Review of Time for PSyQ
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Review of Time for PSyQ
[Following is a volunteer review of "Time for PSyQ" by Marti Ward.]
Time for PSyQ by Marti Ward is a story about a group of kids with extraordinary cognitive abilities and their pets, with whom they are mysteriously psychologically entangled. The lead character in this story is a young girl named Arlie, who has an excellent photographic memory that she can access to replay, pause, and swap the viewing angle, just like a sophisticated video recorder. Arlie's pet cat, Sooty, can communicate telepathically with her and somewhat enhance her abilities. Following Arlie and her friends’ successes in resolving a stolen pencil and missing dog mysteries, they got invited to Camp Polis, a boot camp for kids with mysterious talents, beside a hadron collider. While at Camp Polis, Arlie and her friends take courses on quantum psychology and quantum physics to hone their abilities while their supervisors monitor them to understand the mysteries behind their talents. Everything at Camp Polis was going on as planned until some criminals kidnapped a trainee and her pet, prompting Arlie and Sooty to take on their first big detective case against ruthless criminals, using entangled cognitive states as their investigative tool.
The cartoonish nature of the cover of this book, coupled with the fact that it is mainly about kids, belies the sophisticated scientific explanations, theories about quantum entanglement, and a few philosophical passages in this book. Prospective readers have to be science-inclined; otherwise, some of the enigmas in this book may prove too challenging to comprehend. My favourite scientific theory in this book is about how entangled mental states can exist by having two people consume food from the same source containing entangled calcium ions. When these ions settle in different brains, their consciousness may be entangled. This book also features theories about visual perception and memory that explain Arlie’s eidetic memory.
The only thing I dislike about this book is the slow pace of the first two parts. This book consists of three parts: the first two dedicated to Arlie's life before and within Camp Polis, and the last part to the kidnapping story. The first two parts do not contain a compelling narrative, action, or suspense and are about the children, their pets, and their special powers. The third part is the most riveting, thrilling, and action-packed, making up for the somewhat lacklustre first two parts.
I rate this book five stars out of five. I enjoyed the scientific details in this book about quantum entanglement and the thrilling detective story in the third part of this book. The character development in this book was good, with Arlie being the most developed and memorable character. Even though the first two parts of this book were slow-paced and contained mundane details, I enjoyed the last part enough to keep my five-star rating. This book is well-edited, with no instances of profanity, sexuality, or violent content. I recommend this book to readers of all religions.
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Time for PSyQ by Marti Ward is a story about a group of kids with extraordinary cognitive abilities and their pets, with whom they are mysteriously psychologically entangled. The lead character in this story is a young girl named Arlie, who has an excellent photographic memory that she can access to replay, pause, and swap the viewing angle, just like a sophisticated video recorder. Arlie's pet cat, Sooty, can communicate telepathically with her and somewhat enhance her abilities. Following Arlie and her friends’ successes in resolving a stolen pencil and missing dog mysteries, they got invited to Camp Polis, a boot camp for kids with mysterious talents, beside a hadron collider. While at Camp Polis, Arlie and her friends take courses on quantum psychology and quantum physics to hone their abilities while their supervisors monitor them to understand the mysteries behind their talents. Everything at Camp Polis was going on as planned until some criminals kidnapped a trainee and her pet, prompting Arlie and Sooty to take on their first big detective case against ruthless criminals, using entangled cognitive states as their investigative tool.
The cartoonish nature of the cover of this book, coupled with the fact that it is mainly about kids, belies the sophisticated scientific explanations, theories about quantum entanglement, and a few philosophical passages in this book. Prospective readers have to be science-inclined; otherwise, some of the enigmas in this book may prove too challenging to comprehend. My favourite scientific theory in this book is about how entangled mental states can exist by having two people consume food from the same source containing entangled calcium ions. When these ions settle in different brains, their consciousness may be entangled. This book also features theories about visual perception and memory that explain Arlie’s eidetic memory.
The only thing I dislike about this book is the slow pace of the first two parts. This book consists of three parts: the first two dedicated to Arlie's life before and within Camp Polis, and the last part to the kidnapping story. The first two parts do not contain a compelling narrative, action, or suspense and are about the children, their pets, and their special powers. The third part is the most riveting, thrilling, and action-packed, making up for the somewhat lacklustre first two parts.
I rate this book five stars out of five. I enjoyed the scientific details in this book about quantum entanglement and the thrilling detective story in the third part of this book. The character development in this book was good, with Arlie being the most developed and memorable character. Even though the first two parts of this book were slow-paced and contained mundane details, I enjoyed the last part enough to keep my five-star rating. This book is well-edited, with no instances of profanity, sexuality, or violent content. I recommend this book to readers of all religions.
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Time for PSyQ
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