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Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special …
promising premise let me down big time. Maybe because it was set in the past, but the writing feels so stale, like reading a book that's aged poorly before it's even aged.
The book is a long slog with an uninteresting, cliche resolution. Right up to the appearance of high altitude squid monsters I was all like Whoa! excellent! But then every other reveal was totally bogus
Who gathered this top notch team of "scientists"? nondescript evil corporation. Who is the mysterious anthropologist I AM ALIEN, sorry, Niel Amai? an alien. What's at the top of the mountain? literal god. the mountain is a test to find the best human. Could this be more heavy handed? No. I'm still left asking myself why are the last two to the top are so shattered to learn they can't control destiny when they were Just in a space/time rift where all of …
promising premise let me down big time. Maybe because it was set in the past, but the writing feels so stale, like reading a book that's aged poorly before it's even aged.
The book is a long slog with an uninteresting, cliche resolution. Right up to the appearance of high altitude squid monsters I was all like Whoa! excellent! But then every other reveal was totally bogus
Who gathered this top notch team of "scientists"? nondescript evil corporation. Who is the mysterious anthropologist I AM ALIEN, sorry, Niel Amai? an alien. What's at the top of the mountain? literal god. the mountain is a test to find the best human. Could this be more heavy handed? No. I'm still left asking myself why are the last two to the top are so shattered to learn they can't control destiny when they were Just in a space/time rift where all of time was laid out in all directions, proving determinism. also why bullets only work sometimes, but hey, plot reasons.
Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.
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Everybody wants more time, which is why on Discworld only the experts can manage it—the venerable Monks of History, who …
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In the wake of the First World War, Jonathan Morgan stows away on an Antarctic expedition, determined to find his …
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Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in …
The spaceship makes for an interesting take on a locked room mystery because the entire investigation take place in the spaceship as well, like a giant game of murder wink in the not-too-distant future.
What really let this book down for me was the POV character. I found Tesla INSUFFERABLE. The first third of the book is her constant unpleasant and hostile interactions with the staff of the ship, for a reason yes, but it was really really hard to get through. I liked that we could see her thinking about her actions, how she dealt with PTSD and pain, shes an objectively well written character who is decidedly Not For Me.
This book would have been better minus infinite money and a lawyer on speed dial.
