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Breakthrough
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297 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 12, 1970
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Ken Grimwood
7 books359 followersKen Grimwood (1944–2003) worked in broadcast journalism for a number of years before retiring in 1988 to write full-time. He wrote five novels, including the award-winning Replay, Breakthrough, and The Voice Outside.
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July 23, 2013
My third Grimwood book and I'd say it's definitely my least favorite, though it's still good. Has a very slow start before it really gets going in the middle and near the end I couldn't put it down.
This was his first book and it shows, but as always Grimwood has a knack for making a very believable character feel alive and real.
As for the plot itself, it felt a lot like an extended Twilight Zone episode. Great atmosphere.
This was his first book and it shows, but as always Grimwood has a knack for making a very believable character feel alive and real.
As for the plot itself, it felt a lot like an extended Twilight Zone episode. Great atmosphere.
September 29, 2025
Definitely one of the best books I've ever read... Grimwood has this very professional way of narrating medical procedures and investigations that makes you empathize with the way doctors go out of their way to achieve something as fantastic as "understanding and finding the truth about something."
I almost sympathized with Dr. Garrik when he felt arrogant and proud of his results, ALTHOUGH, I must highlight the great mistakes that this character made, which if it had been otherwise would have completely changed the course of history, even if these situations were necessary, I would like to comment on my opinion.
1. If the men of Elizabeth's time had not seen her as an emotionally and creatively insane woman after she commented on this image that appeared in her head which these doctors called "absurd and emotional hallucinations" due to the kiss situation that Elizabeth mentioned, they might have been the first to discover the parallelism in timelines and the connection of this with the brain, the function of giving an electrical charge to a silent part of the brain that transports you to a completely different universe in the same timeline. A great discovery and they missed out because they didn't believe her.
2. How ahead of his time Grimwood was with this comical phrase that came from the lips of Elizabeth's husband David "you are a technology addict" simply incredible, connecting this feeling of Elizabeth with the present now, where people have become addicted to living the pleasant and at the same time destructive feeling of wanting to change their life, to have a new one, to become addicted to that farce, to that part of their life that is neither real nor a lie, that limbo between living in the present and dreaming of a fantasy in which our life is a dream life, in which we can choose where we are. I feel that this conflict of becoming addicted to living someone else's life, a life other than our own, choosing how we want to continue, stood out a lot. This is how Elizabeth became addicted to stimulating that electrode that made her live in Jenny Curran's body and kissing Phillip's lips. She fell in love with that life in which she spent her time violating the privacy of strangers, and this is how she began to feel addicted to living in this fantasy, fictitious life that made her completely forget her personal problems such as: epilepsy, her limited physical contact with her husband, her lack of interest in work, her uncomfortable lifestyle after her operation.
3. I understand Jenny's point, the reason for her actions and how being raised throughout her childhood led her to that, to want to satisfy a disgusting man who used and abused her throughout her life and on whom she feels so dependent solely because he was the first man who was interested in her "well-being" in her most vulnerable state, and I say well-being with quotes because it was abuse from the beginning, he took advantage of a naive, poor, pretty girl to not only abuse her and force her into orgies under the pretext of making her understand how to seduce a man, but also to have her head screwed with the idea that she was in debt to him because of all the money he had spent on her, pretending between layers of lies and abuse that he cared or was interested in her. I understand her because she's been used since she was a child, with no one but dirty, torn clothes and eating garbage or street food. But even after meeting a man as loving and attentive as Phillip, she couldn't open her eyes and realize what kind of man truly cared for her and loved her with all his heart.
Breakthrough was simply a literary gem that I'm thrilled to have found in such an old, abandoned bookstore at a price that was almost a gift. It was an adventure I joined by buying books at random, and I genuinely feel blessed.
I almost sympathized with Dr. Garrik when he felt arrogant and proud of his results, ALTHOUGH, I must highlight the great mistakes that this character made, which if it had been otherwise would have completely changed the course of history, even if these situations were necessary, I would like to comment on my opinion.
1. If the men of Elizabeth's time had not seen her as an emotionally and creatively insane woman after she commented on this image that appeared in her head which these doctors called "absurd and emotional hallucinations" due to the kiss situation that Elizabeth mentioned, they might have been the first to discover the parallelism in timelines and the connection of this with the brain, the function of giving an electrical charge to a silent part of the brain that transports you to a completely different universe in the same timeline. A great discovery and they missed out because they didn't believe her.
