Jeff Somers is one of those quirky writers that you try to ignore as much as possible when you’re reading his books. Good writers are weird. It’s life. And Jeff Somers is a good writer.
I decided a while back to get one of the books he wrote called, Digital Plague. It’s basically a story of a criminal by the name of Avery Cates who hates people, is completely rude, is in for himself, and will despite all that stick to his word and keep his moral standards. He has respect, and deserves it. He’s not a goon.
I found the story to be absolutely riveting. I sat awake hours into the night to finish the book just because I couldn’t make myself put the book down. I wanted to know what was going to happen next. At some points I even found my heart rate had gone up. Not because it was scary or anything, but because I was totally immersed in the story, I had managed to fall into the world Somers described and found myself running along with the character trying to save the world and hope it all ended up fine. Fantastic story.
I liked the story so much that I went and got The Electric Church, which was the first book. And to my utter amazement it was just as great as the second book. Yay to that. I had thought the world was going to end, because our brains were going to be reduced to the size of a pinhead from lack of verbosity and imagination.
Jeff Somers has an excellent grasp of speed when telling his story. A grasp of time where you go day to day (each chapter is another day) through Avery’s ordeal. He has excellent vocabulary and uses it well rather than using it just to sound smart. And most of all his characters are real. They could be anyone you know. And the world, could be what happens in our very near future. It’s a very interesting concept. Wonderful to read.
I’d definitely recommend reading both books. Absolutely. 10 out of 10 on all levels of reading enjoyment for me.
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