Genre: Science fiction.
Uninteresting characters, no real plot line whatsoever is how I would characterise this book. This book feels like it is a preview for the next book. There is very little story progression here and a bunch of mysteries are set up and none are resolved.
I never grew to like the characters mainly because everyone felt one dimensional. The characters motivation for doing good or bad are not explored. Anne McCaffrey's writing style itself is pretty good but that is the only redeeming point about this book.
Rating: 2/5, Below average, only reason to get this one is if you are a huge Anne McCaffrey fan.
The Amazon link is to this book and the sequel for this book. I have not read the sequel.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Book review: The shadow at evening by Chris Walley
Genre: Christian science fiction.
The pacing of this starts slow as it gradually fills in the details of the world. The writing is decent, the plot is interesting. The issue for me here is this is a Christian book with no warning anywhere on the book that it is.
Initially I thought the author was setting the stage for a complex story where various viewpoints are explored with people who thought the world was black and white begin to see the shades of Gray.
However it seems the author believes things are black and white. So following rules without thinking about them is a good thing. Any genetic modification of humans is a bad thing. Technology needs to be controlled and so on and so forth.
All in all I won't bother with the sequel and regret the time I spent reading this.
Rating: Don't bother ... well unless you like Christian literature then this one is pretty good.
The pacing of this starts slow as it gradually fills in the details of the world. The writing is decent, the plot is interesting. The issue for me here is this is a Christian book with no warning anywhere on the book that it is.
Initially I thought the author was setting the stage for a complex story where various viewpoints are explored with people who thought the world was black and white begin to see the shades of Gray.
However it seems the author believes things are black and white. So following rules without thinking about them is a good thing. Any genetic modification of humans is a bad thing. Technology needs to be controlled and so on and so forth.
All in all I won't bother with the sequel and regret the time I spent reading this.
Rating: Don't bother ... well unless you like Christian literature then this one is pretty good.
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