2. How ahead of his time Grimwood was with this comical phrase that came from the lips of Elizabeth's husband David "you are a technology addict" simply incredible, connecting this feeling of Elizabeth with the present now, where people have become addicted to living the pleasant and at the same time destructive feeling of wanting to change their life, to have a new one, to become addicted to that farce, to that part of their life that is neither real nor a lie, that limbo between living in the present and dreaming of a fantasy in which our life is a dream life, in which we can choose where we are. I feel that this conflict of becoming addicted to living someone else's life, a life other than our own, choosing how we want to continue, stood out a lot. This is how Elizabeth became addicted to stimulating that electrode that made her live in Jenny Curran's body and kissing Phillip's lips. She fell in love with that life in which she spent her time violating the privacy of strangers, and this is how she began to feel addicted to living in this fantasy, fictitious life that made her completely forget her personal problems such as: epilepsy, her limited physical contact with her husband, her lack of interest in work, her uncomfortable lifestyle after her operation.
3. I understand Jenny's point, the reason for her actions and how being raised throughout her childhood led her to that, to want to satisfy a disgusting man who used and abused her throughout her life and on whom she feels so dependent solely because he was the first man who was interested in her "well-being" in her most vulnerable state, and I say well-being with quotes because it was abuse from the beginning, he took advantage of a naive, poor, pretty girl to not only abuse her and force her into orgies under the pretext of making her understand how to seduce a man, but also to have her head screwed with the idea that she was in debt to him because of all the money he had spent on her, pretending between layers of lies and abuse that he cared or was interested in her. I understand her because she's been used since she was a child, with no one but dirty, torn clothes and eating garbage or street food. But even after meeting a man as loving and attentive as Phillip, she couldn't open her eyes and realize what kind of man truly cared for her and loved her with all his heart.
Breakthrough was simply a literary gem that I'm thrilled to have found in such an old, abandoned bookstore at a price that was almost a gift. It was an adventure I joined by buying books at random, and I genuinely feel blessed.
June 29, 2011
Breakthrough was apparently Grimwood's debut novel. In some ways I can tell: there are times where I wanted to rush him through some of the details and the medical talk. It's not that it was not enjoyable, but I was anxious to get to the good stuff. In other ways I can see the same intriguing sci-fi thriller that I loved so much in Replay.
Elizabeth has had epilepsy her whole life and has her brain implanted with electrodes that help her control her seizures with the help of a remote control transmitter. Along the way of testing the transmitter, she discovers visions - very real, physical visions of another woman's life. The book then turns towards her new obsession with these visions and this other woman's life, and I was left on the edge of my seat craning my neck to see where Grimwood would take it.
It was thrilling and fantasy without being over the top (assuming you could get on board with the initial storyline.) Up until the very last page, I felt fascinated and addicted by Elizabeth's story much in the same way she was fascinated and addicted by Jenny's story.
My only criticism is much the same criticism I had with Replay. Grimwood writes sex like a man, and it's completely gratuitous at times and often a little bit ridiculous. If you can ignore that flaw, this book has so much going for it.
Elizabeth has had epilepsy her whole life and has her brain implanted with electrodes that help her control her seizures with the help of a remote control transmitter. Along the way of testing the transmitter, she discovers visions - very real, physical visions of another woman's life. The book then turns towards her new obsession with these visions and this other woman's life, and I was left on the edge of my seat craning my neck to see where Grimwood would take it.
It was thrilling and fantasy without being over the top (assuming you could get on board with the initial storyline.) Up until the very last page, I felt fascinated and addicted by Elizabeth's story much in the same way she was fascinated and addicted by Jenny's story.
My only criticism is much the same criticism I had with Replay. Grimwood writes sex like a man, and it's completely gratuitous at times and often a little bit ridiculous. If you can ignore that flaw, this book has so much going for it.
September 6, 2015
4.35/5
Epilepsiyle ilgili bir şeyler okumak güzeldi. Yorumu için: http://kronikokur.blogspot.com.tr/201...
Epilepsiyle ilgili bir şeyler okumak güzeldi. Yorumu için: http://kronikokur.blogspot.com.tr/201...
November 14, 2016
What would it be like if Michael Crichton had teamed up with Nora Roberts to write a science thriller set just a couple of years in the future, and then brought in Ray Bradbury to tweak the ending? I suspect the by-product of that collaboration might be very much like this book.
