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The Plasma Cell Report de Geiderman, Joel
de Geiderman, Joel - Género: English
Sinopsis
Whatever Can Go Forward Can Go Backward.
In May 1987, a scientific discovery that threatened to destroy society became a dire crisis. The Presidential Commission on the Plasma Cell Project examined the circumstances surrounding this matter and presents its findings to the American people in this fascinating novel.
When a woman who appears to be in her late twenties yet claims to be sixty-three-years-old is admitted to a Cincinnati hospital, Dr. Philip Insbrook is convinced she is suffering from some form of mental illness. However, as he spends more time with the mysterious and beautiful patientwith whom he eventually falls in love and becomes intimateand investigates her background, he is forced to accept the truth: Katie Shepard is inexplicably reverse aging. But Insbrook, a brilliant physician, has ideas as to the cause of Katies condition and races to find a solution.
Katie and Insbrook attract the attention of several powerful government agencies, most notably the White House and the National Security Agency (NSA), that begin considering the potential ramifications of exploiting Katies condition to induce reverse aging at a population level, a top-secret program the White House designates the Plasma Cell Project. While ethical and practical questions about the global impact of a population that never ages are examined, the paranoid and politically faltering President becomes drawn to the possibilities, but unbeknownst to him, the NSA has different ideas.
The Plasma Cell Report is a fast-paced, thought-provoking novel about a not-so-distant scientific breakthrough that could forever change life as we know it.
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'Whatever Can Go Forward Can Go Backward'
This is a book about time travel I'm always up for that.
20% and I'm thinking what is this?
So I reread the blurb and realized this is about reverse aging.
What?
The global impact of a population that never ages.
Oh, man!
Moral of my rant is to read the blurb carefully.
The review
The global impact of a population that never ages? I'm going to go out on a limb a say the impact will be disastrous.
The wisdom of a 63 year old in the body of a 28 year old.
That's the story that needed to be told.
Plus why 1987?
Set it in 2087.
The USA bombing Muammar Gadaffi in 1986. What does that have to do with anything? So why spend time on it? How the NSA was formed. Who cares!
This didn't work.6 s1 comment Camille Rechler1 review1 follower
A compelling thriller that defies the odds of space and time! The political backdrop only intensifies the plot and keeps you hooked! A great page turner that will keep you wanting more. 2 s Tiffany Wolfram46 2 Shelved as 'dnf'
could not get into this book, DNF1 1 comment Read Ng1,241 23
This was a GoodReads giveaway win of a Kindle ebook.
I gave it only 2 stars, but for my taste, it was more one and one half.
The first half of the story jumped between the mystery behind patient zero's medical phenomena and the history (mystery) of the NSA. Set in the mid 1980's, it was as far as I could tell a well researched and well detailed background on the NSA. I d that, but for me it did not make for very exciting nor engaging storytelling. More focus on the medical mystery might have worked better. The romance portion just struck me as creepy.
As for the last half, I only found it to be so-so. The ending was a bit of a surprise as it seemed a bit too conspiracy focused and clean of an ending.
Now go find your next GoodReads.first-reads historic-fiction science-fiction ...more1 Alana B4
This was a fantastic story, really interesting characters, and a plot that keeps you hooked. The twists were engrossing and I couldnt put it down. There were a lot of great details on a unique subject matter. Loved the book!1 Steven S1 review
A political thriller in which the White House
and the NSA clash over an earthshaking discovery .
Worth the read .1 Fred D1 review
A great first book which reminded me of Michael Crichton. Solidly researched with great details set the scenes. As a physician I was especially pleased at the solid medical science and thought processes of the medical people involved. At multiple times I stopped to think of the implications of what was happening since there are multiple decision points for the characters. Good fun and entertaining. Looking forward to next1 Brittany T15
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