Lexicon by Max Barry

Lexicon (Nova (Ediciones B))

by Max Barry

Sticks and stones break bones.
Words kill.

They recruited Emily from the streets. They said it was because she's good with words.

They'll live to regret it.

Wil survived something he shouldn't have. But he doesn't remember it.

Now they're after him and he doesn't know why.

There's a word, they say. It shouldn't have got out. But it did.

And they want it back...

Find out why in one of the most mind-bending, page-turning, thrilling novels you'll ever read.


*Winner of the Aurealis Award for science fiction and GoodReads Choice Awards finalist for best science fiction*

Reviewed by Kelly on

4 of 5 stars

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Lexicon was a thrilling, mind altering novel that will leave you wondering what the hell were you thinking? It strangely embeds itself into your subconscious and leaves you feeling tired and on the verge of tears. But it was mind blowing. It honestly gave me a headache and I felt like I had sat through a three day long interrogation. I'm questioning if there were some form of subliminal messaging between the lines that I failed to notice, that could be one way to explain the feeling of mental violation.

Lexicon is an intellectual investment, it nearly drove me insane...

And that's a feeling I could become accustomed to.

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