The late Ken Grimwood is not a household name. I’ve had his third novel, Replay, on my “to read” list for a while. That one won a World Fantasy Award for best novel in 1988, and has a pretty strong cult following. Diehard Replay fans seem to also hold this, Grimwood’s 1976 debut novel, in high regard, so I decided to check out the earlier work first.
Our heroine is Elizabeth Austin, a woman in her mid-to-late- 20s who has suffered from epilepsy ever since she was a young girl. Elizabeth’s occasional seizures are resistant to conventional medical treatment, and interfere with just about every aspect of her life. She has an understanding employer (not necessarily a given in 1976), but is concerned about driving a car, swimming, holding a baby…any activity where a sudden seizure could cause serious problems.
After years of just dealing with it, her doctor suggests that she may be the ideal candidate for a radical and experimental new brain surgery that could cure her completely. She eagerly pursues this opportunity, which is where the echoes of Michael Crichton come in: the procedure involves electrical stimuli to various unmapped regions of the brain. These stimuli result in a defacto cure for the epilepsy, but also produce unusual side effects. One particular trigger, for instance, causes Elizabeth to have visions (or perhaps hallucinations?) of day-to-day life as though she were experiencing it in a different body, in the distant past. This part of the story is where some of the more florid, Nora Roberts-esque, prose comes into play.
This is an engaging thriller. The hardcover copy I read only topped out at 233 pages, but it still felt a little bloated in parts, like maybe there was some filler to get it to that page count, or as if it could have used some crisper editing. But for a first novel, especially one that’s over 30 years old, it was very easy to stay with, right up to the ‘gotcha’ ending.
The late Ken Grimwood is not a household name. I’ve had his third novel, Replay, on my “to read” list for a while. That one won a World Fantasy Award for best novel in 1988, and has a pretty strong cult following. Diehard Replay fans seem to also hold this, Grimwood’s 1976 debut novel, in high regard, so I decided to check out the earlier work first.
Our heroine is Elizabeth Austin, a woman in her mid-to-late- 20s who has suffered from epilepsy ever since she was a young girl. Elizabeth’s occasional seizures are resistant to conventional medical treatment, and interfere with just about every aspect of her life. She has an understanding employer (not necessarily a given in 1976), but is concerned about driving a car, swimming, holding a baby…any activity where a sudden seizure could cause serious problems.
After years of just dealing with it, her doctor suggests that she may be the ideal candidate for a radical and experimental new brain surgery that could cure her completely. She eagerly pursues this opportunity, which is where the echoes of Michael Crichton come in: the procedure involves electrical stimuli to various unmapped regions of the brain. These stimuli result in a defacto cure for the epilepsy, but also produce unusual side effects. One particular trigger, for instance, causes Elizabeth to have visions (or perhaps hallucinations?) of day-to-day life as though she were experiencing it in a different body, in the distant past. This part of the story is where some of the more florid, Nora Roberts-esque, prose comes into play.
This is an engaging thriller. The hardcover copy I read only topped out at 233 pages, but it still felt a little bloated in parts, like maybe there was some filler to get it to that page count, or as if it could have used some crisper editing. But for a first novel, especially one that’s over 30 years old, it was very easy to stay with, right up to the ‘gotcha’ ending.
November 12, 2009
I was amused reading this, because I've read Replay twice, a book I consider among my very favorites. You can see that Grimwood had been playing with the idea of living "other lives" from the very beginning, in this, his first novel. My only criticism is that Grimwood deserved a better editor, there's a lot of bloated stream-consciousness and extra details that don't serve to further the plot along; this would have been better as a novella. I did guess at the ending, but that didn't make it less enjoyable...good storytelling is an interesting ride, and Breakthrough was a hint of better realized concepts to come.
January 25, 2013
(3-3,5) Başları sıktı beni açıkçası. Konu olarak güzel: Epilepsi tedavisi yanında Elizabeth beynin sessiz bölgeleriyle ilgili bir deneye gönüllü oluyor. Bu deney esnasında kendini başka bir insanın zihninde buluyor ve o dönemde yaşamak daha cazip geliyor kadına. İçinde yaşadığı beyni ve bedeni ele geçirmeye çalışıyor. Tıbbı bilgiler falan boğdu beni bir ara. Ama sonu çok ürkütücüydü. Kızdım çoğu yerde Elizabeth'e. Sanki kendi yaşamı gibi davrandı e sana ne ki... Tabi böyle bir sonu hak etti de diyemeyeceğim.
