Sign in with Facebook
Shelby *trains flying monkeys*'s Reviews > Lock In
Lock In (Lock In, #1)
by
by
Shelby *trains flying monkeys*'s review
bookshelves: end-of-the-world, netgalley, read-2014
May 14, 2014
bookshelves: end-of-the-world, netgalley, read-2014
3.5-4 stars.
When I first started reading this book I was so confused I thought I was going to give up. Then my friend Mike came to my rescue explaining that there is a novella to this book up at Tor. http://www.tor.com/stories/2014/05/un.... I really think that part needs added to this book, it's very hard to figure out what's going on without it.
Once I read that I was sucked into this book.
A flu type virus has been transmitted globally. At first it starts flu like, if you survive that the second stage is very much like meningitis, and then the third stage if you make it that far..you are "locked-in". Your mind is fine but your body is totally incapable of movement of any kind. The virus is named Haden after the first lady who contacted the disease.
Speed forward twenty five years or so. Haden's are the virus victims who are "locked-in" their bodies. However, science has progressed and they are able to inhabit a robot type device called threeps.
You have humans that are able to also host the Haden's into their bodies called Integrators.
This book is very innovative and I thought I hated Sci-fi.
The writing in this book was fun and fast paced. The plot was pretty much wrapped up before the end but I still loved each and every second of it. I hope the author does a series because I'll be there grabbing it up.
I recieved an Arc of this book from Netgalley and Tor in exchange for an honest review. Thanks!
Shit: eta.. I'm a so called goodreads bully. Scalzi wrote a post taking up for us. I should give this book a five because I found his post. Frigging yes!
When I first started reading this book I was so confused I thought I was going to give up. Then my friend Mike came to my rescue explaining that there is a novella to this book up at Tor. http://www.tor.com/stories/2014/05/un.... I really think that part needs added to this book, it's very hard to figure out what's going on without it.
Once I read that I was sucked into this book.
A flu type virus has been transmitted globally. At first it starts flu like, if you survive that the second stage is very much like meningitis, and then the third stage if you make it that far..you are "locked-in". Your mind is fine but your body is totally incapable of movement of any kind. The virus is named Haden after the first lady who contacted the disease.
Speed forward twenty five years or so. Haden's are the virus victims who are "locked-in" their bodies. However, science has progressed and they are able to inhabit a robot type device called threeps.
You have humans that are able to also host the Haden's into their bodies called Integrators.
This book is very innovative and I thought I hated Sci-fi.
The writing in this book was fun and fast paced. The plot was pretty much wrapped up before the end but I still loved each and every second of it. I hope the author does a series because I'll be there grabbing it up.
I recieved an Arc of this book from Netgalley and Tor in exchange for an honest review. Thanks!
Shit: eta.. I'm a so called goodreads bully. Scalzi wrote a post taking up for us. I should give this book a five because I found his post. Frigging yes!
Sign into Goodreads to see if any of your friends have read
Lock In.
Sign In »
Reading Progress
May 14, 2014
– Shelved
May 21, 2014
–
Started Reading
May 21, 2014
–
9.0%
"Well I might be sorta dumb but it took me this long into the book to figure out what a Hader is.
Psst..it's robot type suit that pandemic victims can use to be able to move and interact."
Psst..it's robot type suit that pandemic victims can use to be able to move and interact."
May 22, 2014
–
58.0%
"That's what I wanted to do, anyway. What I ended up doing was a lot less kung fu and a lot more drunken scuffle.
"
"
May 23, 2014
–
85.0%
"When Dad came back in he had considerably more than two fingers of scotch in the tumbler. "You might want to ease back, there, Dad." "It's a miracle I didn't just bring in the bottle with a straw."
"
"
May 23, 2014
–
Finished Reading
Comments Showing 1-34 of 34 (34 new)
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Shelby *trains flying monkeys*
(new)
-
rated it 4 stars
May 21, 2014 11:46AM
I think..maybe not. Please quit confusing me.
reply
|
flag
Thank you, I just went to get the prequel.
Thank you for posting the prequel. I started listening to the audiobook yesterday, and I was so confused, I came here to see if you guys could offer some clarity and sure enough you did. After reading the Prequel I now know what was going on in the first two chapters I listened to, I can listen to them again with understanding. Thank you so much!
