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Harry has a problem. Ever since getting in a car accident, he's suffered from "thought seizures," violent fits in which he attacks other people. He used to be an artificial intelligence researcher, which may explain why he targets anyone who either works on machines or who acts like a machine--mechanics, gas-station attendants, prostitutes, exotic dancers. But there's hope: he can become part machine himself, undergoing "Stage 3," an experimental procedure implanting 40 electrodes deep in the pleasure centers of his brain. The surgery is successful, and blissful pulses of electricity short-circuit Harry's seizures. That is, until Harry figures out how to overload himself with the satisfying jolts and escapes on a murderous rampage.
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Kaye Wade
reviewed The terminal man on January 12, 2016
The terminal man
Brief synopsis; neurologists implant electrodes into a patient's brain in an attempt to calm his violent seizures. As 'playing God' goes, these doctors fall short of Frankenstein or Jekyll, but they engage in quite a lot of back-slapping, words-of-caution-ignoring and unhatched-chicken-counting. Needless to say a garden-variety thriller breaks out.
What sets The Terminal Man apart is how thoroughly researched it is; we're talking five pages of bibliography and technical references for a short novel. Perhaps Crichton binged Neurology articles because the subject fascinated him and he figured he might as well pen a paperback using his new knowledge.
The bulk of the story comes pre-op; with doctors debating and detailing the experimental procedure. The inevitable rampage ends up feeling rushed and perfunctory by comparison. It makes me wonder whether Crichton could've cut the thriller elements entirely and just given us a story of complex people and their complex experiments. Medical dramas work better on TV I guess.
Edited 12/22/2018
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