April 2, 2015
Confusing. Science fiction and horror, not my thing.
January 23, 2025
Le pongo 3 estrellas porque este libro me lo recomendó mi abuela, súper ilusionada diciendo que era el mejor libro que leyó y que lo lee desde que era joven y le encanta. Por otra parte, a mí no me gustó tanto.
Para empezar, siento que la autora hizo un buen trabajo de investigación y todos los detalles científicos, históricos, clínicos, son muy interesantes y acertados. Pero por otro lado, la trama me pareció que se le fue de las manos y no supo resolver. Me hubiera gustado más que Elizabeth se entere más sobre Jenny y su antigua vida antes de Philip, siento que eso se dejó un poco de lado y capaz era algo más exprimible. El final estuvo a la altura de lo que esperaba (poco), mágicamente puede tomar el control de Jenny y cuando Jenny muere ella está como si nada en su departamento, me suena raro si la conexión que tenían era tan fuerte.
En cuanto a los personajes, la protagonista me cayó bien hasta que salió del hospital, a partir de ahí quise que le pase lo peor. Insoportable, egoísta e inmadura, tuvo lo que siempre quiso y se comportó de manera caprichosa y pensando con la de abajo. Esperaba que el final le diera su merecido, por descuidar tanto su propia vida y adular tanto la de Jenny, pero no le dió el valor a la autora para liquidarla.
Por su parte, Jenny me pareció un buen personaje (dentro de lo que nos contaron), tiene lógica toda su existencia. El resto de personajes están bien, desde los doctores hasta David.
Apartado especial para la cantidad de escenas eróticas que tiene, es terrible jaja yo no me lo esperaba. Está bien que el libro sea de esa índole, pero me tomó por sorpresa. Si tuviera que evaluar los relatos hot, les pondría un buen puntaje, no sé mucho del tema pero son bastante inmersivos.
Por último quería comentar que la parte que más me entretuvo y me mantuvo pegado al libro fue toda la parte de las pruebas/ensayos que hicieron los doctores con los electrodos.
No lo volvería a leer.
Para empezar, siento que la autora hizo un buen trabajo de investigación y todos los detalles científicos, históricos, clínicos, son muy interesantes y acertados. Pero por otro lado, la trama me pareció que se le fue de las manos y no supo resolver. Me hubiera gustado más que Elizabeth se entere más sobre Jenny y su antigua vida antes de Philip, siento que eso se dejó un poco de lado y capaz era algo más exprimible. El final estuvo a la altura de lo que esperaba (poco), mágicamente puede tomar el control de Jenny y cuando Jenny muere ella está como si nada en su departamento, me suena raro si la conexión que tenían era tan fuerte.
En cuanto a los personajes, la protagonista me cayó bien hasta que salió del hospital, a partir de ahí quise que le pase lo peor. Insoportable, egoísta e inmadura, tuvo lo que siempre quiso y se comportó de manera caprichosa y pensando con la de abajo. Esperaba que el final le diera su merecido, por descuidar tanto su propia vida y adular tanto la de Jenny, pero no le dió el valor a la autora para liquidarla.
Por su parte, Jenny me pareció un buen personaje (dentro de lo que nos contaron), tiene lógica toda su existencia. El resto de personajes están bien, desde los doctores hasta David.
Apartado especial para la cantidad de escenas eróticas que tiene, es terrible jaja yo no me lo esperaba. Está bien que el libro sea de esa índole, pero me tomó por sorpresa. Si tuviera que evaluar los relatos hot, les pondría un buen puntaje, no sé mucho del tema pero son bastante inmersivos.
Por último quería comentar que la parte que más me entretuvo y me mantuvo pegado al libro fue toda la parte de las pruebas/ensayos que hicieron los doctores con los electrodos.
No lo volvería a leer.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 28, 2018
Sil baştan kitabı ile tanıştığım bu yazara bir şans daha vereyim dedim ama vermez olaydım. Genel olarak akıcı olsa da yer yer elektrot muhabbetlerinden çok sıkıldım. Belki de benim algıma göre fazlaca fantastik geldiği için ısınamadım kitaba. Tavsiye etmiyorum.