Brittanie wrote: "Thank you for posting the prequel. I started listening to the audiobook yesterday, and I was so confused, I came here to see if you guys could offer some clarity and sure enough you did. After read..."Your welcome :)
Thank you, thank you! I was so confused also. The explanation doesn't seem to happen until several chapters in and I was on the verge of giving up.
Aaron wrote: "Thank you, thank you! I was so confused also. The explanation doesn't seem to happen until several chapters in and I was on the verge of giving up."Your welcome! :) It's not a bad book at all once you figure things out.
Ha! I got to the end of the audiobook and there was the novella. I had already gone and read it online, though. I think it's better served upfront than as an epilogue, but at least it was there.
Aaron wrote: "Ha! I got to the end of the audiobook and there was the novella. I had already gone and read it online, though. I think it's better served upfront than as an epilogue, but at least it was there."I think it needs to go in the front too.
Quit reading your review at the first animated GIF. That's annoying, not funny, almost impossible to read with videos pasted in the middle of a review.
Jon wrote: "Quit reading your review at the first animated GIF. That's annoying, not funny, almost impossible to read with videos pasted in the middle of a review."I don't remember asking you to read or comment on my review. Thanks for trolling.
Thanks! I added it as a comment on mine so I can remember to read that first.
Jon wrote: "Quit reading your review at the first animated GIF. That's annoying, not funny, almost impossible to read with videos pasted in the middle of a review."You're welcome not to read reviews with gifs and you're also welcome to keep your troll comments to yourself.
Also-as an author you may want to be nicer to people that could read and review your books...
Just a thought.
Jon wrote: "Quit reading your review at the first animated GIF. That's annoying, not funny, almost impossible to read with videos pasted in the middle of a review."Well, it's her review and she can write it in the manner she wishes. If you don't like reviews with gifs move on.
Great review Shelby. I've got this on my tbr list and I'll make sure to read the novella fisrt. :)
Jon wrote: "Quit reading your review at the first animated GIF. That's annoying, not funny, almost impossible to read with videos pasted in the middle of a review."
message 15:
by
Shelby *trains flying monkeys*
(last edited Sep 24, 2014 12:24PM)
(new)
-
rated it 4 stars
Thanks girls :)
All of the "supposed writers" who don't like images in reviews need to go make their own damn site. If it's not against Goodreads' TOS, then STFU!
Kelly (and the Book Boar) wrote: "All of the "supposed writers" who don't like images in reviews need to go make their own damn site. If it's not against Goodreads' TOS, then STFU!"I think he is just pissed because maybe we aren't using gifs to review his sucky books.
Shelby *wants some flying monkeys* wrote: "I think he is just pissed because maybe we aren't using gifs to review his sucky books. "Well, he got himself put on my "never list," so that's something to be proud of ; )
How do I stop receiving notifications every time someone comments on this review?
Great review, I just finished it, and now on the extra novella about Haden's
Hershey wrote: "Great review!"Thanks Hershey and Lyn :)
Thanks for posting the link. It deepened my appreciation of a good book.
Vanessa wrote: "Thanks for posting the link. It deepened my appreciation of a good book."Glad I could help :)
That moment when you realize you are such a nerd that while reading a review for a book you want to read you get more excited by a gif used in that review than by the book itself. <---- LONG run on sentence. That being said: CYBERMEN!!!! Doing the Macarena!!! FANTASTIC!
Candice wrote: "That moment when you realize you are such a nerd that while reading a review for a book you want to read you get more excited by a gif used in that review than by the book itself. <---- LONG run on..."LOL!
The novella reads like World War Z, with its oral history thing. Will read it once I'm finished with the book. Thanks for posting it.
Thanks for posting the prequel, I was lost and feeling pretty stupid that I could not get the concept.
Thanks for posting the prequel, I was lost and feeling pretty stupid that I could not get the concept.
I felt the same way when I started the book...I thought I was missing something, but I stuck with it and loved it. Thanks for the link to the novella! It will be nice to get a bit more information on how this whole thing started!
That novella - the prequel - is part of the audiobook which is what I listened to. It is "part two" of the audiobook though, it doesn't play first.
Thanks for the link to the prequel... the beginning of the book absolutely makes more sense now!
Thank you for the unlocked link!!
I’m glad I saw this! I just started listening to the audiobook and the novella is added in the end so I stopped a few chapters in to listen to it before going on. Definitely sets the scene more clearly. Also, the novella comes across hella eerie in our post covid world.
