«Son cur cessa de battre. Il ferma les yeux, priant pour que l''hallucination se dissipe. »À la suite d''une crise d''épilepsie, David se réveille à l''hôpital. Pour en guérir, il accepte de suivre un traitement expérimental. En voyageant au centre même de la psyché, il défie les lois de la pensée et atteint la sphère improbable de l''inconscient collectif. Ce qui en intéresse plus d''un: CIA, FBI, chercheurs, qui tous veulent capturer David Caine, l''homme qui détient l''éternité... Un thriller psychologique palpitant et visionnaire.«Un magnifique polar moderne qui flirte avec le meilleur de la science-fiction sur fond de psychanalyse, de mathématiques et de physique quantique. À ne pas manquer. » - Le Nouvel Économiste
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Adam Fawer travaille pour plusieurs grandes compagnies, notamment Sony Music. Son roman a été traduit dans de nombreux pays.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Neurology, psychology, and probability -- who could resist...,
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This review is from: Improbable : A Novel (Hardcover)
What happens when you put a compulsive gambler newly diagnosed with epilepsy, a renegade spy/assassin, a newly released schizophrenic who's off his drugs, a mad scientist, a Russian mob trying to get their money back, a Korean gang trying to get even for a deal gone bad, a dying child, a love-struck grad student letting her professor use her as a human guinea pig, an about to be fired scientist who needs a paper worthy of the Novel prize, and a new twist on Jung's collective unconscious as a supercomputer figuring the odds? Well, if you're really lucky you get Improbable, a first novel, by Adam Fawer.In Improbable, David Caine has hit bottom. He's recently been diagnosed with epilepsy. This might not be all that bad, except that several bad seizures have left him afraid to teach his classes in statistical probability. And since he can't take the traditional treatments, the test drug could turn him into a schizophrenic. He can't concentrate, the rent is due and he hasn't been to Gamblers Anonymous for quite a while. So, what can he do but risk his last cent and the 5K he has borrowed from a Russian mafia boss on a last hand of cards. I think you can guess what happens - David is in trouble, big time. And there are no easy answers even when you can sift through a decision tree and choose the best course available because when you win someone else is going to lose. I started off reading this book after perusing the marketing sheet and the cover blurbs. The hype was so far fetched I couldn't believe the book would live up to it. Well, it doesn't but then no book could, but Improbable comes very close. The book harks back to the old style SF, you know the ones with the incredible science info dumps as a character explains the basic concepts to one of the other characters so the reader can understand what's happening. It's an old technique and fun to read but when a professor is explaining Schrodinger's Theory to David Caine, who is a graduate student in statistical probability - well if he doesn't understand that concept by now he'd never have gotten his BA, let alone be in graduate school. But if you can get beyond the implausible info dumps and let yourself go, you'll have a good time. The novel starts slow, introducing you to all the characters but before you realize what's happening it's developed into a page-turner you don't want to put down. There are about seven plot threads that circle in on themselves as the characters move through their various decision points until we reach the end of the book. Highly recommended with the caveat that this is for people who can live with science play and don't expect every bit of science to be "right".
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Improbable, but good,
By jim "book's spawn" (NY, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Improbable : A Novel (Hardcover)
Out of books, walking through Wal-Mart, decided to give it a shot. From the first page on it was a non-stop, delightful surprise. Fawer does a fantastic job of combining a gripping, multi-faceted story line with quantum theory, insightful scientific history, detailed medical data, and a thrilling spy-vs-spy theme. Shades of Crichton, mixed with Clancy, sprinkled with Robin Cook. A fun, interesting read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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WOW! Great Read!!,
By Bash123 "SetThemStraight" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Improbable : A Novel (Hardcover)
For a first novel, Adam Fawer created a beauty. If you are like me, and like math, physics, and science in general in a novel, this book is for you.It's a keeper. The plot, the research, the facts, all took me back to my college days (I majored in Math and Computer Science). The twists and turns are great. I REALLY hope that Adam keeps on going. I cannot wait to his next one..
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