Advantages: Funny, Absorbing Disadvantages: Uses some medical jargon i didnt understand.
Based in the Manhattan Psychiatry Institution, a man is admitted under the care of Dr GeneBrewer. This man answers to the name of prot and claims he is from the planet KPAX.
Whilst under the care of the hospital prot sets the other patients "tasks" to complete in order for them to get well to the amazement of staff it works were years of therapy failed. Dr Brewer, too, watches this with some interest but decides to investagate this mans past, as prot has no recollection of a life on this planet. With the help of a jouranlist they manage to track down and trace the past of prots "alter ego" who has had a more than tragic past. They think he is suffering a personality disorder and so try to cure him, but this being "prot" still seems to share the this mans body. However while this character prot is present he can do amazing ...
Advantages: After K-Pax you just have to read it. Disadvantages: not as good as the first one
After reading K-PAX I just had to buy the sequel.
K-PAX II: On a Beam of Light is the story of prot's (rhymes with goat) return to earth.
Dr. Brewer has published his K-PAX book and five years to the day after prot left, he has returned. This news travels fast and prot becomes famous with everyone wanting to go back to K-PAX with him.
While prot enjoys his 15 minutes of fame Dr. Brewer is trying to get at the reason Robert has been catatonic.
Although I would have given this book 5 stars if I had read it before K- PAX it is just not as compelling as the original book.
Without giving too much away, the first book left questions, was he really from K-PAX or is he delusional the second almost tells you through Dr. Brewer, which one it is.
An excellent book and well worth a read but don't expect that hypnotic trance like ...
Advantages: interesting and well written Disadvantages: too much repitition from book one
when it?s published. Just like prot?s friends on EARTH, I ?m starting to believe there will always be something better out there.
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K-Pax 2 ? On A Beam Of Light by GeneBrewer
RRP £6.99
272 pages
Published by Bloomsbury
ISBN: 0747 553947 ...
