What a fun read. Interesting ideas, good use of fantasy, characters I cared for, worried about a bit and wanted to come out OK. A fairly romance-heavy speculative book (I really wouldn't call it sci-fi, but I'm no master at these things. Seemed like sci-fi lite, at most.) Romance is not my normal fa...
Lexicon is a book about words, about using them to manipulate and control the world around you. About power, balances, and relationships. In some ways Lexicon is a light thriller with a unique premise. In other ways it is a very complex and multilayered story. Part of my reason for picking it as...
Lexicon is, at it's heart, a story about neurolinguistic programming and what happens when a group of people not only have access to its power, but keep it a secret from the rest of the human race. It's clever, weaving in recent politics and societal trends into the framework of conspiracy, and pai...
Read this and thought to myself: what an underwhelming ending, which has been happening a lot lately with my recent reads. But let me just talk about the rest of the novel.I wasn’t a huge fan of the main characters when I first met them, but both started growing on me as the narration began revealin...
Max Barry is now one of my "I think I'll read everything he's written" authors. I've been reading science fiction for decades, so I know how rare it is to come across a book like "Lexicon" which has not just a new ideas, but a clever, well-thought through plot, written by someone who is skilled at...
Max Barry's Lexicon is a high-action urban fantasy novel that starts slowly but becomes impossible to put down. The plot is exciting and unique, but failed to emotionally connect with me on any level. I find myself conflicted about this novel - I enjoyed it, but it didn't quite reach me.Lexicon is a...
WHAT. A. BOOK. It felt as if I was watching a movie. In my head, the characters were real people and the effects were awesome! haha!I love science fiction movies. I love adventures and most of all... I kind of love LOVE STORIES. All of the things I love...rolled into one book! Great! Just great!Firs...
My first Max Barry. Maybe my last...Suspension of Disbelief necessary to read the book.The characters are overall pretty weak. The rest of the novel is not solid enough to compensate for this shortcoming. The particular of the central plot device is also way, way over the top.This is one of those bo...
While I found the premise very interesting, the telling of the story didn't really work for me. I didn't fully understand why characters acted the way they did, particularly at the beginning, when the protagonist blindly obeys orders and years pass by in a matter of sentences, and at the end. The bo...
Fantastic spec fiction read. Characters were good, the speculative element was well developed and concerned one of my favorite subjects, linguistics. The strongest point in this book was the artful sculpting of plotting and pacing. It's probably one of the best plotted books I've ever read. I wa...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
