Talk:Gene (novel)

"popular bestselling"
I removed these words from the lead because I couldn't find any sources to back them up. If anyone finds any, please feel free to reinsert the necessary words and cite them. Thanks Themfromspace (talk) 23:34, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Critical reaction
Removing as hype. Example why:


 * Stel Pavlou is a genre-bender… Gene is a powerful read. The Observer

The actual context:


 * Stel Pavlou is a real genre-bender. The scriptwriter for Samuel L Jackson's movie, The 51st State, Pavlou's first novel, Decipher was half-crime, half Michael Crichton. Gene is pretty much uncategorisable although it has epic pretensions ... When I read the plot synopsis on the back cover, it sounded to me dangerously like an out-take from Ghostbusters or some such comic nonsense. But Pavlou's fast-paced storytelling carried me along so I didn't think too much about the loopiness of the plot. Some of the memories about ancient battles read a bit hokily but taken on its own terms, Gene is a powerful read. It won't be to everyone's taste but Pavlou certainly deserves an A for ambition.

With such cherry-picking going on, I very much doubt the other reviews are neutrally reported. Gordonofcartoon (talk) 03:13, 10 January 2009 (UTC)