June 16, 2024
I don’t know what was i expecting at the end but that wasn’t it. I hate Jenny with all my heart. Didn’t like this book as much as Replay but i still really enjoyed it.
October 21, 2017
Yazarın Türkçeye çevirilmiş tüm kitaplarını okudum. Umarım diğerleri de çevirilir. Grimwood hala yaşasaydı da daha fazla yazsaydı, 70 ve 80lerde müthiş kurgular yapmış. Hayalgücü inanılmaz.
August 28, 2016
Kayboluş istediğimi vermese de güzel bir kitaptı, mükemmel değildi ancak okunabilir bir roman. Özellikle sonu şaşırtıcı ve garipti, hâlâ hislerim kesinleşmedi bu konuda ve hiç de kesinleşmeyecek galiba. İlk bölümler epilepsi hastalarınızı anlamanızı ve empati kurmanızı sağlıyor, bu kısımları çok beğendim, farkındalığımızı arttırmamız gerektiğini bir kez daha görmüş oldum.
Konusu ve hikayesi ile güzel bir kitap olsa işlenişini ve Elizabeth'in tavırlarını sevemedim ben, yine de güzel bir kitaptı.
Ayrıntılı yorum için; http://yorumatolyesi.blogspot.com/201...
Konusu ve hikayesi ile güzel bir kitap olsa işlenişini ve Elizabeth'in tavırlarını sevemedim ben, yine de güzel bir kitaptı.
Ayrıntılı yorum için; http://yorumatolyesi.blogspot.com/201...
May 22, 2021
İt is actually kinda good. it has that who got epilepsi they has actually something Supernatural thought. it is well written and surprise ending but it has a Little to much of doctor talkings and not like leaving a mark on you but it is smooth but this book is very old so even now i can rate it with no boring so it should've be very good for that times and it also shows what could you get through to if you dont get through addiction
June 19, 2023
The story was really good and really compelling. The inclusion/focus on sexual aspects of it was weird and unnecessary, and at one point, really problematic - he implies that a man is able to gain control over a female minor because she would WANT sexual pleasure from him. This book is old but I almost stopped reading it at that point. I tried to semi-ignore it and get through the rest because I did really wanted to know what happened, but for that reason I would never buy it for or recommend it to others.
December 27, 2024
The book was good I enjoyed it.
January 30, 2024
Kayboluş, ergenliğinden beri nöbetlerle boğuşan epilepsi hastası 26 yaşındaki Elizabeth Austin'in, yeni ve henüz deneysel aşamadaki bir tedaviyi kabul etmesiyle başlıyor. Kızın beyninin epilepsi nöbetleri geçirmesine neden olan bölgelerine mikro elektrotlar yerleştiriliyor ve eline, düğmesine bastığında o frekansa akım gönderecek bir cihaz tutuşturuluyor. Elizabeth her krizden önce gül kokusu aldığından, bu kokuyu duyar duymaz düğmeye basıyor ve yıllardır hayatını kontrol eden bu krizleri geçirmekten kurtuluyor. (Böyle yazdığımda deli saçması gibi görünüyor ama kitabı okurken hiç mi hiç öyle hissetmiyorsunuz, zaten tıpla uzaktan yakından ilgim olmadığı için büyük ihtimalle doğru aktaramamışımdır. Tabii ki böyle bir tedavinin bilimsel olarak mümkün olduğunu söylemiyorum ama romanda bu inanılır geliyor insana, bu açıdan başarılı bir bilimkurgu yani.)
Elbette asıl olay Elizabeth'in epilepsi nöbetlerinin kontrol altına alınması değil; kızın kendisini ameliyat eden doktorun yeni deneyinde beta-tester olmayı kabul etmesiyle, beyninin sessiz bölgelerine de elektrotlar yerleştirilmesinin sonuçları. Ülkenin dört bir yanından yetkin doktorların izleyici olarak gelip katıldığı büyük deney sırasında Elizabeth karakolların teşhis odalarındakilere benzer bir tarafı ayna, bir tarafı cam duvarın köşesinde, kurbanlık koyun gibi oturuyor ve yerleştirilen 12 farklı elektrotun giderek artan şiddette akımlarla tek tek uyarılmalarını bekliyor. Bölgelerin çoğu (kıza korkunç bir korku ve acı hissettiren bir bölge hariç) sessiz kalırken, sonuncu bölge uyarıldığında bir başkasının hayatını yaşamaya (daha doğrusu izlemeye) başladığını fark ediyor kahramanımız: 19. yüzyılda Londra'da yaşayan, Jenny Curran isimli genç bir İngiliz kadının hayatını.
