Mind's Eye
By Douglas E. Richards
By Douglas E. Richards
Everyone and everything has a story behind them
Everyone and everything has a story
behind them. This statement could not be truer in regards of The Mind’s Eye by Douglas E.
Richards. When Nick Hall wakes up in a dumpster, not knowing who or where he
is, there is a lot of his story that he has to search for. It seems he is suffering from retrograde amnesia (read more at http://www.human-memory.net/disorders_retrograde.html ) Even though he
doesn't know who he is, Hall has even worse issues on his mind; somebody is trying
to kill him. The story behind this isn't revealed until later in the novel,
when it is discovered that Hall and 27 others were kidnapped and used as human
test subjects in an experiment to develop a technology to be able to access the
internet with your mind. Before, everyone was killed after they had been tested
on, but Hall was able to escape due to his ability to read minds. The story
behind Hall is long and complicated, but not all stories have to be. Another summary of the novel is given at http://www.sciencethrillers.com/2014/new-release-book-review-minds-eye-douglas-richards/ .
Epiphanies
In The Mind’s Eye, epiphanies play a significant role throughout the course of the novel. The main epiphany occurs shortly after Nick Hall takes an antidote to erase the effects of the amnesia drug he was given. He suddenly remembers his entire life prior to his awakening in a dumpster, except for a 7 month gap. Hall now knows what he used to be like, that he was engaged, and what he did for a living. As for the seven month gap, it was the period he was being forced to be a human test subject. The epiphany Hall has hits him hard, and he couldn't seem to process all of the information.
In The Mind’s Eye, epiphanies play a significant role throughout the course of the novel. The main epiphany occurs shortly after Nick Hall takes an antidote to erase the effects of the amnesia drug he was given. He suddenly remembers his entire life prior to his awakening in a dumpster, except for a 7 month gap. Hall now knows what he used to be like, that he was engaged, and what he did for a living. As for the seven month gap, it was the period he was being forced to be a human test subject. The epiphany Hall has hits him hard, and he couldn't seem to process all of the information.
Character Development
Nick Hall changes and develops as a person through the entire novel. He becomes less selfish and starts to care about others, as opposed to the way he used to be; cocky and self-centered. If it weren't for this development, his female companion probably would be dead and several others too, including Hall.
Nick Hall changes and develops as a person through the entire novel. He becomes less selfish and starts to care about others, as opposed to the way he used to be; cocky and self-centered. If it weren't for this development, his female companion probably would be dead and several others too, including Hall.
First Impression
When my dad first recommended The Mind’s Eye to me, I was skeptical, to say the least. The way it sounded, it was just another cheesy sci-fi novel that was completely unoriginal. I read the book though, as I decided it was a bad idea to ignore one of my dad’s recommendations, seeing as he hasn't let me down on one yet. And it turns out I was wrong, it is not another cheesy and unoriginal sci-fi novel, rather, it is one of the most intriguing and well-written novels I have ever read.
Outside Connections
When my dad first recommended The Mind’s Eye to me, I was skeptical, to say the least. The way it sounded, it was just another cheesy sci-fi novel that was completely unoriginal. I read the book though, as I decided it was a bad idea to ignore one of my dad’s recommendations, seeing as he hasn't let me down on one yet. And it turns out I was wrong, it is not another cheesy and unoriginal sci-fi novel, rather, it is one of the most intriguing and well-written novels I have ever read.
Outside Connections
At first, I struggled to find
outside connections with The Mind’s
Eye. That was only until I remembered a movie I saw couple years back
called Unknown. It stars the
all-time great, Liam Neeson, and is about a man who wakes up in a hospital and
nobody seems to know who he is. Not even his wife. In some way, this book and
this movie are related because they are exact opposites. Instead of not knowing
who you are, others don’t know who you are, but you do. Yet my mind still seems
to link the two together. So they are alike, but they are opposites..This novel can also be easily related to the Jason Bourne movies, where a man wakes up with no memory of who he is, but has an epic history behind him
Recommendation
I would recommend this novel to all ages, but it is somewhat complicated to understand and, at times, pretty inappropriate. Thus, I would recommend The Mind’s Eye to all ages 14 and above. Boys and men especially would appreciate this book, with all of the action and adventure inside. Yet I would still recommend it to women and girls because the story is still fun and interesting, despite whether you a female or male. Also, there is a love story, but don’t worry, it’s not too sappy.
For more information of Douglas E. Richards, consider checking out his website at http://douglaserichards.com/users/awp.php?ln=720205 .
If you liked the writing style of Douglas E. Richards, you would probably feel comfortable reading some of his other novels, such as the Wired series.
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