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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Good book. Some interestingly evil antagonists.
Reminded me a bit of the ARM from Larry Niven's Known Space series, but significantly more evil, dystopian, and oppressive.
Reminded me a bit of the ARM from Larry Niven's Known Space series, but significantly more evil, dystopian, and oppressive.
This review demonstrates my thoughts very well, in graph form!
This book was recommended to me by someone who said I needed to skim the technobabble in the first couple chapters in order to get to the good stuff, and I'm glad I got that warning. There was some really good stuff in the middle of the book. Everything in Hibernity was great, and the overall idea of the book is really intriguing. The last few chapters I was mostly just reading them to finish. I gave up on there being any sort of satisfying end. But overall, it was a good read. Exciting and interesting. Mostly interesting because of the ideas that I wish had been fleshed out some more in the writing, but great to think about after. There was one character who was technologically enhanced, and part of her enhancement included something-something pheremones something-something men couldn't resist her charms. Which could have been a much worse storyline if it was explored much further, to be sure. But there was also some very interesting ideas about her DNA having been enhanced by the company she works for, and therefore being owned by it...but that wasn't explored too far either. Which is a shame. There were lots of great starts but not a lot of follow-through in this book. But again, it was a fun read and I'd still recommend it if you're looking for something exciting with only a hint of philosophy.
This book was recommended to me by someone who said I needed to skim the technobabble in the first couple chapters in order to get to the good stuff, and I'm glad I got that warning. There was some really good stuff in the middle of the book. Everything in Hibernity was great, and the overall idea of the book is really intriguing. The last few chapters I was mostly just reading them to finish. I gave up on there being any sort of satisfying end. But overall, it was a good read. Exciting and interesting. Mostly interesting because of the ideas that I wish had been fleshed out some more in the writing, but great to think about after. There was one character who was technologically enhanced, and part of her enhancement included something-something pheremones something-something men couldn't resist her charms. Which could have been a much worse storyline if it was explored much further, to be sure. But there was also some very interesting ideas about her DNA having been enhanced by the company she works for, and therefore being owned by it...but that wasn't explored too far either. Which is a shame. There were lots of great starts but not a lot of follow-through in this book. But again, it was a fun read and I'd still recommend it if you're looking for something exciting with only a hint of philosophy.
This started slow and then got good at the end. Reminded me of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: don't put the boring stuff at the beginning.
I feel like this novel sort of lost its way about two-thirds of the way through.
Good story and likable characters. The first chapter is a challenge to get through ("heavy" physics) but push through - it'll be worth it. The Bureau of Technology Control (BTC) is responsible for restraining technology that is beyond humanity's maturity to manage (therefore assumes evolution); it absorbs the new technology (using it for its own uses) and releases it when humanity is ready. However, in my reading of the book, the BTC absorbs but never gives back (a bit like our federal government absorbing power which it never releases). Technology corrupts and absolute technology corrupts absolutely. Along with absorbing the technology, they also absorb the discoverers/innovators who, if they don't voluntarily join the BTC, get sent to Hibernity ("hibernate"?), a prison from which there is no escape. An interesting thought was that the ideal woman was only possible via genetic manipulation and even then she was barren.