K-Pax V: The Coming of the Bullocks

Kpax was a masterful work of a well-thought out idea. Kpax 2 was a nice continuation, but strained the mystery of the original. After that, it has been tumbling downhill like a snowball getting larger as it falls. This is where the snowball hits the bottom and falls apart into pieces.Brewer tries to make it look like the entire thing was planned this way from the start, but there are just too many inconsistencies, contrivances, and downright let downs.The last three books feel like an author who felt this was the only good idea he was ever going to have so tried spinning out the tale as long as he could until the gravy train derailed. It's the literary equivalent of a movie studio pumping out terminator sequels even though the story clearly ended with Terminator 2.I feel sad that such a magical first story that left you with such a bittersweet ending of mystery and profound questions ends with this tale of senility.If you enjoyed the original kpax, at best read the second book, the third if you feel you must. Under no circumstances should you read 4 or 5. They will ruin your day and your enjoyment of the previous installments. Avoid avoid avoid.

this is a sort of mimick to the story of Mosses. It is not as good as the first k-pax. Dr B (the character in the book) was a little bit slow on a few things. I wish he would be a bit smart which would probably made more sense.the end of describing his illness well, i just thought it ruins the ending.I like the idea of not killing but then it still doesn't make enough sense. the idea of cycle of lives is not just about not killing, something has to die in order for other things to survive. unless human population is down by A LOT, even as vegan, we take up the land for agriculture and culling of animals because we need to monopolize their habitat would still happens. a bit less deep than the first 2 k-pax books

I loved K-Pax 1 and I have diligently read all the others over time. Sadly this last instalment doesn't quite compare with earlier ones. The writing really shows the need for an editor and it has the feel of a book that might not have got anywhere if it hadn't been for its predecessors. The existing characters are fine but the new ones are a little 'wooden'.That said, I enjoyed most of it, I'm glad Gene Brewer wrote it and it did make me want to find out what-happened-next as I read it, and it does neatly wrap up the series if you have read them all.

I found this book really tedious and hard going; I loved the first 3 but these last two are really bad in my opinion... That us, up until the Afterwards of this book. It suddeny validates a lot of it and leaves you wondering a bit more. I wish I knew that history before actually reading it.It would get 1-2 stars if it wasn't for that.Don't let this out you off the first 3 books though.

Great delivery, great book in excellent condition :D