The Fold by Peter Clines

Okay, this one’s going to be quick. This is a novel that I’d just started reading last night and actually made me to read it completely within one sitting. 5 hours straight. The last English book capable of doing that to me was Ender’s Game, thus I am compelled to write a review for this. I also realise that it’s been a long time since I’ve posted here, so bear with me for a bit if my review feels like a mess, alright? Thank you.

So, let me start with a summary: the protagonist of this story, Mike, was a superhuman, one of the few people on the planet who actually possessed a photographic memory. While he was living his ordinary life as a high school teacher, an old friend came and offered him a job: observe a group of scientists who claimed that they have invented The Albulquerque Door, a device that can create a “Fold” in reality which allowed near instantaneous travel over a great distance. He accepted it, and for the first couple of days, things seemed to run without problems although some of the scientists seem a little bit skittish about their Door. And then an incident happened, and Mike realised that there were secrets buried deep within the team, that the device was not as it seemed, and that they had to race against time to stop a great catastrophe from leaking through the Door toward all known realities.

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Congo – Michael Crichton

Congo

  • Jenis : novel
  • Penulis : Michael Crichton
  • Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama
  • Tahun penerbitan : 2012
  • Format : Mass Market Paperback
  • ISBN : 978-979-22-8627-4

Di pedalaman Kongo, sebuah tim dari Amerika Serikat mengalami musibah misterius. Tak ada seorang pun yang selamat, satu-satunya petunjuk hanyalah rekaman buram yang memperlihatkan sesosok makhluk besar menyerang anggota ekspedisi. Kegagalan tersebut dilaporkan kepada ‘pusat’ di AS yang nun jauh, yang, tak mau mengalami kegagalan misi, memutuskan untuk mengirim tim kedua.

Dr. Karen Ross, seorang peneliti wanita yang sudah lama menunggu-nunggu kesempatan seperti ini, ditugaskan untuk memimpin. Tergabung dalam timnya adalah Dr. Peter Elliot, seorang ahli primata, Amy, gorila betina yang bisa berbahasa isyarat, serta orang-orang kawakan lainnya. Bersama, mereka berangkat ke Kongo, bertekad menyelesaikan misi yang dirintis oleh tim pertama.

Namun, semakin masuk ke pedalaman, berbagai rintangan menanti mereka. Perang saudara membuat para pemberontak merambahi hutan, memberikan bahaya kepada anggota ekspedisi. Hutan yang luas, lebat, dan penuh hal-hal ganjil pun menghalangi mereka. Serta, tak lupa, masih ada kawanan makhluk yang sangat cerdas – makhluk yang sama yang menghabisi tim pertama dan sempat terekam di video. Mampukah mereka menyelesaikan misi?

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