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Summary: Prot (Mr. Hyde) is not hidden!
Review: This book helps complete the story begun in K-PAX, but the narrator is becoming too wooden and predictable - much like the skeptical characters one finds in THE X-FILES. Having a foil to the phenomena on hand can seem plausible only so long.
Nevertheless, the story is great fun, and one must hand it to Dr. Gene Brewer for his skill at interweaving psychology and science-fiction in an odd and entertaining fashion that never delves into the bathic, but keeps the reader thirsting for more contact with the protagonist - whoever he may be.
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Summary: Prot (Mr. Hyde) is not hidden!
Review: This book helps complete the story begun in K-PAX, but the narrator is becoming too wooden and predictable - much like the skeptical characters one finds in THE X-FILES. Having a foil to the phenomena on hand can seem plausible only so long.
Nevertheless, the story is great fun, and one must hand it to Dr. Gene Brewer for his skill at interweaving psychology and science-fiction in an odd and entertaining fashion that never delves into the bathic, but keeps the reader thirsting for more contact with the protagonist - whoever he may be.
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Summary: Riding The Beam of Light from K-PAX
Review: Wow! Where do I start? How do I start? Now, we all know sequels can be trouble, right? So, I had the same preconceptions when approaching "On a Beam of Light," the sequel to the cult smash and now adapted for the silver screen: "K-PAX." I was wrong in having these preconceptions, the book was wonderful.It did go through some, at times confusing, twists and turns. This brings together much of the cast from the original book. In the wake of the departure of "prot" (rhymes with goat), Dr. Gene Brewer is left the catatonic "Robert" to treat. Five years to the day, after "prot" left, he has returned and brought Robert out of his state of catatonia. After Dr. Brewer published "K-PAX," the news of "prot's" return has traveled quickly. "prot" is a star of sorts. All the while the media and scientific blitz surrounds "prot," Dr. Brewer is trying to get at the reason Robert has been catatonic. That is all I will say about the plot as to avoid spoiling a wonderful story. This book is brilliant. I am now anxiously awaiting the delivery of the third and final book to my doorstep. The story and the character interaction in rather amazing, I was actually sad to see the book end. It was that good. I am sorry to say that I do not think this could be well adapted to a script as a sequel to the K-PAX movie. The one minorly important role, removed from the first K-PAX movie, plays a rather imperative part in the sequel. . .bummer. . .Oh well, it is a good read. Buy it, it is wonderful epc
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Summary: Riding The Beam of Light from K-PAX
Review: Wow! Where do I start? How do I start? Now, we all know sequels can be trouble, right? So, I had the same preconceptions when approaching "On a Beam of Light," the sequel to the cult smash and now adapted for the silver screen: "K-PAX." I was wrong in having these preconceptions, the book was wonderful. It did go through some, at times confusing, twists and turns. This brings together much of the cast from the original book. In the wake of the departure of "prot" (rhymes with goat), Dr. Gene Brewer is left the catatonic "Robert" to treat. Five years to the day, after "prot" left, he has returned and brought Robert out of his state of catatonia. After Dr. Brewer published "K-PAX," the news of "prot's" return has traveled quickly. "prot" is a star of sorts. All the while the media and scientific blitz surrounds "prot," Dr. Brewer is trying to get at the reason Robert has been catatonic. That is all I will say about the plot as to avoid spoiling a wonderful story. This book is brilliant. I am now anxiously awaiting the delivery of the third and final book to my doorstep. The story and the character interaction in rather amazing, I was actually sad to see the book end. It was that good. I am sorry to say that I do not think this could be well adapted to a script as a sequel to the K-PAX movie. The one minorly important role, removed from the first K-PAX movie, plays a rather imperative part in the sequel. . .bummer. . .Oh well, it is a good read. Buy it, it is wonderful epc
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Summary: In A Paperback Book
Review: You saw or read K-PAX? I enjoyed the way the film left the decision as to whom main character prot really was to the viewer, so I was hesitant to purchase this second book in the trilogy. On A Beam Of Light proved a delight to tear through not only because you get to learn more about and hear more from our newest favorite alien character, but because of the ease with which the story was written, with a quick-paced style that leaves nothing out. It's great to peruse something "clinical" or technical without the author bogging the story down with pages of explanations of terms and procedures as though he or she thinks his reader is some kind of idiot. Brewer's psyche ward seems more pleasant a place to hang out and meet people than anyplace public these days, or as hero prot points out...perhaps the people within the building should be set free and everyone not undergoing constant psychiatric evaluation should be housed within.
It's been a delight to hang with prot again, and I look forward to the third installment. I gave this book only four out of five stars, because I fully expect the next book the author pens to somehow be even better.
A great, fast read. Does well even if you never read the first book (though it makes you want to go back and get it). Highly addictive stuff.
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