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The Flicker Men
The Flicker Men: A Novel | Ted Kosmatka
7 posts | 5 read | 3 to read
Brilliantly conceived and multilayered, Divining Light is a high-concept thriller that questions what it really means to be human In Ted Kosmatka's wildly original and genre-busting Divining Light, a groundbreaking new discovery changes the world forever. Out of a job and struggling with depression and alcohol abuse after a breakdown, the brilliant quantum physicist Eric Angus is given a second chance after he's hired on a probationary basis by an old friend who runs Hansen, a prestigious Boston-area research lab. Unable to find inspiration for a project, Eric stumbles upon old equipment used for Feynman's double-slit experiment and decides to re-create the test in order to see the results for himself. Eric probes deeper into Feynman's theory, with the help of fellow scientists Satish and Mi Chang. After extensive tests on frogs, dogs, chimps, working their way up every phylum, class, and order in the animal kingdom, Eric and his team establish a link between conscious observation and an evolutionary trait that is distinctly human: the soul. Mass chaos ensues after they publish the results of their experiment and Eric is bombarded by reporters angling for exclusive interviews and wanting to debate the varying implications. Questions arise when certain people appear to be soulless, and after Satish mysteriously disappears, Eric risks everything to answer them.
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Violetta
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I like this novel despite controversial reviews. Its main #scifi idea is based on double-slit experiment and wave-particle dualism, the theme I'm interested in. And though Ted Kosmatka doesn't reveal smth entirely unknown and mostly describes Feynman's experiment and its results, he makes unexpected assumptions the reader can dwell upon. I was a bit disappointed by the thriller-part, lots of action but quite predictable. As a result, 4⭐
#American

Erofan Sounds very interesting and scientific! 🤓 6y
Violetta @Erofan I'll bring you this book to read after my vacation is over 😉 6y
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OrangeMooseReads
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More #audioshopping since we are expecting a winter storm 😞

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julesG
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Thought I didn't have any #black books... Guess I was wrong.

#rocktober @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

Cinfhen Life is just full of surprises 😊🖤👍🏻 7y
BarbaraBB 🖤🖤 7y
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julesG
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#GoldAndSilver authors' names on these books.

#FallIntoBooks

@RealLifeReading

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julesG
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About two years ago my books filled several shelves, then I downsized and now I have a small physical copies TBR and my IKEA Billy shelf with books I treasure and cooking books/magazines.

#Shelfie
#SplashIntoSummerReads
@Tiffy_Reads

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julesG
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Squealing! Such a wonderful surprise, @Simona! You've outdone yourself and certainly made my day.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Can you see the postcards that @Simona added to the books? Each has a few words about the respective book.

Sarah83 Such a great idea. 😍 8y
Simona My pleasure! That was quick ... and I like to use postcards as bookmarks 😊 Enjoy in books 😘 (edited) 8y
LeahBergen 😍😍😍 8y
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Gemofftheshelves
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Another sci-fi novel that has really caught my eye -mostly down to the amazing cover art. 📖 I love the quote from Hugh Howey (another fabulous author).

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