Machine Man

By Max Barry

Book Overview

Scientist Charles Neumann loses a leg in an industrial accident. It's not a tragedy. It's an opportunity. Charlie always thought his body could be better. He begins to explore a few ideas. To build parts. Better parts. Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon. A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307476898
• ISBN13: 9780307476890
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazing Characters

Every character felt well rounded and realistic. Everyone had flaws. The main character had some; some which Amherst acknowledged and some which he didnt realize he had. Interesting the whole way thru.