I just finished reading "The Gemini Man" and found it a good read.
With the tag line on the cover of "He was trained to be our deadliest weapon.
Now he's our worst nightmare..
..
" I expected more action.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed this novel.
It is the first book of Steinberg's I've read, and I'll read more from him.
I liked the premise, and I liked the main character, however, like other people here have pointed out, I would have enjoyed knowing more about the main character and what he was thinking and what was driving him toward the actions he took.
But maybe Steinberg wanted us to fill in those gaps ourselves, after all, this was more psychological than action oriented.
While I did enjoy this book, one thing bothered me.
Steinberg, not once, but twice in the text, used the old myth of driving nose bones up into the brain.
The one time he suggested it, and the other time he killed a person this way.
This is a myth that I wish would not be perpetuated in different formats.
To Steinberg's credit, the martial art TV show Human Weapon said the same thing in an episode last year, so if a martial art documentary can't even get it right I won't fault an author too much.
Personally, I'd enjoy a sequel to this novel.
I'd like to see where Newman goes next.
I'd like to see more into his thoughts.
I'd like to see the others like him.
I think there is potential to go deeper into this story and add more psychology and more action.
Bottom line, I enjoyed it and that's why I read novels.