Gene Brewer
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- Brewer, Gene R.
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- 1937-07-04
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- Muncie, Indiana, USA
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- New York, New York, USA
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- DePauw University
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- biologist
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On reading K-PAX IV, I at first felt like it emphasised all the lesser elements of Brewer's novels: his slight absurdity is full-blast here with the ludicrously over-the-top agents; the 'pop psychiatry' in which prot recognises ways of curing every patient that we can't figure out, felt just a little pat this time. But on reaching that final chapter, I was blown away. Suddenly, everything makes sense.
I still can't say this book is amazing: the appearance of a genuinely alien creature (as opposed to prot's apparent humanity) doesn't seem to have an effect on Brewer's Earth. But on the other hand, his true point - the failings of humanity, and how horrific the dark side of our species is - needs to be spoken to everyone. There is hope, Brewer says, but we can't keep ignoring the darkness. A beautiful four book saga, all things considered.… (mehr)