Akashic Urban Surreal: The Nervous System (Paperback)

from SheilaCornelisse

Definitely not what I had expected from the book description! A fast-paced, action-filled adventure that reminded me of the Jason Bourne series. Dewey Decimal is a black American with a past that he cannot remember and an OCD for Purell™. Enticed as a child into joining a corrupt military establi...

from jjm2004

The nervous System is the second book in a series. This was an action-packed book set in a decimated New York City of the not to distant future. Having survived the terrorist attacks of 2/14, all Dewey Decimal, the hero of the book, wants to do is serve as caretaker for the books in The New York ...

from Myckyee

I enjoyed this book of its setting but most of all for the unique, but somehow sweetly compelling protagonist. Dewey is one-of-a-kind. He reminds me of a more hard-bitten, rough-around-the-edges Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory television series. I'm not sure exactly why that is, it's just who I ...

from JBD1

As expected, Dewey Decimal makes another appearance, this time in The Nervous System, another dystopian thriller by Nathan Larson. Decimal's just trying to keep on keepin' on, but when he removes some key files from the district attorney's office, he finds himself under hot pursuit by the others ...

from Travis1259

The Nervous System set in a post-apocalyptic New York City surprised me. Generally fiction about bleak, dark cities of the future make me run for cover. The cover of another book that is. Not so here. Helped along an amusing and original central character, Dewey Decimal, who strives to restore so...