Mindslip: Evolution's Nemesis by Tony Harmsworth

Mindslip: Evolution's Nemesis Reviews

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  Nikki Yager

  This was a fantastic book!
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  Melanie Underwood

  Another brilliant, disturbing, and emotional novel by Tony Harmsworth.
  
  Incredibly thought-provoking this well written story is a must-read, and if you thought science fiction wasn't for you, I would strongly recommend Tony's novels - he's changed my mind and you may well be pleasantly surprised.
  
  I've now read all his novels in the space of a couple of months and find them intriguing and impossible to put down.
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  Christine McLoughlin

  Thinking outside the box
  
  What an amazing idea, a Monday where minds switch to other bodies worldwide. The consequences were overpowering to say the least.
  And Greg/Beth's tender moments with Caroline his wife, who's mind transferred into a greyhound was so lovely, you could feel the sweet pain of both.
  An amazing story and as good as ' The Door'.
  
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  William Middleton

  This book is very thought provoking. (Semi-spoilers coming) What if you were suddenly a dog? With a small brain, with a large brain? Or a cow, or a spider, or a fish? Read this book and Tony Harmsworth will speculate some answers.
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  John Brown

  So, in theory I should have liked this.It's got some hard SciFi elements and the premise is different and interesting. BUT I completely lost interest when, pretty quickly on, we have an incidental character who simply doesn't fit the model.
  
  Everything has swapped minds - people with people, people with animals everyone has changed. Why then when someone realises that she's actually in the body of a cow with all of the confusion questions and fear that this would generate, is she ushered into the slaughter-house and receives a bolt to the back of the head?? Who from? Some random dropped into the slaughter-mans body and through "Meh, I'd better just get on with work then..." No, sorry this doesn't scan AT ALL. Maybe it's petty and nit-picking, but I can't get past holes like this.
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  Thomas

  Tony Harmsworth is an independently published writer living in England. Mindslip is a book with an intriguing premise that does not live up to its promises. A nova in a nearby star system unmoors all the minds on Earth and swaps them into other bodies in an unpredictable pattern. After a momentary blackout, one wakes to find one’s mind is now in another body, which may be of a different sex, age, or species. Harmsworth has a good time detailing some of the social disruptions the event causes, but I wish this premise were in the hands of a writer like Robert J. Sawyer. Sawyer would care more about the science and less about the commuting issues.
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  Roland Taub

  An all time emotional experience.
  
  I know this book was a special event for me. However it doesn't reduce my praise. Being an 83 Year old widower probably influences my feelings about the story. I am fast becoming a huge fan of Mr Harmsworth. This is the second of his novels I have read and I found both to be exciting and engaging. Being a long time sci-fi reader of 70+ years that is no faint praise.
  Thanks, Tony for a great story. Again I look forward to reading another of your books.
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  Paul Daborn

  Speculative fiction at its best. Take a simple premise; everyone’s minds get swapped. It could have been by a powerful wizard, but it was in fact the result of a supernova, which makes it Sci-fi. The ramifications are then explored, mostly from the perspective of a likable and ethical, if slightly naive protagonist. It’s the way that Tony does it which makes him a Master. I’m glad I read this and will be thinking about some of the conundra for some time.
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  John

  One of the best books...
  
  I have read this year. Imagine all minds on earth randomly assigned to new bodies. Lots of interesting characters, and a unique plot makes this a worthwhile investment of your time.
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  Chaz Wyman

  Book reveals much about Tony's underlying assumptions about the mind body problem. But for me there are too many inconsistencies.
  The idea that a "mind" of a human could be preserved in the brain of a dog, who can then recognise and understand words and sounds; but at the same time a foreign accent is a characteristic of the Body, whilst the lanaguage is the property of a mind is worst than inconsistent - it is incoherent.
  
  The other problem with the book is the underestimation of the massive and disruptive impact of moving all sentiant minds into other bodies deom dogs to pigs to cows and humans. And whilst millions die (presumably in horrific ways) life seem to go one rather too calmly.