Wild Concept eBook C S Boyack
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Lisa Burton is a new kind of robot. Built in the concept lab, she will be dismantled at the end of the experiment.
Lisa is a bit naive when she starts her new life, but soon learns to fit into modern society.
She gets assigned to the Hudson Police Department to study how she reacts to pressure, stress, and the everyday world. Hudson PD assigns her to a homicide case to catch the Escort Executioner.
When the escorts start showing up dismembered, she decides not to conclude her own experiment. She takes off on her own adventure to turn the tables on her creators.
Wild Concept eBook C S Boyack
One of the things I like best about Indie fiction is the fact that it isn't formulaic.This is nothing against mainstream authors who have managed to land contracts with big publishing houses. God bless them for their good fortune. That said, it's pretty clear that most of them are producing novels that are heavily influenced by market research commissioned by their publishers. Writing books according to the formulas dictated by that market research reduces the risk of publishing a novel that will not be at least moderately successful in the marketplace.
The result is a lot of books that are written by authors who follow the rules laid down by the industry.
And it shows.
The heroes and heroines - what few there are - fit certain comfortable stereotypes as do the villains. The plots tend to be predictable. That's not to say that they are "bad books," only to point out that they aren't terribly original.
That just isn't the case with Indies who are writing their stories their way. As a result, their books tend to be fresher in their approach to plot, narrative and characters. The plots, in fact, tend to be more complex, the motivations of the characters don't always fall predictably into place, and the result is an entirely different reading experience.
"Wild Concept" by C.S. Boyack is anything but formulaic.
To start with, his female protagonist Lisa Burton is beautiful, smart, loyal, strong in both mind and body, and tenacious.
She's also not human.
A highly advanced prototype robot, Lisa has been designed to look, act, and even feel emotions just like a human. As part of her field testing, she is assigned to a local police force as a detective, partnered with a veteran cop nearing retirement who is one of only two people in the Hudson P.D. that know she is a robot. Together they investigate the murders of some upscale escorts. It's a challenging case because the killer leaves virtually no clues behind as to his/her identity and uses an exotic poison to dispatch the victims.
Lisa is, at the beginning of her stint as a police detective, a cross between Sgt. Joe Friday of "Dragnet" fame and Honey West, the private eye played so sensually by Anne Francis.
(Those of you too young to remember either character can Google them...)
Along the way, however, she begins to evolve into her own unique persona and that creates an interesting problem not only for her but also for the corporation that made her. I'm not going to spoil the fun by revealing what that problem is because that would be unfair to those who haven't read the book yet and to Boyack. Suffice it to say that this "problem" becomes the backbone of the novel, giving it shape and substance.
The narrative is straightforward, smoothly written, and contains some scenes that are filled with pathos, which are - in my opinion - some of the most effective in the novel.
In his narrative, Boyack doesn't spend a lot of time on description, giving the reader a sense of the places that Lisa and other characters inhabit without counting every nail in the floorboards. This is a plus, in my opinion, because it gives the reader an opportunity to use his or her own imagination to fill in those details. In essence, therefore, it allows us to interact with both the story and the characters and that makes the reading experience more enjoyable. Likewise, his secondary characters are finely drawn: They are not just cardboard cutouts whose sole purpose is to fill in some dialogue for Lisa, but are nicely fleshed out.
The verdict: An excellent story, well told, and a novel I highly recommend.
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Wild Concept eBook C S Boyack Reviews
Covers are important. As readers, a good cover grabs our attention, and a bad one pushes us away. I took a chance on this book, and am very glad I did.
The automation X2, or Lisa Burton, is a prototype, or proof of concept. She has emotions, and is sentient. Placed in the homicide department of the local police, she experiences the best and worst of humanity while learning what it means to be human. This is not a deep book, but it explores true friendship, life and death, what really makes us human.
This book does not have the smooth flow that makes you lose your sense of time and space. There is heavy use of "it was," "she wore," "they went" phrasing. After a few chapters the storyline exerts itself, and the "noise" fades into the background.
Great story, terribly written. The author got lazy and just doesn't want to edit. If you can abide by terrible grammar, structure, some VERY unrealistic scenes, and an inaccurate representation of police, then go on ahead. Otherwise, don't waste your money.
I liked the idea that Lisa was programmed to have emotions and a need to survive. I also liked that she has a pet.
An enjoyable read about what our future robots or automations might be like. Lisa Burton, the automation and main character is able to go through many changes to disguise who she is while working a homicide case as a police officer. Wonderful imagination and a strong story line. Some minor editing issues especially towards the end of the book.
