Harry Benson is prone to violent, uncontrollable seizures and is under police guard after attacking two people.
Dr. Roger McPherson, head of the prestigious Neuropsychiatric Research Unit at University Hospital in Los Angeles, is convinced he can cure Benson through a procedure called Stage Three. During this highly specialized experimental surgery, electrodes will be place in the patient's brain, sending monitored, soothing pulses to its pleasure canyons.
Though the operation is a succ... (show more)
Reviews (183)
Not my favorite Crichton book. It seemed a bit rushed, but the premise was good: Though the doctors tried to help Benson, his affliction became worse & How close the gap between man and machine is becoming. Overall, worth the read, though you have to dig to get to the major themes.
This book made me forget the real world for a long time. Fantastic would be under rating this book!
I just read this. Even though it's from the 70s, I find it very interesting due to the fact that my sister has a spinal cord stimulator. I thought it was a little silly at times but an entertaining read.
A slower read on this one, it was more methodical, took its time to build up and then hit you with some great stuff.
Oh this was so good! It is a valid concern... I believe that this could acctually happen now a days
Interesting book to read in 2008 vs when it was originally published in 1979. Scary to see how close Crichton came to predicting how dependent we are on computers in the 21st century.
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