Gray Matter
By Gary Braver
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Rachel Whitman has everything. She's young, attractive, and affluent. Her husband is the brilliant CEO of his own company. They have a big new house in a flossy Boston suburb. They have all the brand-name "toys" that go along with wealth. And they have a gorgeous, sweet little six-year-old son named Dylan.
But Dylan has learning disabilities. Although intelligence isn't everything, Rachel lives in a community where the rewards for brainpower are conspicuous. She fears her son will grow up never fully appreciating the wonders of life. Like so many middle-class parents who would do anything to improve life for their children—whether it means fixing hair, teeth, or nose—Rachel cannot accept that her child is less than perfect.
Tortured by the idea that something she did in the past caused Dylan's problems, Rachel becomes obsessed with a secret and expensive medical procedure that claims to turn slow children into geniuses.
Should she and her husband sacrifice their new fortune on the risky, experimental procedure for the sake of their son's happiness? Unaware of the real consequences of the brain enhancement procedure, Rachel can't know that the costs of the operation go far beyond financial ones.
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Gary Braver
Gary Braver—pen name of college professor Gary Goshgarian—is the bestselling author of eight critically acclaimed mysteries and thrillers, including Gray Matter and Flashback, the first thriller to win the Massachusetts Book Award. His work has been translated into several languages; two have been optioned for film, including Elixir. As Gary Goshgarian, he teaches science fiction, horror fiction, bestsellers, and fiction writing at Northeastern University. He lives with his family outside Boston. Learn more at www.GaryBraver.com.
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Reviews for Gray Matter
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dylan was a sweet little boy with a voice like an angel. He seemed unaware of the fact that he was different. He was gentle and loving even to the children that were cruel to him, once offering his favorite doll to a girl who was too arrogant to understand his kindness. His mother’s doubts about him seemed his biggest problem. Guilt from her past led her to blame herself for the fact that Dylan had dyslexia. Overwhelmed with the idea that Dylan might never grow to fully appreciate life, his mother took interest “correcting” his disability. Her interest turned into an obsession after a friend tipped her off about an experimental procedure that turned children with developmental disabilities into high geniuses...for a high price. Eventually, Rachel met several children who underwent the secret procedure. Their horrific behaviour made Rachel wonder if putting her son through the operation would really be worth it. But after consulting with Nova Development Center and Doctor Lucius Malenko, Rachel decides to go through with her plans for Dylan.Elsewhere, Detective Greg Zakarian was determined to solve a case in which a human skull was found by a little girl on the beach in Cape Cod. Several bodies with odd markings near the temples turn up and eventually lead Greg to the Nova Children’s Center.After learning about the complications with the controversial procedure her son is about to go through, Rachel had second thoughts. She became frantic when Nova gave her a difficult time and wouldn’t return her son.Eventually, she rescued Dylan, with the help of Greg Zakarian, but not before witnessing the torture inflicted upon other children by Doctor Lucius Malenko. I really enjoyed reading this book.The cartoons that were played for the children and their association with the elephant-headed Hindu god, Ganesh, were just plain scary. I was shocked to discover that the surgical operating teams were made up of children–familiar characters and former patients of Lucius Malenko who had all undergone the procedure.I especially appreciate the quote from Albert Einstein, made in the beginning of the book, “We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.”
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rachel Whitman and her husband have it all, a great house, great jobs etc etc. But Rachel blames herself for her son's learning disabilities and would do anything to improve them even if it means an experimental surgery..still she has doubts. Children are dissappearing and often found dead with mysterious holes drilled in their skulls. And the children that are "enhanced" most often turn into something bordering evil. Great read