by Max Barry
Read by Tiffany: The premise of Lexicon is that a word is not simply a unit of meaning, but triggers neuro chemical reactions in your brain, leading to memory, reaction, persuasion, emotion, etc. 'Poets' learn to categorise people, and then what words (syllable strings) will bend their will. A 'bare...
Lexicon is once again a novel I picked up on a whim. The summary was vague but interesting, so I wasn’t expecting it to be as marvellous as it was. As can be judged by the title, language is the plot of the story. Emily is recruited from the streets by an organisation who use words like no other; th...
Spannender Plot mit furchteinflößenden Ideen und einer Prise Science Fiction
Wow! What a book! This guy can write! Even though I had no clue at all what was going on in the beginning I was sucked in and gripped from the very first page. The story is completely unbelievable and yet I believed every single word. It's genius! It's scary how easily something so far fetched can b...
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