Readers' comments: novel , "The genome"

I have just finished reading your book. In fact, I wanted to read the rest so much, I was so captivated, that I didn't let go for five days. So, I think it's a good novel. It advances at a frantic pace, it always keeps us going and goes from rebound to rebound. It reminded me a little of "24 Heures Chrono", and the James Bond films. It's not my usual kind of reading, but it's a real compliment to you. We can represent the scene very well each time, and that would make a good movie. There is the suspense, the humor (which is quite meritorious, in the circumstances) a certain pleasure of living (the cuisine and cocktails in Malaysia, it makes you want to go) and above all, you talk about Covid-19, but you eliminate the fear and the discomfort, they are part of a near past which gives realism, without overwhelming us with the weight of reality. I also really appreciated that there were women, and the feminized spelling is funny here: Dre. Demers, "agente Watt", "special agente Watt", I find that very funny. So, you talk about what's in the air, but without tension and culpability, and that's good.

 

Catherine Roger, France