Başlarda Elizabeth'in bu hikayeyi uydurduğunu düşünen doktorları, farklı (ve acı verici) deneylerle öyle olmadığına ikna oluyorlar, fakat bu durumu bilimsel olarak hiçbir şekilde açıklayamayacakları, doğaüstü olaylara inanan insanların bu sonuçları alıp bambaşka yerlere götürecekleri (Elizabeth'in bir önceki hayatını izlediği gibi, ama aslında olanların reenkarnasyonla uzaktan yakından ilgisi yok) ve medyada maskara olacakları için, deneyin sonuçlarını yayınlamamaya karar veriyorlar. Elizabeth'in hiçbir şekilde basınla konuşmaması için de, ağzına bir parmak bal çalmak babında, epilepsi nöbetlerini engellemek için bir düğmenin bulunduğu cihaza, 12. elektronu da uyaran bir düğme ekliyorlar (12 numaralı elektron, kahramanımızın diğer hayatı "yaşamasına" izin veren elektron). Kocası bundan hiç hoşlanmasa da Elizabeth cihazı neredeyse tüm gün kullanmaya başlıyor ve diğer dünyanın, hiçbir şekilde kontrol edemediği ama hissettiği her şeyi hissettiği Jenny'nin yaşamının bağımlısı oluyor. Jenny'nin kocasına aşık olmaya kadar varıyor bu bağımlılık, ama Jenny'nin kendisiyle uzaktan yakından alakası olmadığını ve korkunç bir cinayet planladığını anladığında, işler bir daha asla düzelemeyecek kadar karışmış oluyor.
Elbette asıl olay Elizabeth'in epilepsi nöbetlerinin kontrol altına alınması değil; kızın kendisini ameliyat eden doktorun yeni deneyinde beta-tester olmayı kabul etmesiyle, beyninin sessiz bölgelerine de elektrotlar yerleştirilmesinin sonuçları. Ülkenin dört bir yanından yetkin doktorların izleyici olarak gelip katıldığı büyük deney sırasında Elizabeth karakolların teşhis odalarındakilere benzer bir tarafı ayna, bir tarafı cam duvarın köşesinde, kurbanlık koyun gibi oturuyor ve yerleştirilen 12 farklı elektrotun giderek artan şiddette akımlarla tek tek uyarılmalarını bekliyor. Bölgelerin çoğu (kıza korkunç bir korku ve acı hissettiren bir bölge hariç) sessiz kalırken, sonuncu bölge uyarıldığında bir başkasının hayatını yaşamaya (daha doğrusu izlemeye) başladığını fark ediyor kahramanımız: 19. yüzyılda Londra'da yaşayan, Jenny Curran isimli genç bir İngiliz kadının hayatını.
Başlarda Elizabeth'in bu hikayeyi uydurduğunu düşünen doktorları, farklı (ve acı verici) deneylerle öyle olmadığına ikna oluyorlar, fakat bu durumu bilimsel olarak hiçbir şekilde açıklayamayacakları, doğaüstü olaylara inanan insanların bu sonuçları alıp bambaşka yerlere götürecekleri (Elizabeth'in bir önceki hayatını izlediği gibi, ama aslında olanların reenkarnasyonla uzaktan yakından ilgisi yok) ve medyada maskara olacakları için, deneyin sonuçlarını yayınlamamaya karar veriyorlar. Elizabeth'in hiçbir şekilde basınla konuşmaması için de, ağzına bir parmak bal çalmak babında, epilepsi nöbetlerini engellemek için bir düğmenin bulunduğu cihaza, 12. elektronu da uyaran bir düğme ekliyorlar (12 numaralı elektron, kahramanımızın diğer hayatı "yaşamasına" izin veren elektron). Kocası bundan hiç hoşlanmasa da Elizabeth cihazı neredeyse tüm gün kullanmaya başlıyor ve diğer dünyanın, hiçbir şekilde kontrol edemediği ama hissettiği her şeyi hissettiği Jenny'nin yaşamının bağımlısı oluyor. Jenny'nin kocasına aşık olmaya kadar varıyor bu bağımlılık, ama Jenny'nin kendisiyle uzaktan yakından alakası olmadığını ve korkunç bir cinayet planladığını anladığında, işler bir daha asla düzelemeyecek kadar karışmış oluyor.
