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mikimeiko's review against another edition
3.0
This was definitely a weird book. The story was quite interesting, and so were some of the characters (though with so many who were supposed to have very different backgrounds it was really evident how Sheffield tends to assign to each person the same kind of analytical approach that is very... mathematician-like). Sadly, it felt like it had a lot of potential that didn't really go anywhere.
The writing was really clunky, with a lot of explanatory sentences that read like explanations written in after receiving feedback without any reformulation.
And having read most of Sheffield's work I did not. Expect. This much SEX. (Also, it never felt natural. It was like he suddenly decided that he needed to add THE SEX to the book and... no, it really is not necessary if you don't like Charles).
The writing was really clunky, with a lot of explanatory sentences that read like explanations written in after receiving feedback without any reformulation.
And having read most of Sheffield's work I did not. Expect. This much SEX. (Also, it never felt natural. It was like he suddenly decided that he needed to add THE SEX to the book and... no, it really is not necessary if you don't like Charles).
ladydamonayde's review against another edition
4.0
surprisingly good from an author I'd never heard of. I found this by chance on Overdrive but I really enjoyed it and intend to get the sequel. It was a good space/dystopia mix, exactly what I was looking for.
labrechawn's review
3.0
It's good, it's just not amazing and there are a couple of things that just didn't work.
The story is about the world in the future, after a catastrophe destroyed all modern technology and the way people cope with it. It follows a couple of main characters which are loosely connected. Of course, there has to be a little love story and that's my problem with the book: In my opinion, it just doesn't work. They have no connection at all and the dialogues are just so... weird. It seems that this storyline was added just because there has to be a love story, no matter if it makes any sense.
The story is about the world in the future, after a catastrophe destroyed all modern technology and the way people cope with it. It follows a couple of main characters which are loosely connected. Of course, there has to be a little love story and that's my problem with the book: In my opinion, it just doesn't work. They have no connection at all and the dialogues are just so... weird. It seems that this storyline was added just because there has to be a love story, no matter if it makes any sense.
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