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2.74 AVERAGE
2.74 AVERAGE
I personally found this one really boring unfortunately.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book is massively boring, and while there are a few interesting, high-tension sequences, the vast majority of the book consists of a small group of characters faffing about a house, achieving not much at all.
Not bad. In the beginning I got Agatha Christie vibes. Old ruins, pretend to be archeologist,library and quest staying in country house. I really liked it. Then it turned to military planning and it lost me.
But anyway, I liked parts of the dialogue very much (Sam and Sargent asking Doctor if his ramblings are in anyway connected to what is happening) and enjoyed the book. I didn't wait to be blown away, I just wanted something amusing to read on plane, and the book provided.
But anyway, I liked parts of the dialogue very much (Sam and Sargent asking Doctor if his ramblings are in anyway connected to what is happening) and enjoyed the book. I didn't wait to be blown away, I just wanted something amusing to read on plane, and the book provided.
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Option Lock takes us to the present day, where the inheritor of an ancient alien conspiracy happens to be playing a key role in international politics. Once you accept the rather implausible premise that the bad guy allows the Doctor and Sam to cultivate his acquaintance and enjoy his hospitality in the first place, the plot careers along at a great pace, with twists and reveals which were just the right side of keeping me wondering what Richards would think of next rather than being irritated with him for jerking the story around on a whim. The biggest problem with the EDAs so far for me is the inconsistent characterisation of Sam; it would be nice if this developed into a protrayal of a young woman's personal growth, but I am not holding my breath.
Option Lock takes us to the present day, where the inheritor of an ancient alien conspiracy happens to be playing a key role in international politics. Once you accept the rather implausible premise that the bad guy allows the Doctor and Sam to cultivate his acquaintance and enjoy his hospitality in the first place, the plot careers along at a great pace, with twists and reveals which were just the right side of keeping me wondering what Richards would think of next rather than being irritated with him for jerking the story around on a whim. The biggest problem with the EDAs so far for me is the inconsistent characterisation of Sam; it would be nice if this developed into a protrayal of a young woman's personal growth, but I am not holding my breath.
the problem with the EDAs is that for every one good one you have to suffer through two or three bad ones
I am 95% sure Richards really badly wanted to write a post-Cold War spy novel, because that’s what this is. the Doctor impacts the plot one (1) time, Sam doesn’t impact it at all, and everything else is one group of humans trying to blow up the world and another group trying to stop them
gets credit for being readable, though, that’s a plus
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No