Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.

I thought there were 17 chapters of this book, but there’s actually 18. That means after THIS chapter we will be at the halfway point of the book. I wasn’t watching the clock so I don’t know how long the movie took, but it felt less than half the movie before we finally got inside Benes. That urgency to get in there fast has been missing in the book to focus on character and the science involved. I know Asimov is a great science fiction writer and I don’t hate what I’m reading. There have also been additions I’ve enjoyed. However there are things the movie did better as a sci-fi action piece. While some of Asimov additions do serve the story better or at least better serve the transition to prose, there are other things that the movie has done better.

In this chapter we are finally in the patient and the trip begins to reach the blood clot and save Benes. What other changes are in store and will they be good ones? Let’s dive in (no pun intended) and find out.

Chapter 9: Artery

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