnancy. This is NOT correct. Overall it was not a horrible read; it was just not up to par with other books