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thomasawaugh's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
knerys's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
baffi's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
thehornedskull's review
1.0
I consider myself a fast reader. If the circumstances are right, I can finish 600 page novels in a couple of days. I used to read Lord of the Rings every summer for fun.
This book took me 2 years.
Never in my life have I encountered a more awful novel. It feels like Peter David has something against me and other B5-fans personally.
Every chapter offers a new form of torture.
You'd think I'd want to read it all in one go and just get it over with, like ripping off a band-aid. But the fact of the matter is, one chapter made me feel like I was racing head first into depression.
In the early 00s, we saw a lot of gritty superhero movies. I think this was a sci-fi attempt at that. Because Vir, the sweetest character on the show, slowly becomes a monster throughout this book. And over and over again, we are supposed to empathize with the tough choices he has to make, and laugh at how 'pathetic' his old, kind self was.
But he's not alone in this. It seems that everyone has decided that morals are optional.
There's no one to root for here. It's not a story where the end justifies the means. It's just you, locked in combat with awful sex jokes, hateful characters and introduction to new ones with no depth or real personality, because who needs that when you have exactly one personality trait to ride on?
I burned this book when I was done with it. Whatever you do, do not subject yourself to it. I didn't believe my friends when they told me to stay away, so I'm asking you to not make the same mistake I made.
This book took me 2 years.
Never in my life have I encountered a more awful novel. It feels like Peter David has something against me and other B5-fans personally.
Every chapter offers a new form of torture.
You'd think I'd want to read it all in one go and just get it over with, like ripping off a band-aid. But the fact of the matter is, one chapter made me feel like I was racing head first into depression.
In the early 00s, we saw a lot of gritty superhero movies. I think this was a sci-fi attempt at that. Because Vir, the sweetest character on the show, slowly becomes a monster throughout this book. And over and over again, we are supposed to empathize with the tough choices he has to make, and laugh at how 'pathetic' his old, kind self was.
But he's not alone in this. It seems that everyone has decided that morals are optional.
There's no one to root for here. It's not a story where the end justifies the means. It's just you, locked in combat with awful sex jokes, hateful characters and introduction to new ones with no depth or real personality, because who needs that when you have exactly one personality trait to ride on?
I burned this book when I was done with it. Whatever you do, do not subject yourself to it. I didn't believe my friends when they told me to stay away, so I'm asking you to not make the same mistake I made.
bibliostatic's review
3.0
I generally don't read books based on series, but I did enjoy the Bab-5 books that J. Michael Straczynski plotted, including this one.
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