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Mindscan

3 Ratings: 4.0

A science fiction book by Robert J. Sawyer

From Booklist Jake Sullivan watched his father, suffering from a rare condition, collapse and linger in a vegetative state, and he's incredibly paranoid because he inherited that condition. When mindscanning technology becomes available, … see full wiki

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Author: Robert J. Sawyer

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition (March 10, 2005)

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review by MichaelN. March 21, 2009

Possibly Sawyer's Best Yet!

Sawyer puts a little bit of everything into this book from robotics, to brain studies, to psychology to philosophy with a little bit of high drama and excellent courtroom cross-examination. He studies the question "what makes a person"? and takes it way beyond what Asimov presented in the Millenium Man story. Jake Sullivan, a man with an illness that will eventually kill him decides to opt for a process called Mindscan where a copy of his mind will be uploaded to a robot … more

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review by cdbaker. March 14, 2009

posted in Forbidden Planet - Sci-Fi Books & Films!

Review of Robert J. Sawyer: Mindscan

Mindscan by Robert Sawyer is an exploration of consciousness, self-awareness, and raises the question of where, exactly, does an individual's core essence that makes her or him a unique individual lie? He cleverly doesn't answer the question, but leaves much food for thought. The set up for this exploration is the character, one Jake Sullivan, an independently wealthy heir of a Canadian brewing company. Jake's father has become incapacitated from a rare disease that causes … more

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