X2 is a prototype robot created by a company that makes automations, but X2 is so much more than the typical robot. With the capacity to have human emotions and life-like qualities, X2 becomes Lisa Burton. Lisa has more compassion and common sense than your average human. Lisa is extraordinary in every way. Both a sci-fi and a crime novel, with her unique capabilities and the understanding she is gaining about human behavior, she is sent to join the local P.D. and sets about with her partner to catch a serial killer.
Lisa is an excellent sleuth, but she is also one of the most colorful and endearing characters you will find in a fiction novel. In her effort to be a capable companion, as well as a top-notch robot, Lisa develops the sort of deep and meaningful friendships meant to last a lifetime, and Bunny makes me want to get a cute little rabbit of my very own.
Boyack has a character that has no backstory. There is no history to Lisa Burton, but Boyack takes this thing and breathes a fascinating life into it. Lisa has style, many of them actually, and the fashions she picks for herself echo her adaptive abilities. The supporting characters are as equally well-developed and seem as real as people you would know in real-life, each with their unique personalities and behaviors.
Either Boyack is brilliant or he has done his research…perhaps both, he has Lisa Burton engaged in some complex situations she works diligently to resolve. The novel has a few grammatical errors and a couple of typos, but nothing that impedes the read. The writing is reasonably tight with respect to the story line, but lack of scene breaks make it read more like a stream of consciousness novel style. This was a fun read and exciting adventure. It also offers some room for deep reflection on prejudice and what it means to be different. If you are looking for an entertaining read that will make you think about mankind’s journey beyond the natural, make you smile and make you cry, this is a neat little story to pick up.
One of the things I like best about Indie fiction is the fact that it isn't formulaic.
This is nothing against mainstream authors who have managed to land contracts with big publishing houses. God bless them for their good fortune. That said, it's pretty clear that most of them are producing novels that are heavily influenced by market research commissioned by their publishers. Writing books according to the formulas dictated by that market research reduces the risk of publishing a novel that will not be at least moderately successful in the marketplace.
The result is a lot of books that are written by authors who follow the rules laid down by the industry.
And it shows.
The heroes and heroines - what few there are - fit certain comfortable stereotypes as do the villains. The plots tend to be predictable. That's not to say that they are "bad books," only to point out that they aren't terribly original.
That just isn't the case with Indies who are writing their stories their way. As a result, their books tend to be fresher in their approach to plot, narrative and characters. The plots, in fact, tend to be more complex, the motivations of the characters don't always fall predictably into place, and the result is an entirely different reading experience.
"Wild Concept" by C.S. Boyack is anything but formulaic.
To start with, his female protagonist Lisa Burton is beautiful, smart, loyal, strong in both mind and body, and tenacious.
She's also not human.
A highly advanced prototype robot, Lisa has been designed to look, act, and even feel emotions just like a human. As part of her field testing, she is assigned to a local police force as a detective, partnered with a veteran cop nearing retirement who is one of only two people in the Hudson P.D. that know she is a robot. Together they investigate the murders of some upscale escorts. It's a challenging case because the killer leaves virtually no clues behind as to his/her identity and uses an exotic poison to dispatch the victims.
Lisa is, at the beginning of her stint as a police detective, a cross between Sgt. Joe Friday of "Dragnet" fame and Honey West, the private eye played so sensually by Anne Francis.
(Those of you too young to remember either character can Google them...)
Along the way, however, she begins to evolve into her own unique persona and that creates an interesting problem not only for her but also for the corporation that made her. I'm not going to spoil the fun by revealing what that problem is because that would be unfair to those who haven't read the book yet and to Boyack. Suffice it to say that this "problem" becomes the backbone of the novel, giving it shape and substance.
The narrative is straightforward, smoothly written, and contains some scenes that are filled with pathos, which are - in my opinion - some of the most effective in the novel.
In his narrative, Boyack doesn't spend a lot of time on description, giving the reader a sense of the places that Lisa and other characters inhabit without counting every nail in the floorboards. This is a plus, in my opinion, because it gives the reader an opportunity to use his or her own imagination to fill in those details. In essence, therefore, it allows us to interact with both the story and the characters and that makes the reading experience more enjoyable. Likewise, his secondary characters are finely drawn They are not just cardboard cutouts whose sole purpose is to fill in some dialogue for Lisa, but are nicely fleshed out.
The verdict An excellent story, well told, and a novel I highly recommend.
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