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(1994)I tried, I really did but this story just fell off of the tracks. Good premise: Governor of Colorado is contemplating running for President then has a massive stroke. There is technology available to erase the effects of the stroke while not curing it and it is brouht to bear so that he can run. But the story goes off on different tangents. I quit after 300 pages of this 618 page book.(PW) There's no way William A. Cozzano can lose the upcoming presidential election. He's a likable midwestern governor with one insidious advantage¥an advantage provided by a shadowy group of backers. A biochip implanted in his head hardwires him to a computerized polling system. The mood of the electorate is channeled directly into his brain. Forget issues. Forget policy. Cozzano is more than the perfect candidate. He's a special effect.?Complex, entertaining, frequently funny."Â¥Publishers Weekly?Qualifies as the sleeper of the year, the rare kind of science-fiction thriller that evokes genuine laughter while simultaneously keeping the level of suspense cranked to the max."Â¥ San Diego Union-Tribune?A Manchurian Candidate for the computer age.? Â¥Seattle Weekly… (mehr)
 
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derailer | 40 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 25, 2024 |
Bizarre characters in an almost Philip-K-Dick-ian plot about a presidential candidate who, after suffering an incapacitating stroke, makes a Faustian bargain with a hi-tech campaign consultant who can restore the candidate but at the price of his autonomy. The candidate soon finds that the restorative brain surgery he has undergone has left his mind at the mercy of the consultant who now forces the candidate to say what the consultant wants him to say. Naturally, the consultant has thoroughly focus-grouped everything the candidate is to say. The evil of it all is not that the consultant imposes his own thoughts or ambitions so much as that he makes the candidate say what "people" want to hear according to the consultant's research.… (mehr)
 
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MilesFowler | 40 weitere Rezensionen | Jul 16, 2023 |
El gobernador Cozzano sufre una apoplejía poco antes de iniciarse el largo camino de las primarias para la nueva elección presidencial estadounidense. Como parte del tratamiento, se le propone la implantación en el cerebro de un novedoso biochip con el que, además, estará conectado a un sofisticado sistema de encuestas electoral. De esta forma tiene acceso a la información sobre las reacciones, deseos y sentimientos de los electores, que le son comunicados directamente al cerebro, y se convierte inevitablemente en el candidato perfecto.
Ante este sofisticado y poderoso desarrollo de la tecnología, ¿qué va a ocurrir con la democracia? ¿Puede ser libre la política en la nueva era de las omnipresentes tecnologías de la información y de las neurociencias?
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Natt90 | 40 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 27, 2023 |
To say this was an unexpected experience would be an understatement. Stephenson and his colleague put together a story far ahead of its time (1995) filled with extraordinary characters, concepts and plot twists. Given the current dynamic of today's presidential craziness, it raises the question: Is it possible Trump has an implant? Of course not, but the concept of being electronically controlled by groups financed by the billionaire boys club isn't far reaching. The last few chapters get the heart rate up and move at lighting pace similar to a Baldacci or Brown book. I can't recommend this book enough, especially with the current political climate!… (mehr)
 
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