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Demolished Man

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Pocket Books, 1978 - Fiction - 239 pages
The richest man in the universe is determined to commit murder in a twenty-fourth-century world where telepaths detect possible crimes before they happen

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Alfred Bester was a truly gifted writer. - Goodreads
Plus I thought the ending was awfully depressing. - Goodreads
You can also see the writer had fun writing it. - Goodreads
It reads like a corny police procedural potboiler. - Goodreads
The ending gets a solid thumbs up from me. - Goodreads
The ending left me dissatisfied. - Goodreads

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This was an intriguing story that couldn't quite get out from under the clunky writing. Overall it was a well-done futuristic cat-and-mouse noir, but the writing was too cold and the narration too ...

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To be perfectly honest, I am not sure I understood all of this. The idea behind the story is good - in the future, there are a high number of people who can read thoughts and emotions - the Esper's ... Read full review

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Section 1
7
Section 2
11
Section 3
26
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