Bruce Deitrick Price
I'm proud to mention that I’m a columnist with Renew America. The editors suggested I provide a review of my new novel.
The problem with reviews, good, bad, long, short, is that each is one person's opinion. Surely I can be more helpful. Here are the first six reviews:
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“I LOVED IT. It's interesting and fast-paced." —Laurie Endicott Thomas, author of "Not Trivial: How Studying The Traditional Liberal Arts Can Set You Free”
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"A riveting sci-fi thriller that delves into artificial intelligence, government surveillance, and the nature of free will. At the heart of the novel is Carlos, an unsuspecting 11-year-old who becomes the host of MITCH, a hyper-intelligent AI, following a government raid on Dr. Newman’s clandestine laboratory. As the AI tightens its grip…
Price’s writing is urgent, cinematic, and unrelenting. The narrative unfolds in rapid bursts; short, impactful sentences drive the tension forward, while swift shifts in perspective heighten the sense of chaos. The relentless media frenzy and conflicting public narratives reflect the modern era’s struggles with misinformation and mass hysteria.” —Literary Titan
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“Spoiler alert: I hated the ending. Having said that up front, I was hooked from page one. The Boy Who Saves The World has everything – adventure, romance, science, and the author's usual deep thinking about the most important issues facing our planet. I know Bruce Price and have commented on several of his previous books. We have agreed to disagree about the ending. Read and decide for yourself. It's one of the best books out there.” —M L Cohalan
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“This is actually a great book and would recommend to any novel reader.” —-“Drake” left this comment on X
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”Dr. Newman has secretly gone far beyond his assignment, creating an advanced AI prototype that escapes Newman’s laboratory, self-animates, and inserts itself into the mind of a boy named Carlos. Thus begins the urgent crisscrossing of intentions: Carlos’ mother searching for her lost son; Newman searching for his lost “robot”; the US military searching for the renegade Dr. Newman; Dr. Newman’s nemesis, Dr. Charlotte Carlyle, searching for a scientific way to stop all the chaos; and Carlos searching for any way to turn off the voice in his head…..
The premise of this book centers on the Frankenstein-esque concept of out-of-control technology but adds the more nuanced question of who is at fault, with an equal measure of blame being introduced with each chapter. The characters and their situations are so fully drawn that the readers’ allegiance is pulled in different directions simultaneously…. It’s simply brilliant. I love the concept, the action, and the well-developed characters.” Online Book Club
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Author’s Summary: Smart, lively, unusually human thriller. Good for most adult readers. There's more humor and romance than you expect. The book was inspired by developments in AI. Indeed the novel is dedicated to Elon Musk.
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Bruce Deitrick Price is a novelist, artist, poet, and education reformer. His literary site is Lit4u.com
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