A review by starryviolet
Dark Eden by Chris Beckett

1.0

If I could give this less than a full star, I would. The plot is nothing new or remarkable; a group from the younger generation rebels against the elders and strikes out on their own. The characters are boring and wishy-washy. The only remotely interesting character completely changes from a strong and independent person to a soppy individual who only cares about the person she's infatuated with. And the language! This was the worst part of the whole book for me. Apparently this society lost the ability to use descriptive language. They are not furious. They are not enraged. They aren't even very angry. They are "mad mad". The same is true for pretty much everything. They are "cold cold" or "sad sad" or "happy happy". It was exceptionally frustrating, and that's not of language evolves.

I couldn't bring myself to finish reading this book. I tried. But I couldn't ever read more than two pages at once. Maybe the ending was good, but I don't care to find out. If you have more than three brain cells to run together, do not waste your time with this book. You'll be bored and annoyed through every word you read.