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I’m a big Scalzi fan, and I think this might be my favorite book of his.
Lock in manages to be both a page turning crime thriller and a fantastic sci-fi look at disabilities, discrimination and prejudice. Set a quarter of a century after the world is ravaged by an epidemic which leaves millions dead and millions more locked in their bodies, conscious but unable to move or communicate in any conventional way. In the years since the initial outbreak of the virus which becomes known as Haden’s, neu ...more
Lock in manages to be both a page turning crime thriller and a fantastic sci-fi look at disabilities, discrimination and prejudice. Set a quarter of a century after the world is ravaged by an epidemic which leaves millions dead and millions more locked in their bodies, conscious but unable to move or communicate in any conventional way. In the years since the initial outbreak of the virus which becomes known as Haden’s, neu ...more
Damn good action-mystery, though the 'bad guy' and their ploy were telegraphed pretty early on. Also worth reading for the addenda afterwards, which were incredibly touching. Two audiobook versions exist, I listened to the one narrated by Amber Benson, who did a stellar job.
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It was pretty decent, but it didn't really grab me as much as I hoped it would. It did stay mostly interesting all the way through the book though.
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Nov 10, 2014
Scott
marked it as to-read