September 18, 2015
El re encuentro con esta historia fue fascinante... el libro pobrecito esta con algunas hojas despegadas... pero la historia que lei cuando estaba en la secundaria sigue igual de atrapante como la primera vez... se trata de la historia de una mujer, que sufre de epilepsia y le hacen una operación experimental, donde le implantan electrodos en el cerebro para frenar los ataques... pero también le implantan electrodos en las zonas "silenciosas" del cerebro... y le dan una especie de control manual, para frenar los ataques cuando se de cuenta de que éstos comienzan... y en ese aparato le colocan un botón especial para la zona silenciosa... que no era tan silenciosa porque la transporta hacia atrás en el tiempo, al cuerpo de otra mujer que vive a fines del siglo 18....
Super atrapante la historia, la vida de las dos mujeres, con un final tremendo!!
Me encantó.
Super atrapante la historia, la vida de las dos mujeres, con un final tremendo!!
Me encantó.
January 5, 2013
This is Ken Grimwood's first novel. I understand why it didn't reach the success of his most famous book 'Replay', however being a true Grimwood fan it was a must-read. My sister found this copy for me and now I am on the hunt for the remaining four books, including the one he wrote under the name of Alan Cochran. And so continues my search of second hand book stalls.............
P.S. I thought I should add that this cover is not the cover on my book. Mine is a hard cover and not a mass market paperback.
P.S. I thought I should add that this cover is not the cover on my book. Mine is a hard cover and not a mass market paperback.
August 29, 2014
benim okuduğum ilk Grimwood kitabiydi ve yazarı sevdim. Anlatımı , olaylar arasında kurduğu baglantilar gayet basariliydi.Heyecan hep aktifti ve sürekli bir merak icerisindeydim bu da kitabı daha kısa sürede okumami ve zevk almamı sağladı. Kitabın sonu ile ilgili bir takim tahminler yurutebilmis ve bazıları isabetli olmuş olsada en sondaki şey etkiledi beni. Bu kitabin bir devami var mi bilmiyorum ama olsaydı alıp okumak isterdim. ki bence devami gelebilecek bir sonla bitti kitap. Okunabilecek zevk ve tat aldirabilecek güzel bir romandi..
July 4, 2013
The story shows its age, but it isn't terribly outdated for the time it was published (1976). I liked the story, it kept me reading!
May 29, 2016
Olmamış.
Psikolojik gerilim alanda şu ana kadar okuduğum en anlamsız kitaplardan biriydi.
Hani Ken Grimwood'un zihniyetini sevemedim pek, bazı yerlerde midem bile bulandı ve aynı yerde dönüp durmuş gibi geldi bana.
Ha belki sonu kafa karıştırıcıydı, ama ne yazık ki tüm bir kitabı kurtaracak kadar değil.
Psikolojik gerilim alanda şu ana kadar okuduğum en anlamsız kitaplardan biriydi.
Hani Ken Grimwood'un zihniyetini sevemedim pek, bazı yerlerde midem bile bulandı ve aynı yerde dönüp durmuş gibi geldi bana.
Ha belki sonu kafa karıştırıcıydı, ama ne yazık ki tüm bir kitabı kurtaracak kadar değil.
June 1, 2011
If you hate someone called Elizabeth then you would enjoy this book because author gets revenge from Elizabeth.
I have never seen ending as slack as this book'showever book is so excited at first.Completely disapointing!
I have never seen ending as slack as this book'showever book is so excited at first.Completely disapointing!
April 22, 2014
Great concept. Not very well written. It started off slowly, but when it started to build, it was great. There were some really amazing sections. Not nearly as good as Replay though. However, this was Grimwood's first book, so I'm inclined to cut him some slack. Well worth reading.
February 4, 2014
The story develops slowly, but is riveting, intriguing and even a little bit horrifying all the way through. Another gem from Ken Grimwood, which dates well; now to track down an elusive copy of "Elise".
November 7, 2012
I have read Replay before, and i noticed the similarity. There is a coming back in time like in Replay but in a different way. I am impatient to read "Elise"
August 11, 2015
3.00 of 5.00
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