Reviews

Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony

benrogerswpg's review against another edition

3.0

It was okay. I didn't seem to like it as much as the first book.

3.1/5

snd1101's review

adventurous lighthearted 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? It's complicated

2.0

sueotwell's review

3.0

I really enjoyed book one in this series however this one was hard to get through and a bit boring during a lot of it. I like the idea of it and how he does each book but again this one was much harder to follow and seemed to drag on and on.. i think I will take a break before jumping into the next book

charlibirb's review

4.0

Really enjoying this series. The characters are a little 2-dimensional, but the world and the characters' abilities are so deeply thought out, that it's OK. Mildly sexist book.

mikethepysch's review

4.0

Man. If only he could write female characters, this series would be exponentially better...

greyhuigris's review

3.0

Slightly disappointed by the follow-up to On A Pale Horse. I think that the book is too slow in creating the character, and Norton as the protagonist is slightly daft, and not all that likeable either. This entry in the Incarnations series makes me doubt the foundations of this universe, such as if these Incarnations are supposedly neutral in the war between Good and Evil, God and Satan, why then have all the Incarnations banded on the side of Good against Satan, attempting to balk him at every turn? I will still give With A Tangled Skein a chance though, hoping for a step up from this one.

jaredrlopatin's review

4.0

A great second book, but could be mildly confusing at times.

colorcrystals's review

3.0

I found some things in this book a little hard to wrap my head around. The whole living backwards thing was a little confusing. Overall, though, I enjoyed reading it. It wasn't nearly on the level of On a Pale Horse, but still good.

moonny's review

2.0

Re-reading this after ~ 15 years, whole series, and Chronos is still a mess for me, no matter master degree from IT and other sometimes difficult books (for complex understanding) read...
The beginning before Chronos office is nice and good, but when he starts to travel thanks to Satan, it's just... mess for me. I love Thanatos, Chronos is still mess even after 15 years. Before, I liked Clotho, wasn't able to finish Mars and liked Gaea. The last 3 books were never translated to my native language, so that's a big question mark for me.
I just cannot accept this world of Chronos. I'm sorry for that as the concept of the series is very very good and it has/had big potential...

pinkguin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25