Loading ...Mad Skills by Walter Greatshell
A warm summer’s night, an outdoor concert and a scary carnival ride in the Fun House seemed just about the perfect night to Maddy Grant and her step-brother, Ben. The perfect night turned into tragedy when an accident happens inside the Fun House, killing Ben and leaving Maddy with severe brain damage. She wakes up in a special facility called BrainTree where she has undergone cutting-edge brain surgery that includes insertion of wires and a box in her brain. But Maddy isn’t exactly Maddy anymore. Instead of being an indifferent student, she begins to read books on calculus and philosophy to alleviate her boredom, and it feels perfectly normal to her—but nothing else feels quite “normal”, including her parents, home and friends. She begins to question the accident, the surgery and what has been implanted in her head, and those questions lead to horrific answers. Who or what is Maddy?
This is an extraordinarily clever book, well-written and full of suspense, twists and surprises. The author is well versed in the technological aspects, which is its most frightening component. The reader walks away wondering if the future is really “now” and where will the latest advances really lead us?
The author grabs you by the throat from the opening sentence and never lets go. “As Maddy Grant plummeted from the forty-second floor to certain death amid the blaring traffic of Ninth Avenue, all she could think was, ‘Stupid.’” Maddy is just about the perfect heroine: superior intellect, nefarious skills and the temperament and outlook of a teen-ager. She wrestles with the turmoil of puberty while trying to save her life, identity and soul. There is action, adventure, tragedy and sweet romance, all wrapped up in sheer suspense.
Book Stats:
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Ace; Original edition (December 28, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0441020127
- ISBN-13: 978-0441020126
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I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this! I’ll definitely be adding this to my list.